Kenny Bromwich
Kenneath Bromwich is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
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| Full name | Kenneath Bromwich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Bromwich was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and was educated at Hallam Secondary College.
His older brother, Jesse Bromwich, also plays for New Zealand and the Melbourne Storm.[1]
Originally a Manurewa Marlins junior in New Zealand, Kenny was signed to play for Melbourne Storm SG Ball team.
Bromwich then graduated onto play for the Melbourne Storm 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.
He has also made appearances for the Easts Tigers and Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup.[4]
Playing career
2013
Round 5 of the 2013 NRL season Bromwich made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the Wests Tigers. He went on to play 9 games in his debut season. Bromwich also played in the Queensland Cup Grandfinal.
2014
Started the year well and went to play 18 games with Melbourne. Bromwich played in another Queensland Cup Grandfinal.
2015
Bromwich started the first 9 rounds in the Queensland Cup with the Sunshine Coast Falcons and went on to play in the Queensland Residents team against the New South Wales Residents at Langlands Park. He finished the year in the Melbourne Storm first grade team with 18 games.
2016
In May 2016, Bromwich made his international debut for New Zealand Kiwis in the 2016 Anzac Test. He played in every single game for the Melbourne Storm this year, as well as the loss in the 2016 NRL Grand Final against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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 New Zealand Warriors due to the birth of his first child. He played in the 2017 NRL Grand Final victory and went on to represent New Zealand in the 2017 Anzac Test and in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
2018
He was also part of the Melbourne Storm team that played in the 2018 World Club Challenge and 2018 NRL Grand Final loss against the Sydney Roosters.
2019
He played 27 games for Melbourne in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished as runaway Minor Premiers, however the club fell short of another grand final after capitulating against the Sydney Roosters in the preliminary final.[5]
2020
He played 21 games for Melbourne in the 2020 NRL season including the club's 2020 NRL Grand Final victory over Penrith.[6]
2021
Bromwich played a total of 21 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. He played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.[7]
2022
On 3rd of February, 2022 The Dolphins (NRL) confirmed via twitter[8] that Bromwich had signed a three year deal to join them, starting 2023.
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Kenneath Bromwich". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
- loverugbyleague
- Taylor, Steele. "Sunshine Coast Falcons put their stamp on NRL grand final".
- "Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened". The Guardian.
- "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
- "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs". ABC News. 25 September 2021.
- "Kenny Browmwich signs with The Dolphins for 2023". www.twitter.com.