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Kenneath Bromwich (born 22 September 1991) is a New Zealand professional
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footballer who plays as a forward for the
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in the
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(NRL), and
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at international level. He previously played for the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...
and won the
2017 NRL Grand Final The 2017 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2017 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday October 1 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Melbourne Storm ...
and
2020 NRL Grand Final The 2020 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2020 National Rugby League season held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on October 25. The match was contested between minor premiers Penrith Panthers and second-placed Me ...
s with them. Bromwich has also played for the New Zealand Māori team.


Early life

Bromwich was born in
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. He moved to
Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
, Australia, and was educated at Hallam Secondary College. His older brother,
Jesse Bromwich Jesse Bromwich (born 3 May 1989) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Dolphins (NRL), Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), who he also captained. In 2021 and 2022, Bromwich co-capt ...
, also plays for the Dolphins, and both of them have played for New Zealand and the Melbourne Storm. Originally a
Manurewa Marlins The Manurewa Marlins are a rugby league club based in Manurewa, New Zealand. In 2018 the Marlins will compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition. Between 2000 and 2003 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup competition. ...
junior in
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, Kenny was signed to play for Melbourne Storm SG Ball team. When living in Melbourne, Bromwich played junior football for South Eastern Titans. Bromwich then played for the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...
Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He captained the team in 2011 and also was chosen in the 2011 Toyota Cup team of the year. Bromwich has also made appearances for the
Easts Tigers The Brisbane Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. Since 1996, they have competed in the Queensland Cup, having competed in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership (rugby league ...
and
Sunshine Coast Falcons The Sunshine Coast Falcons are a rugby league football team based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They compete in the Queensland Cup and their home ground is Sunshine Coast Stadium. The Falcons are currently affiliated with the NRL team Melbo ...
in the
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.


Playing career


Melbourne Storm (2013-2022)

Round 5 of the
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Bromwich made his NRL debut for
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against the
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. He went on to play 9 games in his debut season. Bromwich also played in the
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grand final.


(2014)

Started the year well and went to play 18 games with Melbourne. Bromwich played in another Queensland Cup Grand final.


(2015)

Bromwich started the first 9 rounds in the
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with the
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and went on to play in the
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team against the New South Wales Residents at
Langlands Park Langlands Park (also known as Totally Workwear Stadium under naming rights) is a sporting venue in the suburb of Stones Corner, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the home ground of the Brisbane Tigers, a rugby league team that competes i ...
. He finished the year in the Melbourne Storm
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team with 18 games.


(2016)

In May 2016, Bromwich made his international debut for
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in the
2016 Anzac Test The 2016 Anzac Test (known as the Downer Anzac Test due to sponsorship) was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle. It was the 17th Anzac Test played between the two nations since the ...
. He played in every single game for the Melbourne Storm this year, as well as the loss in the
2016 NRL Grand Final The 2016 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league match between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to determine the premiers of the National Rugby League for the 2016 season. The match was held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday ...
against the
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.


(2017)

2017 was a good year for Bromwich, he played in 26 of the 27 games played this season only to miss the Anzac clash against the
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due to the birth of his first child. He played in the
2017 NRL Grand Final The 2017 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2017 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday October 1 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Melbourne Storm ...
victory. He later went on to represent
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in the
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and in the
2017 Rugby League World Cup The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017. The tournament featured the national teams ...
.


(2018)

He was also part of the Melbourne Storm team that played in the
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and
2018 NRL Grand Final The 2018 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2018 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday September 30 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Sydney Roost ...
loss against the
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.


(2019)

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
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
in the preliminary final.


(2020)

He played 21 games for Melbourne in the
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including the club's
2020 NRL Grand Final The 2020 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2020 National Rugby League season held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on October 25. The match was contested between minor premiers Penrith Panthers and second-placed Me ...
victory over Penrith.


(2021)

Bromwich played a total of 21 games for Melbourne in the
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as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the
Minor Premiership A minor premiership is the title given to the team which finishes a sporting competition first in the league standings after the regular season but prior to commencement of the finals in several Australian sports leagues. Origins The etymolo ...
. He played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.


(2022)

On 3 February 2022, the
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confirmed via Twitter that Bromwich had signed a three-year deal to join them, starting 2023. In October he was named in the New Zealand squad for the
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.


Dolphins (2023-present)

In round 1 of the
2023 NRL season The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series ...
, Bromwich made his club debut for the
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in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
28-18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 7, South Sydney defeated the Dolphins 36-14 at Suncorp Stadium, and Bromwich was sin-binned in the 61st-minute and cited for a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact offence. He entered an early guilty plea and received a one-match ban. Notwithstanding, Bromwich played twenty-two games for the Dolphins in 2023. Bromwich played a total of 20 matches for the Dolphins in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.


Statistics


References


External links


Dolphins profileMelbourne Storm profileMelbournestrom.com.au2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bromwich, Kenny 1991 births Living people Dolphins (NRL) players Brisbane Tigers players Junior Kiwis players Manurewa Marlins players Melbourne Storm players New Zealand expatriates in Australia New Zealand Māori rugby league team players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players Queensland Residents rugby league team players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league second-rows Sunshine Coast Falcons players