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John Bailey

Coaching Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 18th May, 1953
Current Age
73 years and 22 days
Place Of Birth
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NSW Reserve Grade
1985

Biography

Chunky five-eighth came to St George juniors from Inverell in 1973 after missing out on being graded by Newtown. Bailey was a member of the Dragons' Under 23's team which won the premiership in 1974 but his major claim to fame was that he was awarded a penalty try in the club's grand final replay win against Parramatta in 1977. Bailey later stepped in as coach of Wests following the sacking of Laurie Freier in 1988 but was replaced by Warren Ryan in 1991.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Matches W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 50 15 33 2 30.00% List
Midweek Cup - 1 - 1 - 0.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 3 2 1 - 66.67% List
Other   Comp Wins Matches W L D Win%  
NSW Reserve Grade 1 90 50 38 2 55.56% List
Overall   Comp Wins Matches W L D Win%  
First Class  51 15 34 2 29.41% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Games W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   62 4 - 33.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   227 14 1 31.82% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   226 15 1 27.27% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1988-90   50 15 33 2 30.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Games W L D Win%  
St George (R)St George (R) 19851985 NSWRL Reserve Grade   2621 4 1 80.77% List
St George (R)St George (R) 19861986 NSWRL Reserve Grade   2411 13 - 45.83% List
St George (R)St George (R) 19871987 NSWRL Reserve Grade   2412 11 1 50.00% List
Wests (R)Wests (R) 19881988 NSWRL Reserve Grade   166 10 - 37.50% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win%  
St George (R) 1985-87   74 44 28 2 59.46% List
Wests (R) 1988   16 6 10 - 37.50% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    27 Jul 2014 8:49pm

    He was a champion player a real St George legend also coach two winning grade competition

  • Dave Frawley
    8 Feb 2022 6:45pm

    Coached me at Marxist brothers kogarah nice bloke

  • Brian
    7 Dec 2023 11:41am

    Very tough player who stared for St George in the defeat by East in 1975 only player who had a go that day and finished it off in the 1977 replay grand final left St George after the 1979 season to player coach West Tamworth won the three grades in 1981-returned to St George in 1982 under Roy Masters and won two lower grand finals as coach -then went to western Suburbs at Cambeltown

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Contributions: Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Derek Farrar, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club