Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 25th May, 1980
- Current Age
- 45 years and 308 days
- Place Of Birth
- Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 2003
- State of Origin
- 2003
- Super League
- 2010
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Chris Bailey
Biography
Inverell centre/forward and Junior Kangaroo joined Cronulla in 2002 after three injury-plagued seasons on the northern peninsula. In 2003 the second row forward shifted to the centres – a move which saw him gain State of Origin and Test selection. Following NSW’s series win Bailey made his Test debut against NZ as an interchange player in the 30-16 loss at North Harbour in October. On the Kangaroo Tour that year Bailey appeared in three matches, including the First Test of the Ashes series against Great Britain. A fractured eye socket after an accidental clash with team-mate Michael Crocker in the 22-18 Test win at Wigan prematurely ended his tour. A return to the second row at Cronulla in 2004 did not pay dividends and Bailey was overlooked for rep duty during the Shark’s inconsistent season under new coach Stuart Raper. In 2006 he signed with English Super League club Wigan.
- 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) | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | - | 127 | 33 | - | - | 132 | 59 | 67 | 1 | 46.46% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | 1 | 88 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 53 | 31 | 4 | 60.23% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 88 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 53 | 31 | 4 | 60.23% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 235 | 50 | - | - | 200 | 130 | 107 | 5 | 55.32% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2003 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW | 2003 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NRL 1999 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Northern Eagles | NRL 2001 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Sharks | NRL 2002 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NRL 2003 | 21 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NRL 2004 | 23 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 39.13% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NRL 2005 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 47.83% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NRL 2006 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47.06% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1999 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Northern Eagles | 2001 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Sharks | 2002-06 | 103 | 32 | - | - | 128 | 48 | 55 | 0 | 46.60% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1999-2006 | 127 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 59 | 67 | 1 | 46.46% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 2007 | 34 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 73.53% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 2008 | 26 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 2009 | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 2010 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 5 | 0 | 84.21% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 2007-10 | 101 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 62 | 35 | 4 | 61.39% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
13 Feb 2023 6:42pm
Top player especially in the 2003 season !
Tall , strong and skilful player , with deceptive pace over 50 m
Should’ve played a lot more representative footy , was a proper utility able to play most positions on the field well but second row and centre were his best
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