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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).

Bailey Banfield
Personal information
Full name Bailey Banfield
Nickname(s) Banners
Date of birth (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Broome, Western Australia
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 97 (62)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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Banfield grew up in Broome, Western Australia. He lived there until he finished Year 7 before moving to Perth to attend senior schooling at Scotch College.

AFL career

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Overlooked in 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 finished with 22 WAFL games for Claremont. He was then selected by Fremantle with their first selection, fifth overall, in the 2018 AFL rookie draft.[2] 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 during the season, tying him to Fremantle until 2020.

Banfield was elevated to Fremantle's senior list in 2019.[4] Banfield had a standout performance during round 12 of the 2022 AFL season kicking a career-high four goals during Fremantle's 14 point win over the Brisbane Lions.[5]

Banfield was named on the interchange bench for Fremantle's opening game of the 2024 AFL season against the Brisbane Lions. He kicked Fremantle's first goal of the game as well as collecting 14 disposals during the 23 point come from behind win.[6] He was impactful the next week against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium collecting 18 disposals and kicking two goals. His fine form throughout the season saw him ranked above average in almost every statistic. As of April 18th 2024, he was ranked the third best wingman in the league by Champion Data.[7] He primarily plays as a high forward but can seamlessly switch to the wing, providing strong support and run. After attracting interest from several Melbourne based clubs due to entering 2024 as an unrestricted free agent, Banfield signed a two-year extension to remain at the Dockers until at least 2026.[8]

Personal life

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Banfield married Julia Edwards in October 2024.[9]

Statistics

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AFL statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[10]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Fremantle 41 20 5 5 162 129 291 65 81 0.3 0.3 8.1 6.5 14.6 3.3 4.1
2019 Fremantle 41 7 2 1 39 54 93 18 30 0.3 0.1 5.6 7.7 13.3 2.6 4.3
2020[a] Fremantle 41 5 2 0 26 21 47 8 18 0.4 0.0 5.2 4.2 9.4 1.6 3.6
2021 Fremantle 41 6 4 2 29 27 56 12 14 0.7 0.3 4.8 4.5 9.3 2.0 2.3
2022[b] Fremantle 41 23 18 14 102 41 143 46 26 0.7 0.6 4.4 1.7 6.2 2.0 1.1
2023[c] Fremantle 41 14 11 9 89 71 160 41 16 0.8 0.6 6.4 5.1 11.4 2.9 1.1
2024 Fremantle 41 22 20 13 174 140 314 74 56 0.9 0.6 7.9 6.4 14.3 3.4 2.5
Career 97 62 44 621 483 1104 264 240 0.6 0.5 6.4 5.0 11.4 2.7 2.5

WAFL statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2023
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Claremont 51 2 1 0 20 18 38 6 7 0.5 0.0 10.0 9.0 19.0 3.0 3.5
2017 Claremont 34 20 4 5 322 162 484 80 112 0.2 0.2 16.1 8.1 24.2 4.0 5.6
2019 Peel Thunder 2/13 11 9 4 191 99 290 46 79 0.8 0.3 17.3 9.0 26.3 4.1 7.1
2021 Peel Thunder 24 6 7 8 49 27 76 22 24 1.1 1.3 8.1 4.5 12.6 3.6 4.0
2022 Peel Thunder 24 3 3 5 16 10 26 9 9 1.0 1.6 5.3 3.3 8.6 3.0 3.0
2023 Peel Thunder 55/24 3 6 4 36 9 45 17 16 2.0 1.3 12.0 3.0 15.0 5.7 5.3
Career 45 30 26 634 325 959 180 247 0.7 0.6 14.1 7.2 21.3 4.0 5.5

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ 2022 statistics include five games when Banfield was used as the substitute (round 3, 6, 11, 16 & 22) and five games when Banfield wasn’t used as the substitute (rounds 4, 7, 20, Finals Week 1 & Semi Final).
  3. ^ 2023 statistics include a game when Banfield was substituted out (round 13).

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Banfield's day out a triumph for self-belief". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ reilly, eliza (21 March 2023). "'No chance for round one:' How Freo's unsung hero keeps surviving". codesports.com.
  7. ^ Santa Maria, Jake (18 April 2024). "Champion Data rates Bailey Banfield as third best wingman in the AFL in surprise stat". The West Australian.
  8. ^ Santa Maria, Jake (6 September 2024). "Fremantle Dockers lock away Corey Wagner, Sam Sturt and Bailey Banfield on new two-year extensions". The West Australian.
  9. ^ "AFL star ties the knot with long term partner". PerthNow. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Bailey Banfield". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.}
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