Mark Bell (rugby league)

Last updated

Mark Bell
Personal information
Born (1967-03-19) 19 March 1967 (age 57)
Australian Capital Territory
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1988–91 Canberra Raiders 50153066
1992–93 Western Suburbs 34180072
1994 Penrith Panthers 71004
1995–97 St George Dragons 522491115
1998 Wigan Warriors 22120048
Total16570121305
Source: [1]

Mark Bell (born 19 March 1967) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

Contents

He played for Canberra, Western Suburbs, Penrith, and St. George in Australia, along with a spell with English club Wigan Warriors in the Super League as a wing or centre.

Career

A Canberra junior with Yass and Belconnen United, [2] Bell made his début for the Raiders from the bench in 1988, but it was to be his only appearance for the club that year. The following year, he played his first game in the starting line-up, scoring a try against Manly at Brookvale Oval. [3]

Bell was named on the bench without playing in the match for both the 1989 and 1990 Grand Finals. However, he played centre in the 1991 Grand Final loss to Penrith. [4]

Bell joined the Magpies in 1992 under coach Warren Ryan. He had an immediate impact, scoring tries in his first 4 matches. [5] He scored 16 tries throughout the year to be the season's highest try-scorer (equal with Tim Brasher). [6]

After an unsuccessful season with the Panthers in 1994, during which he played only 7 games, Bell joined the St George Dragons. He was with the club for 3 seasons, scoring 24 tries. He scored 4 tries in the 1996 semi-final series and played on the wing in the 1996 Grand Final loss to Manly. [4]

Bell played a final season with Wigan in 1998's Super League III. Wigan lost only one match that year, and Bell played wing in the side, winning the 1998 Super League Grand Final, beating the Leeds Rhinos 10–4. [ citation needed ]

Bell still lives and works in the Canberra region. [2] He has coached local teams Queanbeyan Kangaroos and the Yass Magpies. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mal Meninga</span> Australian rugby league football coach and former player

Malcolm Norman Meninga is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Australian national team and a former professional rugby league footballer. Meninga is widely regarded as one of the finest players in the game's history. He enjoyed a long career in both Australia and England, playing mainly as a goal-kicking centre. After retiring, Meninga has enjoyed success as a coach, and is currently the head coach of Australia.

Gregory Peter Stephen Alexander, also known by the nickname "Brandy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, who has since become a radio, television commentator and rugby league journalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Lamb</span> Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Terence John Lamb, also nicknamed "Baa", is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played 350 games, with the Western Suburbs (1980–1983) and Canterbury (1984–1996).

Kevin McGuinness is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. He played for Salford City Reds in the Super League, the Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His position of choice is at centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Monaghan</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

Joel Monaghan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative centre or winger, he previously played in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters.

Michael David O'Connor is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer who represented Australia in both codes. He played for the Wallabies in 13 Tests from 1979 to 1982 and then the Kangaroos in 17 Tests from 1985 to 1990. O'Connor played club football in the NSWRL Premiership for the St. George Dragons from 1983 until 1986, and later the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles from 1987 until his retirement at the end of 1992, becoming captain of Manly in 1990, as well as winning the 1987 Winfield Cup with the Sea Eagles.

Brett Mullins is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and early 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative back, he played his club football for Australian clubs the Canberra Raiders and Sydney Roosters, and for English club, the Leeds Rhinos. He was described as "one of the most exciting attacking weapons in rugby league."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gary Belcher</span> Australia international rugby league footballer & broadcaster

Gary Belcher is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for the Souths Magpies and in the NSWRL Premiership for the Canberra Raiders. He also played in England for Castleford. Belcher's position of choice was fullback, though he began his career in the centres.

The 1991 NSWRL season was the eighty-fourth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. This year the New South Wales Rugby League experimented with a draft system for the first time. Sixteen clubs competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup premiership during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final between the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers.

Phil Blake is a British-born Australian former rugby league footballer and a professional rugby union coach.

The 1987 NSWRL season was the 80th season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Thirteen clubs competed for the New South Wales Rugby League premiership's J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in the grand final between the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Canberra Raiders who were the first club ever from outside Sydney to appear in a premiership decider. This season, NSWRL teams also competed for the 1987 National Panasonic Cup.

The history of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles dates back to 1932 when the Manly-Warringah Junior Rugby Football League was founded. In 1947 the New South Wales Rugby Football League included two additional teams: Manly-Warringah DRLFC and Parramatta DRLFC. The new club adopted the nickname "Sea Eagles" and went on to compete in every season of top-level rugby league until merging with the nearby North Sydney Bears to form the Northern Eagles club at the end of 1999. After three years the joint-venture team was disbanded with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles returning as a sole entity once more to the National Rugby League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank-Paul Nu'uausala</span> New Zealand rugby league footballer

Frank-Paul Nu'uausala, also known by the nicknames of "Frank Paul the Wrecking Ball" or "Frank the tank", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. A New Zealand international representative forward, Nu'uausala most notably played for the Sydney Roosters with whom he won the 2013 NRL Premiership.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Williams (rugby league, born 1966)</span> New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach

Jason Paul Williams is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand international representative winger, he played his club football in Australia for Sydney's Western Suburbs Magpies, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Penrith Panthers as well as in England for Salford. Williams played 145 games in the Australian competition from 1987–88 and 1991–98, scoring a total of 63 tries and winning the 1995 ARL Premiership with the Canterbury club. Williams played in 12 test matches for New Zealand between 1991 and 1995, scoring one try. He played in one non-test international on the 1993 Kiwis tour against Wales and two World Cup matches.

Mal Cochrane is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Cochrane primarily played at hooker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Maguire (rugby league)</span> Australian former professional RL coach and former rugby league footballer

Michael Maguire is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player who last coached New Zealand at international level. He played as a fullback, winger and centre in the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Whare</span> NZ international rugby league footballer

Dean Whare pronounced (FAR-dEH) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Pia Donkeys in the Elite One Championship, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level.

The 1987 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 41st in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Garner</span> Australian rugby league footballer

Luke Garner is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Paul Elliott is an Australia former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for Illawarra and Canberra in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

References

  1. RLP
  2. 1 2 "Retired Raider Mark Bell" . Retrieved 11 May 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Mark Bell Matches played in matches for the Canberra Raiders". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2005). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players – Wests Tigers. Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 19. ISBN   1-920910-61-1.
  5. "Mark Bell Matches played in matches for the Western Suburbs Magpies". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. "Mark Bell". Yesterday's Hero. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  7. "Mark Bell's simple plan for Yass Magpies". Rugby League Coaching Manuals. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.