Bailey Mes (born 27 May 1989) is an Auckland born New Zealand

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

player. She can play at goal shoot, goal attack, and wing attack. She currently plays for the Waikato/BOP Magic in the

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. In 2012, she was selected into the

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and made her debut in the Quad Series that year, against South Africa. She was a shock selection after playing only one quarter in the 2012 ANZ season, and was picked based on a strong trial, and her natural athleticism and fitness. She played in the 2012 Constellation Cup and

2012 Netball Quad Series The 2012 Netball Quad Series was the inaugural Netball Quad Series series. It was co-hosted by Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand. It featured Australia national netball team, Australia, England national netball team, England, New Zealand ...

, earning three caps. She was also selected for the

2012 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 4th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2012, at Auckland's Vector Arena. With a team coached by Waimarama ...

, where she was used in the goal shoot position. She performed well in a number of matches and finished with one of the highest shooting percentages in the tournament. On 18 May 2023, Mes announced her retirement from international and domestic netball following the conclusion of the 2023 ANZ netball finals, citing injuries as the main cause of her retirement.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20151103021937/http://www.tactix.org.nz/2016-team/players/bailey-mes *https://www.mynetball.co.nz/silver-ferns/team/squad/bailey-mes.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20130207080311/http://northernmystics.co.nz/Bailey-Mes/0,2715,11532,00.html * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mes, Bailey 1989 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players New Zealand international Fast5 players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players Mainland Tactix players Northern Mystics players Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic players 2015 Netball World Cup players 2019 Netball World Cup players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in netball Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games netball players for New Zealand Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games People educated at Onehunga High School Netball players from Auckland 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen