"Max Bailey" is a retired Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club of the Australian Football League.

Drafted 18th overall by the Hawks in the 2005 AFL Draft, the Ruckman (Australian rules football position)/ruckman from West Perth Football Club/West Perth made his AFL debut in Round 18 of the 2006 AFL season/2006 season. However, he would miss the 2007 AFL season/2007 season after suffering a right knee ACL injury during training before the season started.

Max returned to the Box Hill Hawks Reserves team for a game in June 2008, only to rupture his right ACL again which required another knee reconstruction. Max postponed the surgery to concentrate on his study then when the timing was right went under the knife. In May 2009 Max resumed training and was expected to play at the Box Hill Hawks in the later part of the season.

However he made his return in Round 21, 2009 and had 23 hit outs in a win over Richmond. The following week against Essendon, Bailey suffered another ACL injury after he landed awkwardly and badly twisted his good left knee 5 minutes into the game and had to be helped from the ground. He sat on the bench in frustration and missed the 2010 season.

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Ryan is a senior point guard and that's a position of leadership. There's a reason why he's our point guard. There's a reason why he's a captain. He's a leader.

All three were in foul trouble in the first half, but we managed to weather that. We were controlling tempo and doing a good job until Reed got hot.

He's probably shooting about 75 percent at the line. He's turned into a good point guard. He paid his dues last year playing behind (Jeremiah) Crane.

We only beat them by four the first time. Lincoln Park always fights back. They're so small and shoot the 3 well. They spread you out and force your big guys to come out and guard them.

We really rely on our seniors to make free throws. Free throw shooting is all mental and we work on it a lot.

It was very close for the first three quarters.

We couldn't make a free throw and couldn't keep them off the glass.

He doesn't score a lot, but he doesn't have to. We've got other people to do that.

He's a sophomore, but he's really coming on. We've taken the training wheels off and now at the end of close games he's in there.