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Luke Garner
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29)
Gold Coast, Queensland, 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 29 8 0 0 32
Total 104 31 0 0 124
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 NSW Residents 1 1 0 0 4
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 6 October 2024

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

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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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Luke Garner".
  3. ^ "More than just the top 17". 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Community Catch Up - May". 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Luke Garner caps off incredible rise with debut". 15 July 2018.
  6. ^ Matt Buxton. "NSW Residents Put On A Clinic". NSWRL.com.au.
  7. ^ "Luke Garner joins top squad". 29 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Tigers re-sign young gun Talau". NRL. 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ Margie McDonald (5 December 2019). "'Eat dirty': Wests Tigers' message to underweight Garner". nrl.com.
  10. ^ "Billy Walters scores first try". www.foxsports.com. 17 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Wests Tigers edge Canterbury 29-28, Manly's NRL finals hopes take a hit with loss to Newcastle". ABC News. 16 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Stats". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Sharks beat Dragons 13-12 in NRL golden point, Warriors defeat Wests Tigers 30-26". ABC News. 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Luke Garner". Rugby League Project.
  15. ^ "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
  16. ^ Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
  17. ^ "Penrith bolster forward pack & Cowboys sign Leilua". www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. 24 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
  19. ^ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". BBC Sport. 19 February 2023.
  20. ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (October 2023). "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". The Guardian.
  21. ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Panthers make sloppy Souths pay for blunders amid double injury blow in rout: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au. 2 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Perfect Panthers cook Chooks to book fifth straight prelim berth after historic first half". www.foxsports.com.au.
  24. ^ "NRL grand final 2024 quick hits: Biting allegation, Panthers halves swansong and a controversial bunker decision". www.abc.net.au.
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