Steve Menzies

Steve Menzies

Menzies playing for the Sea Eagles in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Steven Menzies
Nickname	Beaver
Born	(1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 43) Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–99 Manly Sea Eagles 150 104 0 0 416 2000–02 Northern Eagles 69 29 0 0 116 2003–08 Manly Sea Eagles 130 47 1 0 186 2009–10 Bradford Bulls 57 27 1 0 110 2011–13 Catalans Dragons 71 31 0 0 124 Total 477 238 2 0 952 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–05 City Origin 8 2 0 0 8 1995–06 New South Wales 20 4 0 0 16 1995–06 Australia 13 9 0 0 36 2012–13 Exiles 2 0 0 0 0
As of 13 September 2013 Source: Rugby League Project

Steven "Steve" Menzies (born 4 December 1973 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer best known for his career with the Manly Sea Eagles. Menzies has spent the majority of his playing career in the back row but in recent years he has played in the centres, at five-eighth and as a utility player off the bench.

He joined the Bradford Bulls in the European Super League from the 2009 season.

Universally known as "Beaver", Menzies is a noted defender, but is best known as the most prolific try scoring forward in rugby league. His total of 180 tries is second in Australian first grade rugby league, behind former North Sydney and Manly player Ken Irvine, who scored 212 tries.

He is well known for wearing headgear during games, having done so throughout his entire career, as well as his loyalty to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Menzies is the grandson of Manly-Warringah pioneer Mackie Campbell who had played in the centres in Manly's first ever game in 1947 against Western Suburbs at Manly's long time home ground Brookvale Oval. While attending Narrabeen High School, Menzies played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1992. His junior club was Harbord United. As a teenager he turned down an offer of $5,000 from Manly's local rivals the North Sydney Bears to later sign with Manly for $9,000 in 1993.