Ernest Albert Bailes (18 June 1888 – 16 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer. He 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ernie Bailes.

• Ernie Bailes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ernie Bailes's profile at Collingwood Forever

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