Reuben Garrick
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Reuben Garrick
| fullname =
| image = Reuben Garrick.jpg
| imagesize =
| position = {{rlp|CE|WG|FB}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = {{nowrap|Manly Sea Eagles}}
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 143
| tries1 = 82
| goals1 = 458
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 1244
|teamA = {{nowrap|Prime Minister's XIII}}
|yearAstart = 2019
|yearAend = 24
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 4
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 12
|teamB = Australia 9s
|yearBstart = 2019
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 2
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/reuben-garrick/summary.html Rugby League Project]
|updated = 17 April 2025
}}
Reuben Garrick (born 30 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} or {{rlp|wg}}er for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
He has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII and for Australia 9s at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s tournament.
Background
Garrick was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He played his junior rugby league for the Gerringong Lions.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
Prior to playing in the NRL, Garrick played Under 20's and NSW Cup for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. During the 2018 season, Garrick signed a contract with Manly starting in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/5769737/garrick-hopes-change-of-scenery-will-help-spread-his-wings/|title=Garrick hopes change of scenery will help spread his wings|last=Ward|first=Courtney|date=2018-11-21|website=Kiama Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4016723/garrick-rise-continues-with-junior-blues/|title=Garrick rise continues with junior Blues|last=BARROW|first=TIM|date=2016-07-07|website=Illawarra Mercury|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}
Career
=2019=
Prior to playing in the NRL, Garrick played Under 20's and NSW Cup for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. During the 2018 season, Garrick signed a contract with Manly starting in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/5769737/garrick-hopes-change-of-scenery-will-help-spread-his-wings/|title=Garrick hopes change of scenery will help spread his wings|last=Ward|first=Courtney|date=2018-11-21|website=Kiama Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4016723/garrick-rise-continues-with-junior-blues/|title=Garrick rise continues with junior Blues|last=BARROW|first=TIM|date=2016-07-07|website=Illawarra Mercury|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}
Garrick made his first grade debut in Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Wests Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/12/round-1-nrl-team-lists/ |title=Round 1 NRL team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=12 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/5950969/garrick-named-to-make-his-nrl-debut-with-sea-eagles/|title=Garrick named to make his NRL debut with Sea Eagles|last=Ward|first=Courtney|date=2019-03-12|website=South Coast Register|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}
In Round 8 2019, Garrick scored all of Manly's 18 points as they defeated Canterbury-Bankstown 18-10 at Brookvale Oval. In the same week, Garrick signed a contract to stay with Manly until the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/manly-reuben-garrick-agrees-new-contract/0d6cf518-405e-4b52-8186-2d85385b0060/|title=Manly winger Reuben Garrick re-signs with club before huge Bulldogs performance|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}
In round 18 2019 against the Parramatta Eels, Garrick scored a hat-trick as Manly Warringah won the match 36-24 at Brookvale Oval.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/21/garrick-honours-grandfather-with-three-try-haul-in-emotional-win/|title=Garrick honours grandfather with three-try haul in emotional win|website=NRL|date=21 July 2019}}
In round 20 2019 against Newcastle, Garrick scored 2 tries and kicked 3 goals as Manly won the match 30-6 at Brookvale Oval.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-03/sharks-down-the-rabbitohs-to-take-top-eight-spot/11377192/|title=Cronulla beats South Sydney 39-24, Bulldogs defeat Panthers 16-8 and Manly wins over Newcastle 30-6|newspaper=ABC News|date=3 August 2019}}
In round 21 2019, Garrick scored 2 tries for Manly-Warringah in a 24-16 loss against the New Zealand Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/09/warriors-survive-late-scare-to-upset-sea-eagles/|title=Warriors survive late scare to upset Sea Eagles|website=NRL|date=9 August 2019}}
Garrick finished the 2019 NRL season as Manly's top try scorer and top point scorer. The club would go on to reach the second week of the finals but were eliminated in the semi-final by South Sydney.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-manly-sea-eagles-in-semi-final/11527098/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/20/rabbitohs-dig-deep-to-eliminate-sea-eagles-in-finals-thriller/|title=Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller|website=NRL|date=20 September 2019}}
On 30 September, Garrick earned his first representative jersey as he was named on the bench for the Australia PM XIII side against Fiji PM XIII, which he scored his first representative try in the 10-52 demolishing of Fiji at ANZ National stadium in Fiji. On 7 October, Garrick was named in the Australian side for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. Later that day, Garrick was named at wing for the U23 Junior Australian side, and on 25 October, he kicked two goals in the 62-4 win against France at WIN stadium.
=2020=
In round 15 of the 2020 NRL season, Garrick scored two tries and kicked two goals in a 56-16 loss against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/nrl-south-sydney-thrashes-manly-roosters-raiders-post-wins/12586060/|title=South Sydney beats Manly in 56-16 NRL thrashing, Roosters and Canberra record victories|newspaper=ABC News|date=22 August 2020}}
Garrick played 17 games for Manly Warringah in 2020 as they finished a disappointing 13th on the table. He had a difficult second season in the NRL but managed to finish as Manly's top point scorer.{{Cite news |last=O'Loughlin |first=Liam |date=2020-10-26 |title=NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? |work=Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |archive-date=2020-10-26}}
=2021=
In round 6 of the 2021 NRL season, Garrick scored two tries and kicked six goals in Manly's 36-0 victory over the Gold Coast.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-17/nrl-eels-canberra-rabbitohs-wests-tigers-sea-eagles-titans/100072470/|title=Parramatta beats Canberra 35-10 as South Sydney, Manly post contrasting NRL wins|newspaper=ABC News|date=17 April 2021}}
In round 7, Garrick scored one try and kicked six goals for Manly in a 40-6 victory over the Wests Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/tigers/nrl-wests-tigers-vs-manly-sea-eagles-tom-trbojevic-defence-tackle-busts-video-slammed/news-story/7a78ed07b5e616fe3552a603ce623e18/|title=Tigers slammed for 'total disgrace' as worst defence in club's history exposed by Turbo and co|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=25 April 2021}}
In round 14 against the North Queensland Cowboys, Garrick scored a try and kicked seven goals as Manly won the match 50-18.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/nrl-sharks-beat-panthers-sea-eagles-thrash-cowboys/100197416/|title=Cronulla Sharks pip Penrith Panthers 19-18, Manly Sea Eagles thrash North Queensland Cowboys 50-18|newspaper=ABC News|date=11 June 2021}}
The following week, Garrick scored four tries for Manly in a 56-24 victory over the Gold Coast Titans.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-20/nrl-manly-beats-gold-coast-parramatta-defeats-canterbury/100215578/|title=Manly Sea Eagles thrash Gold Coast Titans 56-24, Parramatta Eels beat Canterbury Bulldogs 36-10|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 June 2021}}
In round 16 against Canterbury, Garrick equalled the club record for most points scored by a Manly player in a game with 30 points, scoring two tries and kicking 11 goals in a 66-0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/03/saab-and-turbo-hit-top-gear-as-sea-eagles-cruise-rout-66/|title=Saab and Turbo hit top gear as Sea Eagles cruise Rout 66|website=www.nrl.com|date=3 July 2021}}
In round 21, Garrick scored two tries in Manly's 28-18 loss against Melbourne.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-manly-sea-eagles-vs-melbourne-storm-live-blog-live-stream-supercoach-scores-videos-updates-tom-trbojevic-cameron-munster/news-story/6271808f9dba842f397e5e007fc17f92/|title=3 Big Hits: No shotgun needed as Turbo 'suffocated' by Melbourne machine|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=7 August 2021}}
In round 22, Garrick scored a hat-trick in Manly's 56-10 victory over the Parramatta Eels.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-ryan-matterson-sent-off-brad-parker-shoulder-charge-sea-eagles-vs-eels-round-22/news-story/4bd3e7d333332a724c502a08eb365e01/|title=Eels star's season could be over as 'shocking' high shot earns a HUGE suspension|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=15 August 2021}}
In round 24, Garrick became the first player in NRL history to score 20 tries and kick 100 goals in a season during Manly's victory over wooden spooners Canterbury.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-manly-sea-eagles-vs-canterburybankstown-bulldogs-live-stream-updates-score-tom-trbojevic-how-to-watch-supercoach-scores/news-story/41553ee6f024b2dc62a23601d63a6718/|title=Tom Turbo the difference for sloppy Sea Eagles as 'gallant' Dogs fall short: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=29 August 2021}}
In round 25, Garrick overtook Hazem El Masri's record for most points by a player during a regular NRL season in Manly's 46-18 victory over North Queensland.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-04/nrl-manly-south-sydney-brisbane-broncos-record-wins/100424062/|title=Manly beats North Queensland 46-18 to clinch NRL top-four spot as South Sydney, Brisbane record victories|newspaper=ABC News|date=4 September 2021}}
In the 2021 Finals Series, Garrick scored two tries for Manly in a 36-16 loss against South Sydney in the preliminary final.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2021-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-manly-sea-eagles-tom-trbojevic-live-stream-updates-how-to-watch-news/news-story/27d07d70e5732eed005fa94afec8c9df/|title=GLORY, GLORY: Souths march into the GF as Wayne masterminds Manly mauling|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=24 September 2021}}
Rueben Garrick won the 2021 Steve Menzies Medal for the Play of the Year for his outstanding effort that led to the NRL Try of the Year award against North Queensland in Townsville in round 25.{{cite web|url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2021/09/26/tom-trbojevic-wins-sea-eagles-top-award-for-2021/|title=Sea Eagles' top awards for 2021|website=www.seaeagles.com.au|date=26 September 2021}}
On 27 September, Garrick was named Dally M Winger of the year.{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/dally-m/2021-nrl-dally-m-awards-live-all-the-winners/news-story/573252f61aca7cfe4d8370d0847c4e28/|title=2021 NRL Dally M Awards Live: Tom Trbojevic crowned NRL's best|newspaper=News.com.au|date=27 September 2021|last1=McMurtry|first1=Andrew}}
=2022=
In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Garrick scored two tries and kicked four goals in a 36-22 victory over the Wests Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-07/nrl-manly-tigers-roosters-titans-cowboys-knights/101042240/|title=North Queensland defeats Newcastle 36-16 for fourth straight NRL win as Sydney Roosters and Manly post victories|website=www.abc.net.au}}
In round 11, Garrick scored two tries and kicked two goals in Manly's 22-20 loss against Parramatta.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-parramatta-eels-v-manly-sea-eagles-live-blog-updates-score-teams-video-marata-niukore-maika-sivo-tom-trbojevic-des-hasler/news-story/81a9fddc25f349db3204117daca63b3a/|title=Moses' maturity shines through in clutch moment; Turbo-less Manly face brutal road ahead: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
In round 13, Garrick scored two tries and kicked eight goals for Manly in a 44-12 victory over the New Zealand Warriors. Garrick finished as both the club's top try scorer and point scorer in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-manly-sea-eagles-vs-warriors-live-blog-live-stream-supercoach-scores-videos-updates-josh-schuster-reece-walsh/news-story/4f60f2f9439503fa1a980623822086c2/|title=No DCE, no worries as Manly ‘man mountain’ stuns; star's no-show for ‘diabolical’ Warriors: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2022-manly-sea-eagles-season-review/s7drlzqcamqqwsoxvyiz8ua3/|title=NRL 2022: Manly Sea Eagles season review|website=www.sportingnews.com|access-date=7 October 2022}}
=2023=
In round 15 of the 2023 NRL season, Garrick scored a hat-trick and kicked nine goals in Manly's 58-18 victory over the Dolphins.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-09/nrl-raiders-warriors-sea-eagles-dolphins/102450668/|title=Sea Eagles embarrass Dolphins with 58-18 NRL hiding, Warriors beat Raiders 36-14 to crash Jarrod Croker's party|website=www.abc.net.au}}
Garrick played 21 games for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals. He was the clubs leading try scorer, scoring 13 tries for the season, and managing to score at least one try in 11 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.legz.com.au/nrl/players/107/reuben-garrick|title=Reuben Garrick Tryscorer Stats|website=www.legz.com.au}} Garrick finished as the club's top point scorer with 174 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-manly-sea-eagles-season-review-anthony-seibold-josh-schuster-salary-tom-trbojevic-positional-changes-tolu-koula-daly-cherryevans-news/news-story/3deeeb674db182b6335fd5a9b2fc4597/|title=The $800k call Seibold must make as Turbo hits NRL crossroads: Sea Eagles Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
=2024=
In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Garrick scored two tries and kicked six goals in Manly's 32-18 win over Parramatta. The following week, Garrick scored a further two tries but only kicked two goals from five conversion attempts as Manly lost against Canberra 26-24.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-ricky-pulls-trigger-on-late-changes-in-bid-to-take-down-highflying-sea-eagles/news-story/68a5bf3b44fb556b929fe42340172956/|title=‘Disjointed’ Manly punished as skipper sparks stunning Raiders comeback: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
In the Second Elimination Final against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Accor Stadium, Garrick kicked 4/4 goals in Manly's 24-22 come from behind win. With his second goal just before halftime converting an Ethan Bullemor try, Garrick moved into outright 3rd place on Manly's all-time point scoring list ahead of Bob Batty (1959-71 - 1,154 points). Garrick finished the day with 1,160 points scored in First Grade, behind only Graham Eadie (1,917) and Jamie Lyon (1,410).{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2024-the-mole-season-review-manly-sea-eagles-luke-brooks-daly-cherry-evans-exclusive-analysis-20240922-p5kclo.html/|title=The Mole's season review: Luke Brooks 'revels' at Manly Sea Eagles but 30 seconds of horror luck ends season|website=www.nine.com.au}}
=2025=
In round 3 of the 2025 NRL season, Garrick scored four tries and kicked six goals in Manly's 40-12 victory over Canberra.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2025-manly-sea-eagles-v-canberra-raiders-live-blog-teams-ins-and-outs-stats-video-ethan-strange-daly-cherryevans/news-story/fc5e4cb3e444babf3489ec75b21adef3/|title=Manly roast Ricky’s Raiders after sin bin opens the floodgates as Garrick scores FOUR|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Goals !Pts |
| 2019
| rowspan="7" |{{Leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |26 |16 |65 |194 |
| 2020
|17 |4 |41 |98 |
| 2021
|27 |23 |121 |334 |
| 2022
|21 |12 |57 |162 |
| 2023
|21 |12 |63 |174 |
| 2024
|24 |10 |79 |198 |
| 2025
|3 |5 |15 |50 |
| |Totals
|139 |82 |443 |1214 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/reuben-garrick/ Sea Eagles profile]
{{Manly Sea Eagles squad}}
{{Australia 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s squad}}
{{National Rugby League top points scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrick, Reuben}}
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
Category:Prime Minister's XIII players
Category:Rugby league fullbacks