Roy Bailey (Australian footballer)

For other people named Roy Bailey, see Roy Bailey (disambiguation).

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

Roy Bailey
Personal information
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Albany, Western Australia
Date of death	1935 (aged 45–46)
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

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.

Bailey would not play football after 1914, ending his career aged 25.

External links

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