Laurie Bellotti 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 West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

An Indigenous Australia, Bellotti was a utility player who hailed had excelled at basketball back home in Carnarvon. He was a member of the Claremont Colts premiership side of 1996 and played a full season for the seniors in 1998.

Bellotti played 15 games for the Eagles in 1999, as a rookie, but was promoted from the rookie list after the season ended. He appeared in only nine more games in the AFL and finished his career at West Perth

West Perth Football Club

The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...

.