Steven Menzies
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Steven Menzies | |
| Date of birth | 4 December 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lbs) | |
| Nickname(s) | Beaver | |
| School(s) | Narrabeen High School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Second row/Lock/Centre | |
| Current club | Manly | |
| Number | 11 (most appeared in) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Harbord United Devils | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1992 | Australian Schoolboys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1993 - 1999 2000 - 2002 2003 - |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Northern Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
150 (416) 69 (116) 115 (150) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1995–06 1994–06 |
New South Wales Australia |
20 (16) 15 (80) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Steven "Beaver" Menzies (born December 4, 1973 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League. Initially playing in the back row, in recent years he has played in the centres, five-eight and as a utility player off the bench. Menzies is a noted defender, but is best known as the most prolific try scoring forwards in rugby league. His total of 170 tries is second in Australian first grade rugby league, behind former North Sydney Bears and Manly Sea Eagles player Ken Irvine, who scored 212 tries.
Menzies played his junior rugby with the Harbord Devils, a junior club within the Manly-Warringah area. Working his way through the junior grades, he quickly earned a contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He started his professional rugby league career towards the end of the 1993 season when he made his debut against the Brisbane Broncos.
He rose to prominence forming a lethal combination with five-eight Cliff Lyons during the 1994 season and scoring 16 tries, earning him the Dally M Rookie of the Year and Second Rower of the Year awards. He also came second in the Rothmans Medal, finishing behind North Sydney Bears David Fairleigh. The season was then topped off when he was selected in the Australian Squad for the 1994 Kangaroo Tour.
In 1995 Menzies became the first forward in 50 years to top the season's try-scoring list (22 tries) and in the same year made his State Of Origin debut for New South Wales. His efforts saw him again win the Dally M Second Rower of the Year award, and further representative honours in the 1995 World Cup squad. During the tournament he appeared in four games and scored six tries, which consisted of 'doubles' in all matches except the Final.
Although Menzies has played in a total of four Grand Finals, the only victory lap he has performed is after the 1996 victory against the St. George Dragons, where he scored a crucial try just prior to the halftime break.
In 2004 Steve Menzies surpassed rugby league and Glebe stalwart Frank Burge's record of 'Most Tries Scored by a Forward' when he scored his 147th try against St George Illawarra. Since then Menzies has gone on to amass a tally of 170 tries in 334 games, both club records at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. His try tally is only second, behind ex-North Sydney Bears & Manly Sea Eagles player Ken Irvine, in the list of 'Most Tries Scored in Premiership History'.
When Manly reached the Grand Final in 2007 Menzies was the sole surviving member of the clubs last Grand Final appearance back in 1997. He started in his fourth Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm but the Manly side was unsuccessful in securing the premiership trophy.
After speculation on his retirement from rugby league, Menzies announced in October 2007 that he had re-signed with the Manly Sea Eagles for 2008 on a one-year contract, stating that he would likely retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season. [1]
Due to the Manly-Warringah joint venture with the North Sydney Bears as the Northern Eagles from 1999 to 2003, some statisticians do not list Menzies as a "one club player". However, the Manly-Warringah club acknowledges all of Steve Menzies achievements during this period as part of the Sea Eagles, arguing that he never left the club and that the joint venture was simply another ownership phase as has happened with other clubs whose records are not separated.
Menzies and his partner Suyin have a daughter, Miller.
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[edit] External links
- Steven Menzies at the State of Origin official website.
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