Dean Bailey

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Dean Bailey
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Personal information
Birth January 18, 1967 (1967-01-18) (age 41),
Recruited from
Height and weight 179 cm / 78 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1986, Essendon vs. , at
Team(s) Essendon (1986-89) (1991-92)
  • 53 games, 19 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s) Melbourne (2008-)
  • 10 games, 1 win, 9 losses
¹ Statistics to end of Round 10, 2008 season
Career highlights

Dean Bailey (born January 18, 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, now coach in the VFL/AFL for the Melbourne Football Club

[edit] Playing Career

Bailey played 53 games for Essendon, mainly as a centreman.

[edit] Coaching Career

After retiring as a player he became a development coach at the Essendon Football Club and helped the club to their 2000 premiership.

He joined the Port Adelaide Football Club in 2002 as an assistant coach, a position he held in their 2004 premiership season.

At the end of the 2007 season, he was named as the new senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club for the 2008 season.

Season 2008 got off to an absolute shocker for Bailey, the Demons losing their first six games by lopsided margins before winning its first match of the season against Fremantle in round seven.

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Preceded by
Mark Riley
Melbourne Football Club coach
2008-
Succeeded by
Incumbent