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Bellamy played in the [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1990|1990 Grand Final]] for the [[Canberra Raiders]] as a reserve. He also had stint playing in England for Leeds in the early 90's. |
Bellamy played in the [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1990|1990 Grand Final]] for the [[Canberra Raiders]] as a reserve. He also had a stint playing in England for Leeds in the early 90's. |
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Revision as of 08:57, 18 April 2008
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Craig Bellamy (born 10 October, 1959 in Portland, New South Wales) is a former rugby league player and the current coach of the Melbourne Storm.
Biography
Playing career
Bellamy played in the 1990 Grand Final for the Canberra Raiders as a reserve. He also had a stint playing in England for Leeds in the early 90's.
Coaching career
Prior to joining the Storm in 2003, Bellamy was an assistant coach to Wayne Bennett at the Brisbane Broncos. On one famous occasion, Bellamy coached the Broncos in 2002 when Bennett was on State of Origin duty with the Queensland Maroons. Forced to field a team full of young players due to the regular side's representative commitments, the 'Baby Broncos' upset the Wests Tigers.
The Tigers were ironically a leading candidate to sign Bellamy as their coach for the 2003 season, although he ultimately joined Melbourne after Mark Murray was sacked. The Storm have not failed to miss the finals in Bellamy's five seasons at the helm, and qualified for the 2006 National Rugby League grand final, where Melbourne finished as runners-up to the Brisbane Broncos, and the 2007 grand final, in which the Storm defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34–8 to become the premiers of the NRL.
In April, 2008, Bellamy signed a five year contract extension through to 2013 with Melbourne despite interest from the Brisbane Broncos.[1]
Representative coaching
Bellamy was considered a leading candidate to coach the Queensland Maroons in 2006, but his selection was opposed by many former players, including Arthur Beetson,[citation needed] and was ultimately vetoed due to the fact he was not a Queenslander, despite Graeme Lowe, a New Zealander, holding the position in the early 1990s.
Bellamy was an assistant to Wayne Bennett for the Australian Test team during the 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament, and was often seen 'running the water' to players on the field. After the New South Wales Blues' poor showing in the 2007 State of Origin series, Bellamy was appointed as coach for 2008.
References
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 32. ISBN 9781877082931.
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Footnotes
- ^ Stathi Paxinos (2008-04-18). "Bellamy sticks with Melbourne". Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
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