- Broncos star Pat Carrigan is dating Bronte Gildea
- Couple have known each other for many years
Brisbane Broncos vice-captain and forward Pat Carrigan is off the the market after reportedly rekindling his relationship with Channel 9 journalist Bronte Gildea.
Carrigan, 27, has quickly risen to be one of the most popular Broncos players in recent seasons after the enforcer’s debut in 2019.
Among many of the side’s female supporters who flock to Red Hill, Carrigan is almost as popular as teammate Reece Walsh.
Some of those fans will be sad to hear that Carrigan is back dating Channel 9 journalist Gildea.
Carrigan and Gildea could even walk the red carpet together at Brisbane’s season launch later this week, News Corp reports.
The couple, who have known each other for many years, were previously dating before going their separate ways.
Broncos enforcer Pat Carrigan is dating Channel 9 journalist Bronte Gildea
Gildea and the Broncos star have known each other for many years
The couple (pictured) were dating previously, but had gone their separate ways
Gildea started her professional career in radio before transitioning to television in 2019. She’s now a popular sports presenter on the Gold Coast.
Meanwhile, Broncos coach Michael Maguire is reportedly planning to move Carrigan from lock to prop to accommodate Kobe Hetherington.
The 25-year-old will get an opportunity to impress head coach Michael Maguire in the NRL Pre-Season Challenge clash with Gold Coast in Toowoomba on Sunday, with Carrigan rested until the following week.
Hetherington has been referred to by captain Adam Reynolds as the team ‘cattle dog’ for his relentless drive and ‘bite’ he provides defensively.
There was no better defender than dual premiership-winning Broncos great Gillmeister, who senses a kindred spirit in Hetherington.
‘Kobe is a no-nonsense type of player. He doesn’t need pats on the back, but he is one of those players you like playing with,’ Gillmeister told AAP.
‘As an old forward, I know watching him that wingers when they look up on that first carry and see Kobe, they think, ‘I am not running there’.
‘That’s what we all wanted to be like, players that didn’t want (opponents) to run the ball at us.
Carrigan, 27, has been in stellar form in recent seasons for the Broncos
”Madge’ (Maguire) would love a player like him, and I think he will thrive under Madge.’
Gillmeister said that ‘without a doubt’ Hetherington could make a go of lock, but said Maguire must be patient and allow him time to settle.
‘I would have liked to see him get a bit more game time the last couple of years, but they are going to have to have a bit of patience with him,’ he said.
‘They need to leave him out there. He is going to get a bit tired and fatigued, so they need to give him time to be in a position where you don’t stop.
‘I know the game has changed with the rotation system, but I would like to see him play 60 or 70 minutes because the Broncos are a better side when he is on the field.’
