Marcus Bai

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 14th October, 1972
Current Age
51 years and 157 days
Place Of Birth
Ulamona, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Winger Of The Year
1998

Biography

Papua New Guinea (1995 World Cup) and former Gold Coast winger joined Melbourne following the demise of the Chargers at the end of 1997. Bai, who played for his country in the 1995 World Cup before earning a contract with Hull, quickly gained the respect of the newly converted Melbourne fans. His darting runs, and an ability to act as an extra forward saw him finish the Storm’s debut season as one of the finds of the 1998 season. After starring in Melbourne’s premiership-winning season in 1999, Bai was injured when he severed a tendon in his arm - the result of his collision with sideline advertising at Melbourne’s Olympic Stadium. Representing Papua New Guinea in the 2000 World Cup, he maintained his position as the Storm’s leading try-scorer before returning to England at the end of 2003 (his club record has since been bettered by Matt Geyer). Bai was a member of the Leeds team that won the English Super League Grand Final in 2004, and the team that defeated the Bulldogs 39-32 in the World Club Challenge, but transferred to Bradford in 2006 before announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.

Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Cup 6 2 -   - 8 3 2 1 50.00% List
UK Second Division 8 2 -   - 8 6 2 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches Papua New Guinea 3 - -   - - 0 3 0 0.00% List
Test Series 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NRL 162 75 1   - 302 87 72 3 53.70% List
NRL Finals 12 5 -   - 20 6 6 0 50.00% List
World Club Challenge 3 3 -   - 12 3 0 0 100.00% List
Super League 81 51 -   - 204 60 18 3 74.07% List
Challenge Cup 6 4 -   - 16 4 2 0 66.67% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1995-96, 2000-01, 2007 12 2 -   - 8 3 8 1 25.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Rest Of The World 1997 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1995, 2000 6 2 -   - 8 3 2 1 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Gold Coast ARL 1997 18 5 -   - 20 8 9 1 44.44% List
Melbourne NRL 1998 27 14 -   - 56 18 8 1 66.67% List
Melbourne NRL 1999 28 12 -   - 48 19 9 0 67.86% List
Melbourne NRL 2000 18 13 -   - 52 9 9 0 50.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2001 21 11 -   - 44 8 13 0 38.10% List
Melbourne NRL 2002 24 9 -   - 36 9 14 1 37.50% List
Melbourne NRL 2003 26 11 1 / 1 100.00% - 46 16 10 0 61.54% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Gold Coast 1997 18 5 -   - 20 8 9 1 44.44% List
Melbourne 1998-03 144 70 1 / 1 100.00% - 282 79 63 2 54.86% List
Overall1997-2003 162 75 1 / 1 100.00% 0 302 87 72 3 53.70% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull 1996 8 2 -   - 8 6 2 0 75.00% List
Leeds 2004 30 26 -   - 104 24 4 2 80.00% List
Leeds 2005 33 19 -   - 76 25 8 0 75.76% List
Bradford 2006 26 12 -   - 48 17 8 1 65.38% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 1996 8 2 -   - 8 6 2 0 75.00% List
Leeds 2004-05 63 45 -   - 180 49 12 2 77.78% List
Bradford 2006 26 12 -   - 48 17 8 1 65.38% List
Overall1996-2006 97 59 0   0 236 72 22 3 74.23% List

Your Say

  • Steven
    09/02/2012

    He is by-far the best ever local talent from Papua New Guinea to have played in the English Super League and the National Rugby League in Australia. He is also one of the few Rugby League players to have won a premiership in two of the toughest league competitions in the world.

  • Asher Liuliu
    24/08/2018

    He assisted the PNG Kumuls in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in 2017 in which they defeated Wales 50-6

  • Sheila
    20/09/2020

    Still my all time favourite Stormy. Hope life is treating you well.

  • Want to have your say about this player? Add a comment.

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Cymru RL, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997