Kenny Bromwich

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

Kenny Bromwich
Bromwich in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKenneath Bromwich
Born (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–22 Melbourne Storm 216 28 0 0 112
2023– Dolphins 22 2 0 0 8
Total 238 30 0 0 120
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– New Zealand 15 3 0 0 12
2019–20 Māori All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 2 September 2023

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and New Zealand Māori at representative level. He is a dual NRL premiership winning player of 2017 and 2020.

Early life

Bromwich was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He moved to Melbourne, Australia, and was educated at Hallam Secondary College.

His older brother, Jesse Bromwich, also plays for the Dolphins, and both of them have played for New Zealand and the Melbourne Storm.[1][4]

Originally a Manurewa Marlins junior in New Zealand, 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 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 and Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup.[5]

Playing career

Melbourne Storm (2013-2022)

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 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 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)
Bromwich warming up for New Zealand in 2018
Bromwich warming up for the Kiwis in 2022

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.

He later 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.[6]

(2020)

He played 21 games for Melbourne in the 2020 NRL season including the club's 2020 NRL Grand Final victory over Penrith.[7]

(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.[8]

(2022)

On 3 February 2022, the Dolphins confirmed via Twitter[9] 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 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[10]

Dolphins (2023-present)

In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Bromwich made his club debut for the Dolphins in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the Sydney Roosters 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium.[11] 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.[12] He entered an early guilty plea and received a one-match ban.[13][14]

Statistics
Season Team Games Tries Pts
2013 Melbourne Storm 9 1 4
2014 18 2 8
2015 18 3 12
2016 27 3 12
2017 26 3 12
2018 25 1 4
2019 27 5 20
2020 21 2 12
2021 21 4 16
2022 24 3 12
2023 Dolphins 22 2 4
Totals 238 30 120

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Kenneath Bromwich". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. "Kenneath Bromwich". Melbourne Storm. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  5. Taylor, Steele. "Sunshine Coast Falcons put their stamp on NRL grand final".
  6. Howcroft, Jonathan (28 September 2019). "Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  7. Hytner, Mike (25 October 2020). "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". The Guardian.
  8. "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs". ABC News. 25 September 2021.
  9. "Kenny Browmwich signs with The Dolphins for 2023". www.twitter.com.
  10. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  11. "'I don't want to take the gloss off... but': Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 March 2023.
  12. "'Utterly bizarre' Bunker call exposes NRL double standard". www.foxsports.com.au. 13 April 2023.
  13. "Dolphins enforcer cops ban for 'stupid' play".
  14. "NRL Judiciary Round 7: Olam and Kamikamica late hits infutriate Bellamy". 14 April 2023.
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