Craig Bellamy (born 3 October 1959 in Portland, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the NRL's Melbourne Storm club as well as New South Wales' State of Origin team.
Bellamy played his entire NSWRL premiership career with the Canberra Raiders during the 1980s and 90s. In Canberra he played under the likes of leading coaches Tim Sheens and Wayne Bennett, and w...
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Craig Bellamy (born 3 October 1959 in Portland, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the NRL's Melbourne Storm club as well as New South Wales' State of Origin team.
Bellamy played his entire NSWRL premiership career with the Canberra Raiders during the 1980s and 90s. In Canberra he played under the likes of leading coaches Tim Sheens and Wayne Bennett, and won a grand final with the Raiders in 1990.
After a coaching apprenticeship as Wayne Bennett's assistant at the Brisbane Broncos, Bellamy was appointed head coach of Melbourne in 2003 and has won premierships with them in 2007 and 2009. He has also coached New South Wales for the last two State of Origin series.
Bellamy played for Oberon in the Country Rugby League as a teenager before moving to Macquarie United in the Newcastle competition in 1979.
The Canberra Raiders signed Bellamy in their debut season, 1982. He played the majority of his...
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