Luke Garner

Luke Garner (born 6 September 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Luke Garner
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–22 Wests Tigers 75 23 0 0 92
2023– Penrith Panthers 12 1 0 0 4
Total 87 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 1 October 2023

Background

Garner was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Bilambil Jets and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Garner played for the Manly-Warringah Holden Cup (Under-20s) team and played in their 2015 Grand Final team.[2] In 2016, he joined the Sydney Roosters playing predominantly for their Intrust Super Premiership feeder club, the Wyong Roos.[3] In 2017, he joined the Western Suburbs Intrust Super Premiership team.

2018

Garner was made captain of Western Suburbs for 2018.[4] On 24 June, Garner represented the NSW Residents team, scoring a try in the 36-20 victory.[5] Days later he was elevated to a full-time contract with the Wests Tigers.[6][4] He made his NRL debut in their Round 18 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He continued on to make 6 appearances, 4 of them victories, before the end of the season.

2019

In the 2019 NRL season, Garner played 14 games and scored 7 tries as the Wests Tigers finished 9th on the table. On 19 November, he signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the club until the end of the 2022 NRL season.[7] He said, "It's awesome. I debuted here at the club and to be honest I couldn't see myself playing anywhere else. I love the boys. I love Madge, I love the coaches, so very happy to stay. I look back in the off-season and came to the realisation of what happened. I was very happy with how my year went."[8]

2020

In round 10, Garner scored two tries as Wests Tigers defeated Brisbane 48-0 at Leichhardt Oval.[9] He scored another double in round 14 against Canterbury-Bankstown,[10] and finished with 6 tries from 17 games. His 7 line-breaks were the most of any forward at the club.[11]

2021

His two tries in the first 30 minutes in round 11 against the New Zealand Warriors[12] was the third double of his career. It also equalled the club record of 15 tries for a backrower.[13]

On 27 July, it was announced that Garner would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a syndesmosis injury.[14]

Garner played 18 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.[15]

2022

On 24 June, Garner signed a two-year deal with Penrith starting in the 2023 NRL season.[16] Garner played a total of 20 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon for the first time.[17]

2023

On 18 February, Garner played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge.[18] Garner played 12 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the clubs 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the 2023 NRL Grand Final as Penrith won their third straight premiership.[19]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "More than just the top 17". 30 September 2015.
  3. "Community Catch Up - May". 15 June 2016.
  4. "Luke Garner caps off incredible rise with debut". 15 July 2018.
  5. Matt Buxton. "NSW Residents Put On A Clinic". NSWRL.com.au.
  6. "Luke Garner joins top squad". 29 June 2018.
  7. "Tigers re-sign young gun Talau". NRL. 3 November 2020.
  8. Margie McDonald (5 December 2019). "'Eat dirty': Wests Tigers' message to underweight Garner". nrl.com.
  9. "Billy Walters scores first try". www.foxsports.com. 17 July 2020.
  10. "Wests Tigers edge Canterbury 29-28, Manly's NRL finals hopes take a hit with loss to Newcastle". ABC News. 16 August 2020.
  11. "Stats". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020.
  12. "Sharks beat Dragons 13-12 in NRL golden point, Warriors defeat Wests Tigers 30-26". ABC News. 21 May 2021.
  13. "Luke Garner". Rugby League Project.
  14. "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
  15. Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
  16. "Penrith bolster forward pack & Cowboys sign Leilua". www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. 24 June 2022.
  17. "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
  18. "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
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