Roy Bailey (Australian footballer)

Roy Bailey
Roy Bailey
Personal information
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Albany, Western Australia
Date of death	1935
Original team(s)	Lefroy (TANFL)
Career highlights
	2 time Lefroy premiership player 1907, 1912; 1 Tasmanian State Premiership 1912; 1 Lefroy Best and Fairest 1909; Tasmanian National Carnival representative 1908 (Melbourne), 1911 (Adelaide), 1914 (Sydney – Captain); 12 representative matches for Tasmania, 1908-1914; Inductee No.2 into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005;

Roy Bailey (1889 – 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Lefroy Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League between 1907-1914.

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Football career

Bailey was of Tasmanian Football's first star players and in 1907 became a regular player in the Lefroy team. In the next eight seasons, Bailey was one of the finest defenders in Tasmania.

Bailey played in 2 premierships for Lefroy in the TFL 1907, 1912 and 1 State Premiership also in 1912.[2]

Bailey would not play Football after 1914 ending his career at just 25 years old.

References

External Links

https://afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/2-roy-bailey/

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[1] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10247761

[2] ttp://pathartnett.net.au/pat_history/lefroy-football-club/