| Bret Bailey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bret Bailey | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1964 | ||
| Original team(s) | St Peters, East Bentleigh | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1984–1989 | Melbourne | 80 (39) | |
| 1990 | Geelong | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 81 (39) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bret Bailey (born 22 January 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Geelong in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). It is named after and based in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, are a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of Australian rules football in Australia. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with three in the AFL era. The Cats have also won nine McClelland Trophies, a record shared with Essendon.
A utility player, Bailey was recruited to Melbourne from St Peters. [1] He played in Melbourne's 1983 Under-19s premiership and was a member of another premiership team the following year, in the reserves. [2]
Bailey had his best year at the club in 1987. He kicked the winning goal in the Panasonic Cup final and was the only Melbourne player to appear in all 25 league games that they played, which included three finals. [3] His 486 disposals for the season was second only to Greg Healy at the club and he also kicked 20 goals. [3]
Greg Healy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. His brother Gerard was a Brownlow Medallist.
In 1990 he made his way to Geelong, via the pre-season draft, but would only make one appearance for his new club. [4]
Bailey was a dual premiership player at Sandringham, in 1992 and 1994.
The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne which was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was formerly called the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
