Craig 'Bellyache' Bellamy

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Bellyache
Born
Friday, 3rd October, 1958
Current Age
66 years and 12 days
Place Of Birth
Portland, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

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NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1989, 1990
Challenge Cup AU
1990
Dally M Coach Of The Year
2006, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
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

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Canberra Raiders - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) 2 150 46 -   - 175 64 82 4 42.67% List
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals - 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
English Championship - 12 - -   - - 1 11 0 8.33% List
Regal Trophy - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Lancashire Cup - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Midweek Cup - 10 4 -   - 12 2 8 0 20.00% List


Club Career

NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra 1982 Winfield Cup   20 9 -   - 27 4 16 0 20.00% List
Canberra NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup   19 9 -   - 36 7 12 0 36.84% List
Canberra NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup   24 10 -   - 40 13 11 0 54.17% List
Canberra NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup   20 11 -   - 44 6 12 2 30.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup   20 2 -   - 8 5 14 1 25.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup   6 1 -   - 4 4 2 0 66.67% List
Canberra NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup   21 4 -   - 16 13 8 0 61.90% List
Canberra NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup   12 - -   - - 6 6 0 50.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup   6 - -   - - 5 0 1 83.33% List
Canberra NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup   2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra 1982-90, 1992   150 46 -   - 175 64 82 4 42.67% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Swinton 1991/92   14 - -   - - 1 13 0 7.14% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Swinton 1991   14 - -   - - 1 13 0 7.14% 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: Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: Match Video, David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club