Bronson Garlick (born 19 December 1995) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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(NRL).

Early life

Garlick is the son of former

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and

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forward

Sean Garlick Sean Garlick (born 6 August 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, former policeman, former actor and now a businessman. He was educated at Matraville High School from which he graduated in 1987. He began his caree ...

. He played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls and was educated at

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Playing career

Early career

Garlick was overlooked for the

junior representative teams, before finally playing four matches for South Sydney during the 2014 NRL Under-20s season. He would transfer to the

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for the 2015 NRL Under-20s season, scoring two tries in 16 appearances for the Bulldogs. He would play for the Bulldogs in their 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW 18–12 grand final win against the

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, playing 26 minutes off the bench in the match. The following week, he would also feature in the Bulldogs comfortable 42–18 win over the

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in the

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grand final. Garlick would transfer from the Bulldogs back to South Sydney for the 2020 season, but only played one game during the

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affected year. In 2021, Garlick played for the

and was appointed club captain for the Jets in the 2021 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition. After a number of strong performances scoring 11 tries in just 12 appearances, he was signed by Melbourne to a development contract ahead of the 2022 season. In 2022, Garlick was allocated by Melbourne to play with the

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in the

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competition.

Melbourne Storm

Upgraded to the Storm's top-30 roster for the

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, Garlick made his

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debut for Melbourne against the

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in round 1 of the season, coming off the bench in a 16–12 win at Commbank Stadium. He had his jersey (cap 227) presented to him by his father and former

player

. Garlick played 22 games for Melbourne in the

as the club finished third on the table. Garlick in Melbourne's preliminary final defeat against Penrith.

2024

On 29 September 2024, Garlick played for

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in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.

2025

On 23 May, the Rabbitohs announced that they had signed Garlick on a two year deal.

References

External links

Melbourne Storm profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garlick, Bronson 1995 births Living people Australian rugby league players Brisbane Tigers players Melbourne Storm players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players People educated at Marcellin College Randwick Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen