The developing Demons, also searching for their first win of the season, meet Richmond at the MCG on Sunday – but without the scrutiny that Wallace and his players have endured after their disappointing show against the Western Bulldogs.
"We expect to play well," Bailey said from Junction Oval on Friday morning. "There's absolutely no question about that, regardless of the opposition.
"They've had a tough week but it doesn't change our focus. It doesn't change what we're about.
"I expect us to come out pretty hard, I expect us to be on the front foot, I expect us to be wining first possession, I expect us to be tackling, I expect us to come out in a proactive way.
"That's what we have to do. What Richmond do is up to them. We have to do that, we have to be on the front foot. We're not going to walk out there and just accept them attacking us, we need to attack them and I think that's always the best way to approach any situation."
Bailey maintained the key to his side's fortunes was turning the glimpses of form shown over the first three rounds into four quarters of football.
"The great challenge is to prevent the number of easy goals that are being scored against us," he said.
"Last year there were a lot of them, this year there are less of them, but that doesn't make it acceptable. Too often in the first three weeks there's been small windows of the game where teams have scored consecutive goals against us and we need to be competitive at that stage.
"When the game's in the balance, that's when you have to be competitive."
Colin Sylvia drew some unwanted attention when he was reported early against Port last week, but while Bailey was disappointed with the free kick being given away he had no problem with the way his player controls his aggression.
"The push on Josh Carr and Josh Carr falling over?" he replied when asked about the incident.
"Having been involved with Josh at Port he's a great bloke, but it was good. I don't know whether it was Academy Award stuff, but it was up there."
Bailey's inside knowledge from his time with the Power also came to the fore when he was asked if Cale Morton had copped any ribbing from his teammates after his comical dust-up with ruckman Brendon Lade.
"I know Brendon. I don't think Brendon could bruise a peach," he said with a smile.
"He's a nice cabinet maker, Brendon, he makes really good cabinets and drawers and he's very effective at that, but he's not a big strong man.
"He might have that perception about him, but he's more of a funny bloke, Brendon, he's more of a Humphrey Bear, a big cuddly sort of a guy."
The coach confirmed No. 1 draft pick Jack Watts would play in VFL affiliate Casey's reserves side this weekend with fellow forward Russell Robertson another two weeks away as he regains match fitness at that level.
