Ernie Bailes

Ernest Albert Bailes (18 June 1888 – 16 March 1964) was a former Australian rules footballer, who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL);[1] and, having been dropped by Collingwood, he transferred mid-season to the Brighton Football Club in the VFA,[2][3] where he played from 1909 to 1915.

Ernie Bailes
Bailes in 1909
Personal information
Date of birth (1888-06-18)18 June 1888
Place of birth Sandhurst, Victoria
Date of death 16 March 1964(1964-03-16) (aged 75)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood District
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 Collingwood 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

Born on 9 August, 1883, [4] the son of Alfred Shrapnell Bailes, who was the Mayor of Sandhurst, (1883-1884), and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1896-1894, 1897-1907), and the younger brother of ex-Fitzroy footballer Barclay "Tich" Bailes.

Military Service

He enlisted in the First AIF in February 1916.[5]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 10 June 1909), p.7.
  3. Matches, The Argus, (Monday, 14 June 1909), p.5.
  4. Births: Bailes, The Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday, 19 June 1888), p.2.
  5. World War I Service Record: Ernest Albert Bailes (4662).
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