Parenthood certainly agrees with Gerringong’s Reuben Garrick after the Manly centre enjoyed a bumper weekend after switching from the maternity ward to the NRL field.

Garrick and his fiancee, Riley Wishart, welcomed their daughter Elsie into the world on Saturday before he had to back up the following day to play for the Sea Eagles against Canberra in their Round 3 clash at 4 Pines Park in Brookvale.

Despite the unusual build-up to the match, Garrick put in a starring display as Manly registered a resounding 40-12 win.

He scored the opening try of the match before adding another one just before half-time.

The 27-year-old speedster touched down two more times in the second half as the home side ran away with the match. 

Garrick also booted six conversions from seven attempts for a personal points tally of 28, the second highest of his career.

After rising through the ranks at the Lions, he played for the Steelers and St George Illawarra in the NSW Cup for a couple of years before he was signed by Manly in 2019.

Garrick made his NRL debut that year, playing 26 matches in his rookie season, and has chalked up 139 appearances in the maroon and white.

His four-try effort against the Raiders lifts his career tally to 82 and with 1214 points to his name, Garrick has already risen to third in Manly’s list of all-time scorers.

Garrick is likely to pass former premiership-winning captain Jamie Lyon (1410) in the next year while he is a chance to overhaul club legend Graham Eadie’s record of 1917 which has stood for more than 40 years.

The 28 points he put on the Green Machine was not quite the best of his time in the NRL - he notched 30 from three tries and nine goals in a 58-18 win over the Dolphins two years ago.

"What a 24 hours, huh?" Manly coach Anthony Seibold said when asked about Garrick’s busy weekend. 

"It's a great experience for him and Riley as first-time parents. I think he can be a really elite centre and a great goal-kicker." 

Garrick will line up at centre again at Brookvale this Sunday when Manly are red-hot favourites to continue their hot start to the season against the winless Parramatta Eels in a clash between two of the NRL’s longest rivals.