Luke Garner
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| Born | 6 September 1995 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
Background
[edit]Garner was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2]
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.[citation needed]
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In 2014, Garner played for the Manly-Warringah Holden Cup (Under-20s) team and played in their 2015 Grand Final team.[3] In 2016, he joined the Sydney Roosters playing predominantly for their Intrust Super Premiership feeder club, the Wyong Roos.[4] In 2017, he joined the Western Suburbs Intrust Super Premiership team.
2018
[edit]Garner was made captain of Western Suburbs for 2018.[5] On 24 June, Garner represented the NSW Residents team, scoring a try in the 36-20 victory.[6] Days later he was elevated to a full-time contract with the Wests Tigers.[7][5] 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
[edit]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.[8] 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."[9]
2020
[edit]In round 10, Garner scored two tries as Wests Tigers defeated Brisbane 48-0 at Leichhardt Oval.[10] He scored another double in round 14 against Canterbury-Bankstown,[11] and finished with 6 tries from 17 games. His 7 line-breaks were the most of any forward at the club.[12]
2021
[edit]His two tries in the first 30 minutes in round 11 against the New Zealand Warriors[13] was the third double of his career. It also equalled the club record of 15 tries for a backrower.[14]
On 27 July, it was announced that Garner would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a syndesmosis injury.[15]
Garner played 18 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.[16]
2022
[edit]On 24 June, Garner signed a two-year deal with Penrith starting in the 2023 NRL season.[17] 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.[18]
2023
[edit]On 18 February, Garner played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge.[19] 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.[20]
2024
[edit]On 24 February, Garner played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan.[21] In round 9 of the 2024 NRL season, Garner scored two tries for Penrith in a 42-12 victory over South Sydney.[22] In June, Garner re-signed for a further two years at the Penrith Panthers. In the qualifying final, Garner scored two tries for Penrith in their 30-10 victory over the Sydney Roosters.[23] Garner played a total of 17 matches for Penrith in the 2024 NRL season including the clubs 2024 NRL Grand Final victory over Melbourne.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Luke Garner".
- ^ "More than just the top 17". 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Community Catch Up - May". 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Luke Garner caps off incredible rise with debut". 15 July 2018.
- ^ Matt Buxton. "NSW Residents Put On A Clinic". NSWRL.com.au.
- ^ "Luke Garner joins top squad". 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Tigers re-sign young gun Talau". NRL. 3 November 2020.
- ^ Margie McDonald (5 December 2019). "'Eat dirty': Wests Tigers' message to underweight Garner". nrl.com.
- ^ "Billy Walters scores first try". www.foxsports.com. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Wests Tigers edge Canterbury 29-28, Manly's NRL finals hopes take a hit with loss to Newcastle". ABC News. 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Stats". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Sharks beat Dragons 13-12 in NRL golden point, Warriors defeat Wests Tigers 30-26". ABC News. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Luke Garner". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
- ^ Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
- ^ "Penrith bolster forward pack & Cowboys sign Leilua". www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
- ^ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". BBC Sport. 19 February 2023.
- ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (October 2023). "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Panthers make sloppy Souths pay for blunders amid double injury blow in rout: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au. 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Perfect Panthers cook Chooks to book fifth straight prelim berth after historic first half". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2024 quick hits: Biting allegation, Panthers halves swansong and a controversial bunker decision". www.abc.net.au.
External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Australian rugby league players
- New South Wales Residents rugby league team players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league players from Dubbo
- Rugby league second-rows
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players
- Wests Tigers players
- Wyong Roos players