George Allan Bailey (5 July 1919 – 30 June 1998) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1940s. He also played with

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

in the

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(WANFL). Bailey was a defender and had two stints with Carlton, the first started in 1941 when he came over from Perth on a war permit. He did not play in 1943 and 1944 due to wartime commitments and he returned to Perth in 1945 and won a

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that season. The following year he did not play any football as he was awaiting a clearance back to Carlton and when he got it he joined Carlton in time for the 1947 season. He played in the

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in the

1947 VFL Grand Final The 1947 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 1947. It was the 49th annual Grand Final of the Vic ...

and ended up in the premiership team with his side downing

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by one point. He spent the final years of his career at Perth, including a stint as coach, to finish with a total of 110 games for the club and is a member of their official 'Team of the Century'.

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* * 1919 births 1998 deaths Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Perth Football Club players Sandover Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Perth Football Club coaches One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1919-stub