Corey Bell is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with the Brisbane Bears

Brisbane Bears

The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

One of the smallest footballers to play in the AFL, Bell was a rover for Southport when he was called up by Brisbane midway through the 1991 season

1991 AFL season

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. Bell had 16 disposals on debut, against Richmond

Richmond Football Club

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 at Carrara

Carrara Stadium

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, but appeared in just seven more games for the Bears. He was also a member of the reserves premiership winning team that season.

Bell continued to be involved in football after his playing career ended, as a development manager with AFL Queensland

AFL Queensland

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.

In 2009 he joined the Gold Coast Football Club in the role Community Development Officer.