Bryson Goodwin

Bryson Goodwin (born 30 December 1985) is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who last played as a goal-kicking or er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

He was also a member of the successful 2003 Endeavour Sports High debating team.

Goodwin was a Cronulla junior, playing for the Gymea Gorillas in the local Cronulla-Sutherland District competition.

He progressed through the Sharks lower grade teams, the under-20s and reserve grade, before making his first grade debut for the Sharks in round 24 of the 2007 season, miraculously just eight weeks after breaking his leg in reserve grade.

He played nine games for Cronulla-Sutherland from 2007 to 2008, scoring two tries.

In one of those tries, against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, he chased a Greg Bird grubber kick and kept the ball within millimetres of the dead ball line in the field of play and grounded it for a try which leveled the score and sent the game into golden point.

Unwanted by Cronulla, Goodwin struggled to find a club before signing with Canterbury-Bankstown prior to the 2009 season.

Goodwin made his debut for the Canterbury club in the first round of the 2009 season, scoring two tries in Canterbury's 34–12 win against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium.

Goodwin scored his next try in the club's 20–12 loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park.

A week later, Goodwin again scored in the club's 24–12 victory against his former team Cronulla.

Goodwin's try-scoring form continued when he scored right on full-time as the Canterbury club demolished Parramatta 48–18.

The next round, Goodwin scored a try in his side's 30–20 victory over the Canberra Raiders in the nation's capital.

He scored again the following round in Canterbury's 22-20 tight win over the Wests Tigers.

Goodwin scored his next try against the Melbourne Storm in the club's 26–10 win at Bluetongue Stadium.

In round 14 against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, Goodwin scored a brace of tries in the club's impressive 44–22 victory.

Goodwin scored the following week in Canterbury's 19–12 win over the Penrith Panthers.

The next week, he scored another two tries in Canterbury's 30–18 win over the Cowboys.

The following match, Goodwin was placed on report for a spear tackle, as Canterbury went down to Manly at Brookvale Oval, and was subsequently suspended for the next two matches.

In round 20, Goodwin returned and scored a try in Canterbury's 27–8 loss to Parramatta.

He scored again the next week in the club's 26–18 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In Canterbury's round 22 match against Canberra, Goodwin scored his fourth double of the year, bringing his try-scoring tally to 18.

In round 23, he scored in Canterbury's 22–12 victory over the Cowboys in Townsville.

Goodwin scored his final try of the season off a Hazem El Masri grubber kick in the Preliminary Final 22–12 loss to the Parramatta Eels in front of a record 74,549 crowd at ANZ Stadium.

At the end of the 2009 season, Goodwin had scored a career best total of 20 tries, the fourth most in the competition, as the Canterbury club finished Preliminary Finalists.

After an impressive season, Goodwin was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2009 Four Nations.

After returning from England and France with the New Zealand test side, during the 2010 pre-season and following the retirement of Canterbury great Hazem El Masri, Goodwin was chosen to be Canterbury's new goal-kicker.

Goodwin did not play in the Bulldogs first game of the 2010 season due to injury.

In Goodwin's first appearance for Canterbury in the new decade, he kicked his first goal for the club against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 2 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.

The next week, he scored six goals in Canterbury's 60–14 victory over the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.

He was a part of the South Sydney Rabbitohs squad that won the 2014 NRL Premiership, being named on an extended bench for the final, however, he did not play.

Goodwin was born in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.

Goodwin is the son of former Australia representative, Ted Goodwin who is of New Zealander descent.

Bryson's New Zealander paternal grandparents, Lester Jarvis Goodwin, was a Pākehā (European New Zealander) and Rosina Marie (née Tewera), was a Māori.

Bryson's mother is Australian.

He is the younger brother of former players Bronx and Luke Goodwin.

Goodwin's sister Rearne is married to former Rabbitohs teammate Joel Reddy, making him his brother-in-law.

As a youth, Goodwin and his family moved to Perth while his brother Luke was playing for the Perth-based Western Reds, while Bryson was also the ball boy.

He played his junior football for the Canning Bulldogs and the South Perth Lions in Western Australian Rugby League before moving back to Sydney and playing for the Gymea Gorillas.

Goodwin attended Endeavour Sports High, playing in an Arrive Alive Cup final alongside former Rabbitohs teammate Beau Champion.