Chris Bailey
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Bailey
Nickname	Bails, Ice Ice Bailey
Born	5 July 1982 (1982-07-05) (age 27)
	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–2008	Newcastle Knights	29	10	0	0	40
2009–	Manly Sea Eagles	24	5	0	0	20
	Total	53	15	0	0	60
Source: Rugby League Project

Chris Bailey (born 5 July 1982 in Inverell, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League. He plays as a five-eighth and can also lock the scrum. He is the younger brother former New South Wales and Australia representative Phil Bailey.

Bailey will join the Manly Sea Eagles on a 3 year deal from the 2009 season.^[1][2]

Bailey has previously played for the Balmain Tigers. He made his NRL debut for the Newcastle Knights against Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium in round 10 of 2006.^[3]

He has been described his Newcastle coach Brian Smith as an old-school five-eighth.^[4]

He had been linked with a move to join his brother at European Super League side Wigan Warriors as a replacement for Trent Barrett.^[5] He has a contract with Newcastle until at least the end of the 2008 season.^[6]

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• Manly Sea Eagles profile
• Rugby League Project stats