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Wollongong Olympic coach Matt Bailey is steeled for the challenge as he prepares to steer his side into finals in his first year at the helm of the Illawarra ...

Sign up for a subscription [here](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/subscribe/). United are a great outfit, they've set the benchmark for the year, so we're pretty happy with the result." After a couple of years away from the Premier League, he was then [unveiled as Olympic's new head coach in February](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7600961/bailey-unveiled-as-olympics-new-head-coach/). The Lions "From a team perspective, we finished the season really well. A sport fanatic who is keen to promote all codes in the Illawarra and abroad. "We've had a couple of close games against Bulli so far this year, but I think finals are different. We played against the top four sides in the last four weeks and got great results against all of them. It's about being up for those one-off games, and we're certainly happy with where we're at going into the game. To read more stories, download the Illawarra Mercury news app in the We beat the teams that we have to beat in the next couple of weeks, which puts us in good stead," Bailey said. [two league titles and a grand final](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7600961/bailey-unveiled-as-olympics-new-head-coach/) during his successful stint at Bulli, before [making a shock exit](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6310016/bailey-makes-shock-bulli-exit-before-bampton-cup-final/) ahead of the 2019 Bampton Cup final.