Marcus Bai

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 14th October, 1972
Current Age
52 years and 101 days
Place Of Birth
Ulamona, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

NRL Premiership
1999
Super League
2004
World Club Challenge
2000, 2005, 2006
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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Competitions
Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Cup - 6 2 -   - 8 3 2 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches Papua New Guinea - 4 - -   - - 0 4 0 0.00% List
Test Series - 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
ARL/NRL Premiership 1 162 75 1   - 302 87 72 3 53.70% List
ARL/NRL Finals - 12 5 -   - 20 6 6 0 50.00% List
Super League 1 81 51 -   - 204 60 18 3 74.07% List
Challenge Cup - 6 4 -   - 16 4 2 0 66.67% List
Super League Finals - 8 3 -   - 12 5 3 0 62.50% List
World Club Challenge 3 3 3 -   - 12 3 0 0 100.00% List
UK Second Division - 8 2 -   - 8 6 2 0 75.00% 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

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

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

ARL/NRL Premiership - 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 -   - 116 26 5 2 86.67% List
Leeds 2005   33 19 -   - 76 26 9 0 78.79% List
Bradford 2006   26 12 -   - 48 19 9 1 73.08% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull 1996   8 2 -   - 8 6 2 0 75.00% List
Leeds 2004-05   63 45 -   - 192 49 12 2 77.78% List
Bradford 2006   26 12 -   - 48 17 8 1 65.38% List
Overall1996-2006   97 59 0   0 248 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.

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

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