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**Dean** **Bailey**
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Personal information
Birth	18 January 1967 (age 42)
Recruited from
Height and weight	179 cm / 78 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1986, Essendon vs. , at
Team(s)	Essendon (1986-89) (1991-92) 53 games, 19 goals;
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (2008-) 44 games, 7 wins, 37 losses;
	¹ Statistics to end of Round 22, 2009 season
Career highlights

Dean Bailey (born 18 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, now coach of the VFL/AFL for the Melbourne Football Club

[edit] Playing career

Bailey played 53 games for Essendon, mainly as a centreman.

[edit] Coaching career

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 got off to an absolute shocker for Bailey, 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 (last) for the Wooden spoon at the end of the 2008 season with 3 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 1 win and 11 losses, but Bailey has retained his commitment to youth and has given many youngsters on Melbourne's list valuable experience over the first half of the year. Demons finished the 2009 season with 4 wins and 18 losses on the bottom of the ladder yet again.

[edit] External links

Dean Bailey's statistics from AFL Tables

Preceded by Mark Riley	Melbourne Football Club coach 2008-	Succeeded by Incumbent