| Bronson Garlick | |
| Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 187cm (74inches) |
| Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
| Teama: | Melbourne Storm |
| Yearastart: | 2023 |
| Yearaend: | present |
| Appearancesa: | 26 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| New: | yes |
| Source: | RLP |
| Updated: | 6 July 2024 |
Bronson Garlick (born 19 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Garlick is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters forward Sean Garlick.He played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls[1] and was educated at Marcellin College Randwick.[2]
Garlick was overlooked for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior representative teams,[2] before finally playing four matches for South Sydney during the 2014 NRL Under-20s season.[3] He would transfer to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2015 NRL Under-20s season, scoring two tries in 16 appearances for the Bulldogs.[1]
He would play for the Bulldogs in their 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW 18–12 grand final win against the Newtown Jets, playing 26 minutes off the bench in the match.[4] The following week, he would also feature in the Bulldogs comfortable 42–18 win over the Redcliffe Dolphins in the 2018 NRL State Championship grand final.[5] [6]
Garlick would transfer from the Bulldogs back to South Sydney for the 2020 season, but only played one game during the COVID-19 affected year.[2]
In 2021, Garlick played for the Newtown Jets and was appointed club captain for the Jets in the 2021 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition.[7] After a number of strong performances scoring 11 tries in just 12 appearances,[3] he was signed by Melbourne to a development contract ahead of the 2022 season.[8] [9] [2]
In 2022, Garlick was allocated by Melbourne to play with the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup competition.[10]
Upgraded to the Storm's top-30 roster for the 2023 NRL season, Garlick made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the Parramatta Eels in round 1 of the season,[11] coming off the bench in a 16-12 win at Commbank Stadium.[12] [13] He had his jersey (cap 227) presented to him by his father and former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Sean Garlick.[14] [15] Garlick played 22 games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished third on the table. Garlick in Melbourne's preliminary final defeat against Penrith.[16]