Craig Bellamy

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 3rd October, 1959
Current Age
64 years and 178 days

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Coach Of The Year
2006, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021
RLIF Coach Of The Year
2009, 2012

Biography

Portland-born utility played for Oberon in 1977-78 before joining Macquarie United in the Newcastle competition. Bellamy was recommended to St George by former Test star Billy Wilson but it was newcomers Canberra that gained his services for their debut season in 1982. Bellamy was subjected to several positional changes as the Raiders struggled to be competitive - fullback, winger, five-eighth and lock - but played the majority of his career in the centres. An interchange player in the club’s grand final win over Penrith in 1990, Bellamy spent the 1991 season with Turvey Park (Wagga) before returning to the Raiders for one last season. Bellamy coached the club’s President’s Cup side to premiership success in 1995 before spending four seasons with the Broncos as performance co-ordinator and assistant coach to Wayne Bennett (1998-2002). In 2003 he took over as Melbourne Storm coach and took the club to consecutive semi-final appearances in 2003-05. Many critics thought the Storm would struggle in 2006 without chief playmaker Matt Orford, who had signed with Manly, but under Bellamy’s coaching the Storm won its first minor premiership and was unluckily beaten in the grand final by Brisbane. One of the brightest prospects in League’s coaching ranks Bellamy was assistant coach to Ricky Stuart during Australia’s successful Tri-Nations campaign.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
NRL 555 384 169 2 69.19% List
NRL Finals 50 31 19 0 62.00% List
City vs Country 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
World Club Challenge 4 3 1 0 75.00% List
State of Origin 9 2 7 0 22.22% List
NRL Pre-Season 4 2 2 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
NSW Country 2005-07 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
NSW 2008-10 9 2 7 0 22.22% List
Overall2005-2010 12 3 9 0 25.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Brisbane NRL 2002 2 1 1 0 50.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2003 26 16 10 0 61.54% List
Melbourne NRL 2004 26 14 12 0 53.85% List
Melbourne NRL 2005 26 14 12 0 53.85% List
Melbourne NRL 2006 27 22 5 0 81.48% List
Melbourne NRL 2007 27 24 3 0 88.89% List
Melbourne NRL 2008 28 19 9 0 67.86% List
Melbourne NRL 2009 27 17 9 1 62.96% List
Melbourne NRL 2010 24 14 10 0 58.33% List
Melbourne NRL 2011 26 20 6 0 76.92% List
Melbourne NRL 2012 27 20 7 0 74.07% List
Melbourne NRL 2013 26 16 9 1 61.54% List
Melbourne NRL 2014 25 14 11 0 56.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2015 26 15 11 0 57.69% List
Melbourne NRL 2016 27 21 6 0 77.78% List
Melbourne NRL 2017 27 23 4 0 85.19% List
Melbourne NRL 2018 27 18 9 0 66.67% List
Melbourne NRL 2019 27 21 6 0 77.78% List
Melbourne NRL 2020 23 19 4 0 82.61% List
Melbourne NRL 2021 26 22 4 0 84.62% List
Melbourne NRL 2022 25 15 10 0 60.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2023 27 17 10 0 62.96% List
Melbourne NRL 2024 3 2 1 0 66.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Brisbane 2002 2 1 1 0 50.00% List
Melbourne 2003-24 553 383 168 2 69.26% List
Overall2002-2024 555 384 169 2 69.19% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    09/06/2020

    A great coach

  • Anonymous
    12/07/2020

    Best NRL modern era coach. Has taken his apprenticeship under Wayne Bennet to another modern League coaching standard. Would love to see him coach Australia or a State of Origin Team. Would make an excellent new era coach coach.and mentor. Most valuable training and motivation person the NRL has. Would do well on the NRL Board once Team coaching is finished.

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Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Bill Bates

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93