Zac Bailey

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Zac Bailey
Zac Bailey 2018.4.jpg
Bailey in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Zachary Karl Bailey
Date of birth (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory
Original team(s) Southern Districts (NTFL) /
Norwood (SANFL)
Draft No. 15, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2018, Brisbane Lions  vs. Richmond, at MCG
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 33
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 140 (143)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Zachary Karl Bailey [1] (born 23 September 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with their second selection and fifteenth overall in the 2017 national draft. [2]

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Early life

Bailey grew up in Darwin, Northern Territory. He moved to Adelaide, South Australia, in 2016 to attend Prince Alfred College. While in Adelaide, he played for Norwood Football Club in the SANFL. [2] [3]

AFL career

Bailey made his AFL debut in the ninety-three point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round four of the 2018 season. [4] In round two of 2021, Bailey tackled Geelong's Mark Blicavs in last few seconds of Brisbane's game at GMHBA Stadium that was controversially not paid holding the ball to Bailey. The following week, he kicked the match-winning goal after the siren against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium. [5]

Bailey was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans. [6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [7]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Brisbane Lions 331264768616236280.50.36.37.213.53.02.30
2019 Brisbane Lions 3315551067418038290.30.37.14.912.02.51.90
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Brisbane Lions 33191391668925576470.70.58.74.713.44.02.51
2021 Brisbane Lions 3324311827316744077681.30.811.47.018.33.22.84
2022 Brisbane Lions 3324371827114141296521.50.711.25.817.14.02.15
Career94925489255714493232240.90.59.45.915.43.42.310

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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References

  1. "PAC Chronicle 2017" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hislop, Jack (26 November 2017). "AFL draft: NT talent Zac Bailey excited to be recruited by Brisbane Lions". Northern Territory News . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "AFL draft: NT's Zac Bailey drafted at pick 15 by Brisbane Lions". Northern Territory News . News Corp Australia. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. Fielding, Josie (12 April 2018). "Team Announcement: Round 4". Saints.com.au. Telstra Media . Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. "FOOTY POETRY: Lions beat Pies as Zac Bailey wins it after the siren, a week after being robbed of the chance". Fox Sports. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. 28 September 2024.
  7. "Zac Bailey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2022.