Phil Bailey

Referee Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 25th May, 1980
Current Age
43 years and 330 days
Place Of Birth
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Chris Bailey

Biography

Inverell centre/forward and Junior Kangaroo joined Cronulla in 2002 after three injury-plagued seasons on the northern peninsula. In 2003 the second row forward shifted to the centres – a move which saw him gain State of Origin and Test selection. Following NSW’s series win Bailey made his Test debut against NZ as an interchange player in the 30-16 loss at North Harbour in October. On the Kangaroo Tour that year Bailey appeared in three matches, including the First Test of the Ashes series against Great Britain. A fractured eye socket after an accidental clash with team-mate Michael Crocker in the 22-18 Test win at Wigan prematurely ended his tour. A return to the second row at Cronulla in 2004 did not pay dividends and Bailey was overlooked for rep duty during the Shark’s inconsistent season under new coach Stuart Raper. In 2006 he signed with English Super League club Wigan.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Referee Career Statistics

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Your Say

  • Alf
    13/02/2023

    Top player especially in the 2003 season !
    Tall , strong and skilful player , with deceptive pace over 50 m
    Should’ve played a lot more representative footy , was a proper utility able to play most positions on the field well but second row and centre were his best

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

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual