Max Bailey

Max Bailey
Personal information
Full name	Max Bailey
Date of birth	23 October 1986 (1986-10-23) (age 25)
Original team	West Perth (WAFL)
Draft	#18, 2005 National Draft, Hawthorn
Height/Weight	206cm / 101kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	39
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–	Hawthorn	21 (3)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Max Bailey (born 23 October 1986) is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club of the Australian Football League.

Drafted 18th overall by the Hawks in the 2005 AFL Draft, the ruckman from West Perth made his AFL debut in Round 18 of the 2006 season. However, he would miss the 2007 season after suffering a right knee ACL injury during training before the season started.^[1]

The Hawthorn Football Club see real leadership potential in Max, and have extended his contracts throughout his recovery, hoping that one day Max will fulfill the potential shown at junior level, and during his 4 senior games with the Hawthorn Senior team.

Max returned to the Box Hill Hawks Reserves team for a game in June 2008, only to rupture his right ACL again which required another knee reconstruction. Max postponed the surgery to concentrate on his study then when the timing was right went under the knife. In May 2009 Max resumed training and is expected to play at the Box Hill Hawks in the later part of the season.

However he made his return in Round 21, 2009 and had 23 hit outs in a win over Richmond. The following week against Essendon, Bailey suffered another ACL injury after he landed awkwardly and badly twisted his good left knee 5 minutes into the game and had to be helped from the ground. He sat on the bench in frustration and missed the 2010 season.

Max Bailey returned in Round 9 of 2011 in a win over Sydney.

References

1. ^ Connolly, R., Hawk giant big on clinching the top ruck spot, Real Footy, 10 February 2007. Retrieved on 27 April 2007.

External links

• Player profile on hawthornfc.com.au
• Max Bailey's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Bailey, Max
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Date of birth	23 October 1986
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