Jack Brodrick in action on Alpha Blokes Warden at Beaudesert in February 2025. Photo: PBR Australia.
Jack Brodrick isn’t just riding bulls, he’s riding a dream that’s taken him – in a matter of weeks – halfway around the world and straight into the heart of the toughest bull riding competition on the planet.
The 22-year-old from Bungendore has been officially drafted into the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Teams Series in the US and in July will embark on a dizzying tour of 13 states.
The PBR Teams Series is a US-based professional bull riding league that features eight elite teams going head-to-head in a season-long tournament format, with riders earning points for their team across a regular season and championship rounds.
Each team has a coach, a roster of riders and competes in home and away events across the US, culminating in a teams championship.
The 2025 series includes teams such as the Texas Rattlers, Oklahoma Wildcatters and Missouri Thunder, all of which now feature Australian riders, showcasing the global growth of the sport.
Jack was one of just four Australians selected for the prestigious series in the 2025 PBR Teams New Rider Draft on 20 May.
It follows a dominant start to the Australian season – he’s ranked number one in the country after PBR Australia’s first quarter – and a huge showing at the recent Origin I event in Newcastle, where he helped steer NSW to a statement win over Queensland.
Within hours of the Origin win, Jack and fellow Aussie draftee Thomas Triplett were on a plane bound for Texas, jumping straight into practice pens in Dallas before fronting the draft event in Austin.
Jack Brodrick and Thomas Triplett (front) with their new Oklahoma Wildcatters coach, rodeo legend JB Mauney. Photo: PBR Australia.
Rumour has it Triplett was googling “where to ride practice bulls” as soon as he landed in the US.
It paid off – Jack was selected 23rd overall by the Oklahoma Wildcatters, alongside teammate 10th-placed Triplett.
The Wildcatters are headed up by none other than Jack’s rodeo hero, a two-time world champion and one of the sport’s greatest icons, JB Mauney.
For him it’s also the biggest stage he’s ever stepped onto and one that cements his place among the new generation of global bull riding talent which this year, alongside Triplett – includes fellow draftees, Queensland brothers Macaulie and Boston Leather.
In an interview with PBR.com, he expressed his enthusiasm for the opportunity:
“We love riding bulls and are pretty hungry to come over here,” Jack said.
Glen Young of PBR Australia sees the drafting of the young Australians as a defining moment.
“We’re incredibly proud of the talent coming out of PBR Australia,” he said. “The structure, training and events here prepare our athletes for the biggest stage – and this draft proves just that.
“These boys are headed into battle, but they’re ready. And they’re going to fly the Aussie flag high.”
For now, Jack is focused on the challenge ahead.
He returned to Australia last week in time for the second round of the PBR Monster Energy Origin Series to help NSW take another win – for the first time on Queensland soil.
Jack is joined in that series by another southern New South Welshman in Dylan Weir from Tumut.
Then all eyes will turn to the US, where one of Bungendore’s own prepares to make history with the Teams Series schedule kicking off mid-July and culminating in the championships in Las Vegas in October.
