Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 14th October, 1972
- Current Age
- 53 years and 165 days
- Place Of Birth
- Ulamona, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NRL Premiership
- 1999
- Super League
- 2004
- World Club Challenge
- 2000, 2005, 2006
Known Family Links
- Son
- Cooper Bai
Biography
Papua New Guinea (1995 World Cup) and former Gold Coast winger joined Melbourne following the demise of the Chargers at the end of 1997. Bai, who played for his country in the 1995 World Cup before earning a contract with Hull, quickly gained the respect of the newly converted Melbourne fans. His darting runs, and an ability to act as an extra forward saw him finish the Storm’s debut season as one of the finds of the 1998 season. After starring in Melbourne’s premiership-winning season in 1999, Bai was injured when he severed a tendon in his arm - the result of his collision with sideline advertising at Melbourne’s Olympic Stadium. Representing Papua New Guinea in the 2000 World Cup, he maintained his position as the Storm’s leading try-scorer before returning to England at the end of 2003 (his club record has since been bettered by Matt Geyer). Bai was a member of the Leeds team that won the English Super League Grand Final in 2004, and the team that defeated the Bulldogs 39-32 in the World Club Challenge, but transferred to Bradford in 2006 before announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Papua New Guinea | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| ARL/NRL Premiership | 1 | 162 | 75 | 1 | - | 302 | 87 | 72 | 3 | 53.70% | List | ||||
| ARL/NRL Finals | - | 12 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | 1 | 81 | 51 | - | - | 204 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 74.07% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 81 | 51 | - | - | 204 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 74.07% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 266 | 137 | 1 | - | 550 | 167 | 114 | 8 | 62.78% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1995-96, 1998, 2000-01, 2007 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30.77% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Rest Of The World | 1997 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1995, 2000 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Gold Coast | ARL 1997 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 1998 | 27 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 1999 | 28 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 67.86% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 2000 | 18 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 2001 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 2002 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 2003 | 26 | 11 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 46 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 61.54% | List | |
ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Gold Coast | 1997 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Melbourne | 1998-03 | 144 | 70 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 282 | 79 | 63 | 2 | 54.86% | List | |
| Overall | 1997-2003 | 162 | 75 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | 0 | 302 | 87 | 72 | 3 | 53.70% | List | |
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull | 1996 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 2004 | 30 | 26 | - | - | 104 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 86.67% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 2005 | 33 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2006 | 26 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 80.77% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull | 1996 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 2004-05 | 63 | 45 | - | - | 180 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 2006 | 26 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 65.38% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1996-2006 | 97 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 72 | 22 | 3 | 74.23% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
Your Say
09/02/2012
He is by-far the best ever local talent from Papua New Guinea to have played in the English Super League and the National Rugby League in Australia. He is also one of the few Rugby League players to have won a premiership in two of the toughest league competitions in the world.
24/08/2018
He assisted the PNG Kumuls in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in 2017 in which they defeated Wales 50-6
20/09/2020
Still my all time favourite Stormy. Hope life is treating you well.
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