Bailey Scott

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Bailey Scott
Personal information
Full name Bailey Scott
Date of birth (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Broadbeach (QAFL)/Gold Coast Suns (NEAFL)
Draft No. 49, 2018 national draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder, Medium forward
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– North Melbourne 99 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bailey Scott (born 9 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Scott was born in Geelong. [1] His father, Robert, was a professional footballer who played for Geelong and North Melbourne between 1986 and 2000. Robert played 245 games at the highest level and was a premiership player for the Kangaroos in 1996. [2] At the age of nine, Bailey moved to Gold Coast, Queensland with his family and began playing junior football for the Broadbeach Cats. A talented junior footballer, Scott joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy at the age of 12 [3] while attending St Andrews Lutheran College. [4]

In his final year of junior football, Scott was selected to captain the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was subsequently named in the All-Australian team for his performances in the national championships. [5] In October 2018, he elected to be drafted by North Melbourne as a father-son selection, despite also having the option to join Geelong or Gold Coast. [6] The Kangaroos drafted Scott with pick 49 in the 2018 AFL draft. [7]

AFL career

Scott debuted for North Melbourne in round 1 of the 2019 AFL season. [8] He won the Round 1 AFL Rising Star nomination in his debut, with 21 disposals and two goals. [9]

Scott played his 100th game for the Kangaroos in August 2024. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Career best win for Broadbeach’s Bailey Scott
  2. ↑ "North Melbourne Premiership Teams". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Young gun's triple draft dilemma
  4. ↑ Queensland Blaze team announced
  5. ↑ Scott to become 179th Queenslander to play AFL
  6. ↑ Bailey Scott picks North
  7. ↑ Healy: Scott a “steal"
  8. ↑ Bailey Scott to make AFL debut for Kangaroos against Fremantle
  9. ↑ Collins, Ben (25 March 2019). "Riley Bonner named Round 1 AFL Rising Star after standout performance against Fremantle". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ↑ https://www.aflq.com.au/bailey-scotts-journey-to-100-afl-games/
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