Dean Bailey
| Dean Bailey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dean Bailey | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bails | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1967 | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2014 (aged 47) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ringwood (EFL) | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986–1992 | Essendon | 53 (19) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2008–2011 | Melbourne | 83 (22–59–2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2011.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dean Bailey (18 January 1967 – 11 March 2014) was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played for the Essendon Football Club and was the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club, as well as an assistant coach at Essendon and Port Adelaide and the Strategy & Innovation Coach at the Adelaide Football Club (Adelaide Crows). Bailey died of lung cancer on 11 March 2014.
Bailey played 53 games for Essendon, mainly as a centreman. He wore guernsey numbers 42 and 31, and preceded Dustin Fletcher in wearing the latter number.
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 appointed as the new senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club for the 2008 season.
Season 2008 started badly for Bailey, with the Demons losing their first six games by lopsided margins before winning its first match of the season against Fremantle in round seven.
Things did not get better, as the Demons lost the next six games, however they won their second game in Round 14 against Brisbane. Then they lost the next five games and won their third game in Round 20 against West Coast. Melbourne finished 16th at the end of the 2008 season, claiming the wooden spoon with three wins and 19 losses.
The 2009 season started with three losses for the Demons before an inspiring and unexpected win by eight points against Richmond in their round four clash at the MCG. At the mid-way point of the 2009 season, the Demons sat last on the ladder with one win and eleven losses, but Bailey retained his commitment to youth and gave many youngsters on Melbourne's list valuable experience over the first half of the year. The club finished the 2009 season with four wins and 18 losses and finished last on the ladder for the second year running.
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