Fronting the media this week with round seven NAB Rising Star nominee Austin Wonaeamirri, Bailey was asked whether he might give his players something of a reprieve from training ahead of the general bye.
Some clubs are rewarding their players with a break in the lead-up to Saturday’s Hall of Fame Tribute Match but Bailey said, that while confidence was up, the Demons hoped to continue their improvement.
"We’ll be training, absolutely," he said.
"It was a good win on the weekend but we were still 50 points down at half time … we’ve got some work ahead of us, we know that.
"I’m a little bit pro-training anyway so I think you need to keep training … we won’t be going real hard but we’ll still be training with a lot of intensity, we’ve got to get better.
"If the other teams aren’t training and we are, then that’s our chance to sneak up on them."
Wonaeamirri played a key role in the Demons’ thrilling six-point win over Freo, booting four goals including three in a superb final quarter.
And the coach said the Tiwi Islander deserved what came his way after impressing everyone at the club since joining the club’s rookie list late last year.
"Aussie, as soon as he’s arrived at the club he’s trained incredibly hard, he’s been very diligent with his training," Bailey said.
"[His] game on the weekend has come from a fair bit of hard work but he did bring that excitement to the game, he brought that emotion to the game that’s probably been lacking a little bit with us at times this year.
"We’re ecstatic with the progress he’s made in such a short period of time … there’s not a lot of him but he packs a powerful punch."
That punch was showcased with vigour in Wonaeamirri’s passionate celebrations during last Sunday’s hectic final quarter.
"In the last quarter I was excited," the shy youngster admitted.
"At three-quarter time I set myself for a big last quarter and then I just looked at the clock and we were down and I just said ‘Look, I have to do something here’.
"I kicked the goal and I looked up at the screen. I reckon it’s the worst celebration I ever did."
The skilful forward said he was embarrassed with the vision during his team’s review earlier this week, while his teammates also hadn’t let him forget about his exuberant display.
"The boys were laughing at it and I was putting my head down," he said.
"They stuck a big picture on a pin-board [of me], so [when] I rocked up Monday morning I looked at it. I just wanted to take it off [but] the boys said ‘No, leave it on, mate’."
