Steven Bell

Steven "Steve" Bell (born 28 May 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter, he previously played club football in the NRL for the Melbourne Storm, then the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 2008 Telstra Premiership).

Steven Bell at the celebration of the winning of the 2008 NRL Grand Final
For other people named Steve Bell, see Steve Bell (disambiguation).

Steven Bell
Bell playing for the Catalans Dragons
Personal information
Full namenickname = Belly
Born (1976-05-28) 28 May 1976
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–05 Melbourne Storm 107 63 0 0 252
2006–08 Manly Sea Eagles 65 31 0 0 124
2009–10 Catalans Dragons 49 17 0 0 68
Total 221 111 0 0 444
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–07 Queensland 5 2 0 0 8
As of 1 January 2009
Source: [1][2]

Bell joined French Super League side Catalans Dragons on a two-year contract from the 2009 season.[3][4]

In 2001 Bell was named the Melbourne Storm's rookie of the year.[5]

Bell played 64 first grade games for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles between 2006 and 2008, scoring 30 tries. He only played 17 games out of 26 in 2006 because of Queensland State of Origin commitments and injury. Bell was part of the winning State of Origin side in 2007 and scored the winning try to win the series.

Bell played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat by the Melbourne Storm.[6]

Bell played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm.[7]

Bell is the Norths Devils leading try-scorer of all time after scoring 45 tries for the club in the Queensland Cup.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Bell agrees Dragons deal". Sky Sports. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  4. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  5. melbournestorm.com.au. "NRL Honour Board". Club. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  6. "Factfile on 2007 grand final". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2008.
  7. "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  8. "NORTHS DEVILS". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.


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