Luke Garner

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Luke Garner
File:Luke Garner2.jpg
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30)
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 52 13 0 0 52
Total 127 36 0 0 144
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 28 September 2025

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.

Background

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Garner was born in Dubbo, NSW, 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 club’s 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]

2025

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In round 10 of the 2025 NRL season, Garner scored two tries for Penrith in their 30-30 draw with North Queensland.[25] Garner played 23 matches for Penrith in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table. Garner played in Penrith's narrow preliminary final loss against Brisbane.[26]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2018 File:Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 6
2019 14 7 28
2020 17 6 24
2021 18 5 20
2022 20 5 20
2023 File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 12 1 4
2024 17 7 28
2025 23 5 20
Totals 127 36 144

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
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