Steve Menzies was born on 4 December 1973, and commonly referred to by his nickname "Beaver", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his career with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
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29 Facts About Steven Menzies
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Steven Menzies played for the Bradford Bulls and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
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Steven Menzies joined the Bradford Bulls in the Super League from the 2009 season.
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Steven Menzies was a noted defender, but is best known as the most prolific try scoring forward in rugby league.
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In total, Steven Menzies has played 510 first grade, state of origin and test games, scoring 251 tries.
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Steven Menzies 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.
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Steven 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.
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Steven Menzies made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 13 1993 at Brookvale Oval.
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Steven Menzies was a member of the Manly sides which won three consecutive minor premierships between 1995 to 1997 and played in three consecutive grand finals between those years.
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Steven Menzies played for Manly-Warringah until the end of 1999 and featured in what was then Manly's last game as a stand-alone entity when they played against St George in Round 26 1999.
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Steven Menzies finished as Manly's top try scorer in 1994,1995,1996,1998 and 1999.
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Steven Menzies continued into the early 2000s playing for the Northern Eagles and finished as the club's top try scorer in 2002.
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In 2004 Steve Steven 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.
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Since then Steven Menzies has gone on to amass a tally of 180 tries in 349 games, both club records at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
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When Manly reached the Grand Final in 2007 Steven Menzies was the sole surviving member of the club's last Grand Final appearance back in 1997.
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Steven Menzies started in his fourth Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm but the Manly side was unsuccessful in securing the premiership trophy.
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Steven Menzies was one of eight Manly try-scorers on the day and completed his playing-career in Australia with 180 tries - second only to Ken Irvine but first among try-scoring forwards.
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Steven Menzies' response confirmed his and Lamb's standing among the greats:.
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Steven Menzies announced in July 2008, that he had agreed to a one-year contract with the Bradford Bulls in the Super League for the 2009 season.
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Steven Menzies stated he could only continue to play overseas as playing against the club he loves "was not an option".
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Steven Menzies extended his contract with the Bradford Bulls until the end of 2010.
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In September 2012, Steven Menzies announced yet another one-year contract extension with the Catalans Dragons.
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Steven Menzies was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.
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Steven Menzies announced his forthcoming retirement as a professional rugby league footballer on 4 July 2013.
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Steven Menzies played his last game at the KC Stadium in Hull on 13 September 2013.
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In February 2014, Steven Menzies temporarily came out of retirement to play for his old club Manly at the inaugural Auckland Nines competition.
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Steven Menzies became a commentator for Foxsports in 2014 before transitioning into a role on The Matty Johns Show in 2015.
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Steven Menzies played 11 tour games for Australia on the 1994 Kangaroo tour where he scored 9 tries.
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From 2008 until Round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Steven Menzies held the record for most tries scored at Brookvale Oval with 78 in his career.
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