While on a trip around Australia, Bromage arrived in Perth, where was recruited by East Fremantle ahead of the 1996 WAFL season.[2] He played 13 games in 1996, and another 16 in 1997, playing in the Sharks' losing grand final team in 1997.[3] He had a stand-out season in 1998, winning both the Sandover Medal, for the best player in the competition, and the Simpson Medal, for the best player in the Sharks' premiership-winning grand final team. Bromage left the WAFL at the end of 1998 to pursue business interests in Gippsland.[1][4] After spending 1999 overseas, Bromage returned to Bairnsdale Football Club.[5] At Bairnsdale, he coached for five seasons, winning four premierships during that time.
Business career
Bromage owned and managed the Moorings at Metung in the 2000’s and developed 5knots, a boutique accommodation complex in Metung.[6] He also served as Chairperson of East Gippsland Region Business and Tourism Association and the Shire’s Tourism Advisory Board, as well as the East Gippsland Economic Development Advisory board.[1]
Bromage spent 7 years with the AFL, until late 2019, as a Gippsland Football Development Manager and is now the current Managing Director of Metung Hot Springs.[1]