Bailey came to St George Dragons from Inverell, New South Wales, in 1973 and made first grade in 1975.
He was a member of the St. George team that won the Under 23s grand final in 1974 and made it into first grade the following year. He played in the devastating 1975 Grand Final loss to Eastern Suburbs but returned in 1977 to play in the 1977 Grand Final victory over Parramatta Eels, scoring a penalty try in the last minutes of the match.
Coaching career
He retired after the grand final and went on to coach Western Suburbs between 1988 and 1990 after having coached the lower grades at the St. George Dragons. Bailey's time as Western Suburbs coach was not a successful one and the club finished last in 1988. Bailey's final 2 seasons at the club saw Wests finish 14th and 13th on the table.[2]
References
^"John Bailey - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN1875169571
john, bailey, rugby, league, john, bailey, born, 1954, australian, former, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1970s, john, baileypersonal, informationfull, namejohn, baileyborn1954, inverell, south, wales, australiaplaying, informationheight5, weight12, positi. John Bailey born 1954 is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s John BaileyPersonal informationFull nameJohn BaileyBorn1954 age 68 69 Inverell New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationHeight5 ft 7 in 170 cm Weight12 st 0 lb 76 kg PositionFive eighthClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1975 77 St George 38 4 0 0 12Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 1976 St George 1 0 0 1 01988 90 Western Suburbs 51 15 2 34 29Total 52 15 2 35 29Source 1 Playing career EditBailey came to St George Dragons from Inverell New South Wales in 1973 and made first grade in 1975 He was a member of the St George team that won the Under 23s grand final in 1974 and made it into first grade the following year He played in the devastating 1975 Grand Final loss to Eastern Suburbs but returned in 1977 to play in the 1977 Grand Final victory over Parramatta Eels scoring a penalty try in the last minutes of the match Coaching career EditHe retired after the grand final and went on to coach Western Suburbs between 1988 and 1990 after having coached the lower grades at the St George Dragons Bailey s time as Western Suburbs coach was not a successful one and the club finished last in 1988 Bailey s final 2 seasons at the club saw Wests finish 14th and 13th on the table 2 References Edit John Bailey Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugbyleagueproject org Alan Whiticker Glen Hudson Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 1995 ISBN 1875169571 Sporting positionsPreceded byLaurie Freier1988 Coach Western Suburbs1988 1990 Succeeded byWarren Ryan1991 1994Preceded byGraeme Langlands1972 1976 Coach interim St George1976 Succeeded byHarry Bath1977 1981 This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bailey rugby league amp oldid 1129224501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
