Jesse Bromwich (born 3 May 1989) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who last played as a for the

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in the

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(NRL), who he also captained. In 2021 and 2022, Bromwich co-captained the

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. He also played in their victorious

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and

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grand finals, and the

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and

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s. Bromwich played for

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, the New Zealand Māori, and the NRL All Stars at representative level.

Early life

Bromwich was born in

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, New Zealand, and is of

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descent. He is the older brother of

Kenny Bromwich Kenneath Bromwich (born 22 September 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the ...

who also plays for the Dolphins. He played junior rugby league for the

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. All of his junior career was spent in Auckland, being an Auckland Sea lions NJC under 18s grand finalist and

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under 18s grand finalist in 2006, playing for Auckland Metro under 18s in 2007 and Auckland Māori in both 2007 and 2008. In 2007 he played representative football for the New Zealand Māori under 18's side. He moved with his family to Australia in his late teens and played for the New South Wales country club Orange Hawks in 2008. His good form in the 2008 season was acknowledged when he became a New South Wales

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under 23's representative player.

NRL career

Melbourne Storm (2009–2022)

Bromwich signed with Melbourne in 2009. In his first season with the club he was voted Toyota Cup NYC under 20s

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of the year and was named in the

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team of the year after Melbourne won the competition. Bromwich played in the Storm's under-20s 24-22 grand final win over the West Tigers. In 2009 he played in the

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with Melbourne's feeder club, the

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, making his debut against the Bankstown Bulls in round 10. Bromwich was named in the Melbourne squad for the round 26 clash of the

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NRL season clash against the

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in Auckland, however he was named 18th man and did not play. Bromwich made his first-team debut against the Harlequins RL at the

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in the World City Challenge in 2010. He made his full first-grade debut a week later against the

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in the

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. The Melbourne club won the trophy with an 18–10 win over the

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champions at

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. He made his NRL debut against the

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of the

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. He played in seven NRL matches during the season, and 21 matches in 2011, before signing an extension of his contract to play for Melbourne through the 2015 season. In 2012, he played in Melbourne's

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victory over

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. He played in Melbourne's

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victory over

, scoring a try. For the

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, Bromwich was selected to play for

as a in their loss against

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. After captaining the Kiwis at the

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tournament, Bromwich was named the

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's Kiwis player of the year for 2016. On 7 March 2017, Bromwich re-signed with the Melbourne club for a further three years to keep him at the club until the end of 2020. On 7 May 2017, Bromwich stood down as captain of the Kiwis and was suspended for two games after a cocaine scandal following the Kiwis thrashing to Australia in the final ANZAC test. On 8 May 2017, Bromwich was removed from the Kiwis World Cup squad for drunk and disorderly behaviour after the Anzac test. He played a part in the successful

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team that played against

at Melbourne. He was also part of the Melbourne team that played in the

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against the

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which ended in defeat. He played 27 games for Melbourne in the

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as the club finished as runaway

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, however the club fell short of another grand final after capitulating against the

in the preliminary final. He played 19 games for Melbourne in the

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including the club's

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victory over Penrith. Bromwich played a total of 24 games for Melbourne in the

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as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the

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. He played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith. On 21 January 2022,

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announced via Twitter that Bromwich will be joining them in 2023. Bromwich was restored as Kiwis captain for the 2022 mid-season test match against

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Dolphins (2023–2024)

Bromwich signed with the Dolphins for the

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and 2024 seasons. In February 2023, he was named as the Dolphins inaugural team captain. However, he missed the Round 6 match due to a throat infection. Otherwise, Bromwich played his 300th NRL game in Round 5. In Round 9, Bromwich scored a try in the Dolphins 30-31 loss to the

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at McDonalds Park,

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. Due to a hamstring injury, he was ruled out of the round 10 match. Nevertheless, he ended up playing twenty-one games for the Dolphins in 2023. On 3 June 2024, it was announced that Bromwich would be ruled out for an indefinite period with a pectoral injury which he suffered during the clubs golden point extra-time loss against Canberra in round 13 of the

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. However, he returned in round 16. Bromwich retired from playing at the end of the season.https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/09/09/sucks-to-go-out-like-that-retiring-bromwich-hopes-to-be-forgiven-for-final-moment-of-madness/ File:Jesse Bromwich and fan.jpg, Bromwich and fan File:Jesse Bromwich with fans.jpg, Bromwich with fans File:Jesse Bromwich 2024 Dolphins NRL captain.jpg, Bromwich with fans

Honours

Individual *

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:: Prop of the Year: 2016 *

:: NSW Cup Player of the Year: 2010 :: Rookie of the Year: 2011 :: Player of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016 :: Forward of the Year: 2013, 2017 :: Life Member: 2018 :: Co-captain: 2021–2022 *

:: Inaugural Captain: 2023 Melbourne Storm *

2012 NRL Grand Final The 2012 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2012 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 30 September at Sydney's ANZ Stadium between the minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the second-placed Melbourne S ...

Premiers *

Winners *

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Runner-up *

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Premiers *

Winners *

Premiers

Statistics

References

External links

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