He played for Eastern Suburbs, Newtown and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Bandiera was selected to play from the bench in the grand final as Eastern Suburbs won their first premiership in 29 years defeated Canterbury 19-4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In 1975, Eastern Suburbs went on to claim the 1975 minor premiership and reach the 1975 NSWRL grand final against St George.
Easts went on to win their second straight premiership defeating St George 38-0 at the Sydney Cricket Ground but Bandiera unfortunately missed out on selection to play in the game.
In the early 1990s, Bandiera became general manager at the Gold Coast Seagulls but resigned at the end of 1993 due to a falling out with captain-coach Wally Lewis.