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.
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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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He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and won the 2017 NRL Grand Final and 2020 NRL Grand Finals with them. Bromwich has also played for the New Zealand Māori team.
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.[citation needed]
(2014)
Started the year well and went to play 18 games with Melbourne. Bromwich played in another Queensland Cup Grand final.[citation needed]
(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.[citation needed]
(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.[citation needed]
(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.[citation needed]
(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.[citation needed]
(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] Notwithstanding, Bromwich played twenty-two games for the Dolphins in 2023.
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 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 |