Zachary Karl Bailey (born 23 September 1999) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with their second selection and fifteenth overall in the 2017 national draft.

Early life

Bailey grew up in

Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin ( Larrakia: ') is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australi ...

. He moved to

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, in 2016 to attend

Prince Alfred College Prince Alfred College is a private, independent, day school, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, South Australia, Kent Town, near the Adelaide city centre, centre of Adelaide, South Australia. One of th ...

. While in Adelaide, he played for

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in the

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AFL career

Bailey made his AFL debut in the ninety-three point loss to at the

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in round four of the 2018 season. In round two of 2021, Bailey tackled

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

's Mark Blicavs in last few seconds of Brisbane's game at GMHBA Stadium that was controversially not paid holding the ball to Bailey. The following week, he kicked the match-winning goal after the siren against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium. Bailey kicked an iconic Grand Final goal during the first quarter of the 2023 Grand Final against . Brisbane lost the game by a narrow margin, diminishing the impact of the stunning solo goal. Bailey got his redemption by being a part of the Lions' 2024 premiership winning team, collecting 17 disposals and 7 marks in a 60 point victory over the

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Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL premiership player:

Individual * 22under22 team: 2021 * Marcus Ashcroft Medal: 2022

References

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* * * 1999 births Living people Brisbane Lions players VFL/AFL premiership players Brisbane Lions premiership players Australian rules footballers from Darwin, Northern Territory People educated at Prince Alfred College 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub