Bailey Wright knows a thing or two about defensive resilience. Capped 29 times by the Socceroos, the Melbourne-born defender played an important cameo role in one of Australian football’s most significant victories – the 1-0 win over Denmark in the final group game at the Qatar World Cup which sealed progression to the last 16.
Australia had to withstand a late barrage that night in al-Wakrah, and Wright, who Graham Arnold deployed off the bench with 15 minutes to go, was at the very heart of it.
