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Marcus Bai

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Playing 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
Saturday, 14th October, 1972
Current Age
53 years and 240 days
Place Of Birth
Ulamona, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Known Family Links

Son
Cooper Bai

Competitions Won

NRL Premiership
1999
Super League
2004
World Club Challenge
2000, 2005, 2006

Honours & Awards

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

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 10 3 13 4-4 -     - - 16 - - - 4 8 1 30.77% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
World Cup - 4 2 6 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches Papua New GuineaPNG - 3 1 4 --- -     - - - - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ARL/NRL Premiership 1 162 - 162 75-75 1 / 1 100.00% - - 302 - - - 87 72 3 53.70% List
NRL Finals - 12 - 12 5-5 -     - - 20 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League 1 81 - 81 51-51 -     - - 204 - - - 60 18 3 74.07% List
Challenge Cup - 6 - 6 4-4 -     - - 16 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Super League Finals - 8 - 8 3-3 -     - - 12 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
World Club Challenge 3 3 - 3 3-3 -     - - 12 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division 1 81 - 81 51-51 -     - - 204 - - - 60 18 3 74.07% List
UK Second Division - 7 1 8 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  269 5 274 139-139 1 / 1 100.00% - - 558 - - - 164 103 7 59.85% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Papua New Guinea 1995-96, 1998, 2000-01, 2007   10 3 13 4-4 -     - - 16 - - - 4 8 1 30.77% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Rest Of The World 1997   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Papua New Guinea 1995, 2000   4 2 6 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Gold CoastGold Coast 19971997 ARL Optus Cup   18 - 185-5 -     - - 20 - - - 8 9 1 44.44% List
MelbourneMelbourne 19981998 NRL Premiership   27 - 2714-14 -     - - 56 - - - 18 8 1 66.67% List
MelbourneMelbourne 19991999 NRL Premiership   28 - 2812-12 -     - - 48 - - - 19 9 - 67.86% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   18 - 1813-13 -     - - 52 - - - 9 9 - 50.00% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 - 2111-11 -     - - 44 - - - 8 13 - 38.10% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership   24 - 249-9 -     - - 36 - - - 9 14 1 37.50% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership   26 - 2611-11 1 / 1 100.00% - - 46 - - - 16 10 - 61.54% List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Gold Coast 1997   18 - 18 5-5 -     - - 20 - - - 8 9 1 44.44% List
Melbourne 1998-03   144 - 144 70-70 1 / 1 100.00% - - 282 - - - 79 63 2 54.86% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
HullHull 1996   7 1 82-2 -     - - 8 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
LeedsLeeds 2004   30 - 3026-26 -     - - 104 - - - 26 5 2 86.67% List
LeedsLeeds 2005   33 - 3319-19 -     - - 76 - - - 26 9 - 78.79% List
BradfordBradford 2006   26 - 2612-12 -     - - 48 - - - 19 9 1 73.08% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Hull 1996   7 1 8 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
Leeds 2004-05   63 - 63 45-45 -     - - 180 - - - 49 12 2 77.78% List
Bradford 2006   26 - 26 12-12 -     - - 48 - - - 17 8 1 65.38% List

Your Say

  • Steven
    9 Feb 2012 10:07am

    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 Aug 2018 8:11am

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

  • Sheila
    20 Sep 2020 8:03pm

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

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Tim Costello, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , News Reports, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)