Bailey Banfield
Bailey Banfield is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. 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, being a part of the Colts premiership side in 2015 and winning their 2017 best and fairest award. He was then selected by Fremantle with their first selection, fifth overall, in the 2018 AFL rookie draft.
Banfield made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2018 AFL season after a series of impressive pre-season games. He signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Fremantle until 2020. Banfield will also be elevated to the senior list in 2019.
