Bailey Banfield

Bailey Banfield (born 26 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He grew up in Broome, then went to Perth and studied at Scotch College from 2011–2015. Overlooked at the 2016 AFL draft, Banfield played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), being a part of the Colts (WAFL) premiership side in 2015 and winning their 2017 best and fairest award.[1] He was then selected by Fremantle with their first selection, fifth overall, in the 2018 AFL rookie draft.[2]

Bailey Banfield
Personal information
Full name Bailey Banfield
Date of birth (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 5, 2018 rookie draft
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder, half-forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 41
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Fremantle 29 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Banfield made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2018 AFL season after a series of impressive pre-season games.[3] He signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Fremantle until 2020. Banfield will also be elevated to the senior list in 2019.[4]

References
  1. "Banfield wins 2017 E.B Cook Medal". Claremont Football Club. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. "Banfield pressing for shock round-one selection". The West Australian. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. "First-year pair to get Freo debut". PerthNow. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. King, Travis (15 August 2018). "New deal, promotion for Dockers rookie". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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