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Mick Vella to hang up his boots
Sat September 3, 2011
Hull KR captain Mick Vella has confirmed that he will end his playing career at the end of the season.

The 33-year-old prop forward's decision brings to an end an illustrious 13-year career that saw him chalk up 159 appearances for Parramatta and 113 for Rovers, in addition to winning eight caps for the Kangaroos.

"It was a tough decision for me to make," Vella told the Hull Daily Mail. "The decision was made for me because I've not been offered a new contract, even though I had planned to play another year.

"I felt my body was good enough to play another year but I'm not 25 any more and teams aren't willing to take a gamble on me."

Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell paid tribute to the departing Vella, describing him as "a modern-day legend of the club".

"He was one of the very first big names to join us in Super League from overseas and in his five years with the club he has been a fantastic leader on the pitch and a tremendous ambassador for the club off it," said Hudgell.

"He can look back on his career with immense pride and I'm certain every single Hull KR fan will acknowledge the massive contribution he has made during his time at Craven Park.

"Everyone at the club wishes him well for his future after rugby and I'm sure he will get a rousing send-off in the final home game of the season against Castleford."

Vella extends his stay at Rovers
Thu May 22, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: http://www.hullkr.co.uk

Hull Kingston Rovers first team captain Mick Vella has extended his contract for a further two years, keeping him at Rovers until the end of the 2011 Super League season.

Vella who originally signed a three year deal from NRL side Parramatta Eels in 2007, and would have been at the club until the end of 2009, has today extended his stay by committing to the club for a further two years.

Arguably in the prime of his career Vella has a presence on the field that demands respect, consistently performing each week the reliable prop forward has a hugely positive influence on the whole team via his role as club captain.

A key figure in Hull KR's plans for the future Head Coach Justin Morgan is delighted that he has extended his stay. "It's great news that Mick has committed to the club until the end of 2011. Mick has firmly established himself in the side since arriving at Craven Park, he capped a string of magnificent performances by collecting the club's Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year at the end of 2007, which shows the character that he possesses," Morgan stated.

Handed the captaincy of the club earlier this year Vella has relished the opportunity to lead the side both on and off the field and commented: "We have a fantastic set of players that work well together at the club, I feel at home here and thoroughly enjoy playing for Hull Kingston Rovers. I'm looking forward to spending the coming years alongside some great players and coaching staff."

News Source: http://www.hullkr.co.uk

Sat November 17, 2007

Vella named Hull KR Captain

Thu November 2, 2006

MRLA Press Release: Vella goes to England

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2011 engage English Super League

Hull KR 
23 games; 2 tries, 8 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 11] W 34-22 v Hull FC. [PR] 
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 11] L 22-24 v Warrington (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 11] L 18-31 v Catalans (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 11] L 14-27 v Castleford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 11] W 38-28 v Leeds (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] L 16-28 v Wigan (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] L 18-36 v Hull FC (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] W 37-24 v Harlequins (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 13 [01 May 11] L 24-26 v Wakefield (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 14 [15 May 11] W 46-18 v Bradford (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 15 [30 May 11] L 6-40 v Wigan (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 11] W 17-10 v Hull FC (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] L 14-44 v Leeds (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 11] L 16-46 v Warrington (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] W 34-0 v Harlequins (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 11] W 70-14 v Wakefield (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] W 38-10 v Crusaders (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 22 [17 Jul 11] W 21-8 v Salford City (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 23 [30 Jul 11] L 26-46 v Huddersfield (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 11] W 34-8 v Bradford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 11] W 24-22 v St Helens (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] W 30-28 v Catalans (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 11] W 26-24 v Castleford (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2010 engage English Super League

Hull KR 
26 games; [View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] W 30-12 v Salford City (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 10] L 6-32 v Wigan (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 3 [21 Feb 10] L 0-30 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 4 [27 Feb 10] W 24-20 v Castleford (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 10] W 28-24 v St Helens (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] L 18-31 v Wakefield (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 17-10 v Leeds (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 8 [27 Mar 10] L 10-16 v Les Catalans (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 14-18 v Hull FC (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 52-12 v Harlequins (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] W 36-16 v Warrington (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] L 4-40 v Bradford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] L 0-54 v St Helens. [LK] 
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] W 54-10 v Crusaders (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 15 [21 May 10] L 12-68 v St Helens (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] W 24-6 v Catalans (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 10] L 16-35 v Warrington (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 42-6 v Harlequins (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 10] D 16-16 v Huddersfield (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] W 46-14 v Wakefield (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 10] W 25-6 v Leeds (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 25 [15 Aug 10] W 44-18 v Salford City (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 10] L 18-38 v Wigan (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] L 24-30 v Crusaders (A). [PR] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 10] W 21-4 v Hull FC (A). [PR] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [17 Sep 10] L 18-42 v Wigan (A). [PR] 
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2009 engage English Super League

Hull KR 
17 games; 2 tries, 8 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [15 Feb 09] D 13-13 v Bradford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 32-12 v Harlequins (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] W 44-10 v Les Catalans (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] W 36-28 v Warrington. [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [20 Jun 09] W 32-18 v Celtic (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 18 [28 Jun 09] L 28-36 v Wigan (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [04 Jul 09] L 12-23 v Les Catalans (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 20 [12 Jul 09] W 32-12 v Bradford (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 14-24 v Leeds (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 24-18 v Hull FC (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 09] W 46-28 v Castleford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] W 26-10 v St Helens (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 14-10 v Salford City (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 40-16 v Warrington (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 27 [12 Sep 09] L 10-24 v Wakefield (A). [PR] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [18 Sep 09] L 8-44 v Leeds (A). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [26 Sep 09] L 16-30 v Wigan (H). [PR] 
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2008 engage English Super League

Hull KR 
27 games; 8 tries, 32 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] W 24-22 v St Helens (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 2 [16 Feb 08] W 24-20 v Les Catalans (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 08] L 28-29 v Warrington (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 4 [02 Feb 08] L 12-20 v Leeds (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 08] L 20-22 v Wakefield (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [15 Mar 08] W 20-4 v Castleford (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 11-10 v Hull FC (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 12-18 v Wigan (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 08] D 24-24 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] L 16-35 v Harlequins (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 11 [13 Apr 08] W 20-18 v Bradford (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] L 22-36 v Leeds (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 22-17 v Hull FC. [PR] 
[View] Round 14 [18 May 08] L 16-50 v Huddersfield (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 22-8 v Harlequins (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] L 10-52 v St Helens (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 08] L 20-38 v Warrington (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 18 [21 Jun 08] L 18-26 v Wakefield (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] L 20-40 v Bradford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 20 [06 Jul 08] L 10-18 v Castleford (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [13 Jul 08] W 39-22 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 22 [20 Jul 08] L 18-44 v Hull FC (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 23 [01 Aug 08] W 30-16 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [10 Aug 08] L 16-40 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 36-34 v Warrington (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 26 [25 Aug 08] L 18-42 v Bradford (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 27 [07 Sep 08] W 36-8 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2007 engage English Super League

Hull KR 
22 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [10 Feb 07] W 14-9 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 07] W 17-10 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] L 10-26 v Harlequins (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 07] W 26-16 v Wigan (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 07] W 22-20 v Leeds (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 07] L 12-30 v Warrington (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] L 14-42 v St Helens (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] L 20-34 v Les Catalans (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] L 14-22 v Hull FC (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] L 22-52 v Bradford (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 07] L 24-28 v Salford City (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] L 16-28 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] W 12-10 v Wigan (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 07] L 15-30 v Wakefield (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] L 0-40 v St Helens (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 18 [30 Jun 07] L 18-32 v Harlequins (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 22 [03 Aug 07] W 30-24 v Salford City (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] L 10-28 v Bradford (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] L 18-34 v Leeds (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 42-6 v Hull FC (A). [PR] 
[View] Round 26 [09 Sep 07] L 24-40 v Wigan (H). [PR] 
[View] Round 27 [16 Sep 07] W 25-24 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League

Parramatta Eels 
1 tries, 4 points. 
		 
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
13 games; 2 tries, 8 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] L 6-25 v Knights (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] W 22-14 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] L 10-30 v Broncos (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] L 18-44 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] L 22-23 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] L 10-30 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] L 18-22 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [19 May 06] L 20-30 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] W 22-20 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [02 Jun 06] L 1-8 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] L 22-34 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 30-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 06] L 6-12 v Storm (A). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
14 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] W 26-16 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 50-12 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 05] W 18-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] W 32-22 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] W 50-0 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] W 28-18 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 05] L 8-12 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] W 52-16 v Souths (H). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 05] W 40-14 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] W 48-10 v Raiders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] W 28-14 v Broncos (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t (60th)
[View] Finals Week One [11 Sep 05] W 46-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Qualifying Finals [25 Sep 05] L 0-29 v Cowboys. [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
1 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] L 14-48 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
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Vella, Michael

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