Roy Bailey (1889–1935) was an

Australian rules 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 ...

footballer who played for the

Lefroy Football Club Lefroy Football Club were an Australian rules football club which competed in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL/TANFL). They were known as ''The Blues'' and played their home games at North Hobart Oval as well as the Tasmanian Cricket Associat ...

in the

Tasmanian Football League The Tasmanian State League (TSL), colloquially known as the "Tasmanian Football League (TFL)" (formerly known as the "Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL)" and several other short-term names) is the highest ranked Australian ru ...

between 1907–1914.

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.

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* https://afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/2-roy-bailey/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Roy 1889 births 1935 deaths Lefroy Football Club players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australian rules footballers from Western Australia