Martin Bella

Martin Bella, born on 26 March 1964 and nicknamed Munster, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Sarina, Queensland, he came through the Foley Shield competition and played for Easts Tigers in Brisbane and Halifax in England before joining the North Sydney Bears in 1986. He later played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, where he was named Dally M Prop of the Year in 1990, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the newly formed North Queensland Cowboys in 1995 and the Gold Coast Chargers, retiring after the 1997 season with 235 first grade games. He played 21 State of Origin matches for Queensland and nine Tests for Australia, and went on the 1986 and 1990 Kangaroo tours. After football he qualified as a physiotherapist and became a Mackay Regional councillor.