George Bayliss (30 March 1895 – 2 July 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Victorian Football Association (VFA) over three decades.
| George Bayliss | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 1935 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Royal Park, Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Balmain Church of Christ | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 74.5 kg (164 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–23 | Richmond | 89 (217) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 9 (18) | |
| Total | 98 (235) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editHe played for the Richmond Football Club in 1914 and then again from 1916 to 1923 (inclusive).[1]
He then played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1924 then in the VFL in 1925.
He played one game for Camberwell Football Club, in Round 6, 1930.
Death
editHe died at the Victorian Benevolent Home, at Royal Park, Melbourne, on 2 July 1935.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ George Bayliss as Kick Second only to MacNamara, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Thursday, 4 July 1935), p.3.
- ^ "Former Player's Death". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 July 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 8 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
References
edit- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links
edit- George Bayliss's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George Bayliss at AustralianFootball.com
- George A. Bayliss, at The VFA Project.
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