2009 In Round 9 of the
2009 NRL season, Beale made his NRL debut for the
Brisbane Broncos against the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles as a last minute replacement for
Karmichael Hunt at fullback in the Broncos 22–20 loss at
Suncorp Stadium. This was Beale's only match for the
Brisbane Broncos in the
2009 NRL season.
2010 In Round 9 against the
Melbourne Storm at the club's first match at their new home ground
AAMI Park, Beale scored his first NRL career try off the interchange bench in the Broncos upset 36–14 win. Beale finished the
Brisbane Broncos 2010 NRL season with him playing in 10 matches and scoring 2 tries. In October 2010, Beale played for the
Junior Kangaroos.
2011 In May 2011, Beale switched his eligibility allegiance to New Zealand. Beale was named in the
New Zealand Kiwis 19th-man Squad to play
Australia in the annual ANZAC Test match at
Gold Coast's
Cbus Super Stadium, however did not play in the match. In the Semi Finals match against the
St George Illawarra Dragons at
Suncorp Stadium, Beale accidentally kneed retiring Broncos legend
Darren Lockyer in the cheek while catching a high ball near the end of the match, Lockyer later kicked the winning field goal in golden extra time to win the Broncos the match 13–12. This resulted in Lockyer's last Broncos match after he missed the Broncos 26–14 preliminary Final loss to the
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at
SFS. Beale finished the
Brisbane Broncos 2011 NRL season with him playing in all of the Broncos 27 matches and scoring 10 tries. Beale was named in the
New Zealand Kiwis Squad to play in the Four Nations Tournament in the UK. Beale made his international debut for
New Zealand against
Australia at
Hunter Stadium on 28 October 2011 playing as . Beale played in all of the Kiwis 3 matches in the tournament scoring two tries against
Wales in the
Kiwis 36–0 win at
Wembley Stadium.
2012 On 3 April 2012, Beale signed a 3-year contract with the
St George Illawarra Dragons, starting from the
2013 NRL season. Beale finished his last year with the
Brisbane Broncos in the
2012 NRL season with him playing in all of the Broncos 25 matches and scoring 8 tries. On 13 October 2012, Beale was selected to play on the left wing for
New Zealand in the October test against
Australia at Townsville's
1300SMILES Stadium in Queensland. Beale scored a try in the left corner in New Zealand's 18–10 loss.
2013 In Round 1 of the
2013 NRL season against the
Melbourne Storm at
AAMI Park, Beale made his club debut for the
St George Illawarra Dragons at in the Dragons 30–10 loss. In Round 5 against the
Newcastle Knights at
Jubilee Oval, Beale suffered a season ending knee injury in the Dragons 19–16 win. Beale finished his first year with the
St George Illawarra Dragons in the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 5 matches.
2014 In Round 1 against the
Wests Tigers at
ANZ Stadium, Beale scored his first club try for Dragons in the 44–24 win. On 2 May 2014, Beale was selected to play for
New Zealand at in the 2014 ANZAC Test match against
Australia in the Kiwis 30–18 loss at
SFS. Beale finished off the
2014 NRL season with him playing in all of the Dragons 24 matches and scoring 11 tries. On 7 October 2014, Beale was selected in the
New Zealand national rugby league team final 24-man squad for the
2014 Four Nations. Beale only played in 1 match in the tournament which was in the Kiwis 30–12 victory against
Australia at
Suncorp Stadium. On 19 November 2014, Beale signed a three-year deal with the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, starting from 2015.
2015 On 23 January 2015, Beale was named in Cronulla-Sutherland's
2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad. In Round 1 of the
2015 NRL season, Beale made his club debut for the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the
Canberra Raiders at centre in the Sharks 24–20 loss at
Shark Park. In Round 8 against the
Penrith Panthers, Beale played his 100th NRL career match in the 26–18 loss at
Penrith Stadium. In Round 22 against the
North Queensland Cowboys, Beale scored his first club try for the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharksin the 30–18 win at
Shark Park. Beale finished his first year at Cronulla-Sutherland with him playing in all 26 matches and scoring two tries.
2016 On 29 January, Beale was named in the Cronulla club's 2016 Auckland Nines squad. On 1 April 2016, there were rumours that Beale was going make a shift to the
Melbourne Storm early into the season but Cronulla-Sutherland were not keen on granting an early release. On 6 May 2016, Beale played for the
New Zealand national rugby league team against
Australia, playing at centre in the 16–0 loss at
Hunter Stadium. As the Sharks progressed in the finals, Beale was shifted from centre to the interchange bench to act as the Sharks main interchange utility. On 2 October 2016, in Cronulla-Sutherland's
2016 NRL Grand Final against the
Melbourne Storm, Beale played off the interchange bench in Cronulla's historic 14–12 win, ending the drought of their first ever premiership win in their 49 years in the NRL at
ANZ Stadium. Beale finished the Sharks successful
2016 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring five tries. On 4 October 2016, Beale was selected in the
New Zealand national rugby league team final 24-man squad for the
2016 Four Nations. Beale played in 2 matches in the tournament and scored 2 tries which were scored in the Kiwis shock 18–18 all draw against
Scotland at
Derwent Park.
2017 In February 2017, Beale was selected in the Sharks
2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad. On 10 February 2017, Beale played for the
World All Stars against the
Indigenous All Stars in the
2017 All Stars match, starting at centre in the 34–8 loss at
Hunter Stadium. In Round 14 against the
Melbourne Storm, Beale played his 150th NRL match in the 18–13 loss at
Shark Park. On 8 September 2017, Beale signed a 3-year deal with the
New Zealand Warriors, starting in 2018. Beale finished his last year with the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 7 tries in the
2017 NRL season. On 5 October 2017, Beale was named in the 24-man New Zealand Kiwis squad for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup. In the Kiwis first pool match against
Samoa, Beale suffered a broken leg during the second half of the Kiwis 38–8 win at
Mt Smart Stadium, unfortunately ending his tournament early and to miss the early rounds of the 2018 season.
2018 - 2020 In 2018, Beale signed a three-year deal with the
New Zealand Warriors. Beale made 13 appearances for New Zealand in the
2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011. Beale played in the club's elimination final loss to
Penrith. In 2019, Beale played twelve games for New Zealand in the
2019 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals. Beale was limited to only seven appearances for New Zealand in the
2020 NRL season as the club once again missed out on the finals. At the end of the season he announced his retirement.
2021 Beale played for the
Brisbane Tigers in 2021 in the Queensland's Intrust Super Cup. On 18 May,
St. George Illawarra announced that the club had signed Beale for the remainder of the season. The announcement came eight months after Beale announced his retirement from the NRL. Beale made his return to
St. George Illawarra in round 12 of the
2021 NRL season against the
Wests Tigers where the club lost 34–18. == Statistics ==