Bailey Smith

[Dtennent94]

Geelong’s willingness to ignore Bailey’s troubled behaviour makes them culpable if he ends up hurting himself or others.

 

[voorhees]

What a disrespectful POS he is. I don’t get it. She is just doing her job. Just like he is supposed to be doing his.

You can’t be disrespecting, intimidating or bullying people in their work place like Bailey just did. But yeah sure, no problem here says the AFL.

yep...crazy the stuff they let him walk away from.
Maybe Dillon can drop over to baileys home again...for a little chat.
pathetic afl and pathetic Dillon once again.

 

[Erakor]

While he was at the Bulldogs, I can only remember Smith reacting once to an over the fence remark, and that was during a Collingwood game, not long after the bag of coke photograph came out. It also put him off his game.
Smith got a lot of support from our club, including our psychologist who is often mentioned by our players as being the reason their problems or situation turns around, there would have also been other supports in place as well, and we were hearing leaks before he was traded that he was high maintenance and players and staff were getting sick of it. The tantrum over channel 7 filming him at our training camp, as told by Watson, a case in point.

Since going to Geelong, his behaviour has become more erratic and aggressive. To carry on like that, not at a game, but at an open training day, is inexcusable. I don’t know if the Geelong Lasse faire approach to the players suits a player like Smith. It would suit an older player with a partner and family, but leaving him to his own devices as long as he delivers on field, seems negligent as an employer to me.

His behaviour before our game, talking to himself, punching himself in the head, really concerned me, and obviously our players knew what a fragile state he is in because they didn’t target him and ignored his behaviour.

I don’t like Geelong admittedly, but I would hate to see this situation deteriorate further, we have seen too many players having their lives permanently harmed because no one intervened.

It’s not really up to others to intervene. He would be getting better mental health treatment than 99 % of the public, certainly better than the thousands of homeless people that need it more.

 

[FootyLad0]

Good post. Every club has them and all supporters look past them as they are their dickheads. Some are more than others…and Bailey is elite.

On Scarlett, was he a dickhead? I knew he was direct but I never saw him as a dickhead.

Scarlett was a renowned arseh*le

 

[nineteen eighty]

Scarlett was a renowned arseh*le

To his teammates and staff or others? Learn something new every day.

 

[PhatBoy]

Good post. Every club has them and all supporters look past them as they are their dickheads. Some are more than others…and Bailey is elite.

On Scarlett, was he a dickhead? I knew he was direct but I never saw him as a dickhead.

Scarlett was one of the ringleaders of a bit of a drinking culture off the field that probably held us back for a while before we got our act together - to his credit he was also one of the driving forces that turned it around as well so fair play to him.
He was as you say very direct and I can cop that but just watching his Open Mike and hearing his comments on a player like Robert Harvey and him bluntly saying he had no respect for him and really not having a good reason for it I thought he came across as just an arrogant unlikeable dickhead.

He is funny I’ll give him that, he’s got a dry sense of humour and he’s popular with his former teammates so he’s obviously got something going for him

 

[Freddy Swift]

In all seriousness I do wish Smith would start handling the media the way Ginnivan did yesterday.

Yes it was quite a contrast wasn’t it?

 

[Elixuh]

Odd things going on down at the Cattery. This is weird.

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’s aggressive outburst towards a female AFL staff member was triggered by the presence of visually impaired reporter Matt “Spider” Lee at his post-match MCG press conference.
Lee, a former SEN producer who hosts a weekly program for Vision Australia radio, was the accredited media figure at the centre of Scott’s blow up after Geelong’s big qualifying final win over Brisbane on September 5.

Geelong has declined to explain why Scott was upset about Lee’s presence or detail what was said between Scott and the junior AFL staffer.

Lee said he was “shocked” and saddened to discover that his attendance at the conference had sparked Scott’s exchange with the female media official, which prompted her to later break down in tears.

The dual premiership coach apologised to the woman five days later following discussions between league officials and Cats CEO Steve Hocking.

Lee, 45, is legally blind and suffers from an hereditary eye condition that makes his vision gradually deteriorate.

He is well known within football circles and regularly attends post-game press conferences with a support worker.

“I was a little bit shocked – and sad – to hear about it to be honest,” Lee said of his link to the incident.

“I must admit, I am a bit rattled by it.

“It’s just really disappointing that someone would say something like that behind my back.”

But the club made contact with Lee on Monday morning to reassure him that he was “welcome” at all future Cats press conferences.

“Matt is welcome at any Geelong media opportunity and there is no concern with his attendance at Chris Scott

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’s post-game press conferences,” a club spokesperson said.

Lee could come face-to-face with Scott again after Friday night’s blockbuster Geelong-Hawthorn preliminary final at the MCG.

The media figure is formally accredited to attend AFL matches under an arrangement between the league and Vision Australia.

 

[Elixuh]

"Chris Scott beats blind man within an inch of his life and triumphantly declares disabled people have no right to be in the workforce. This troubling incident follows star Cat Bailey Smith threatening a defenceless woman's life while high on cocaine."

I don’t think this disabled gentleman should be the subject of your jokes. But that’s just me.

 

[STPer18]

How could Bailey Smith

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have done this?!

 

[yeahmate]

He needs to be punished in meaningful way. Let Kai Lohman become his hairdresser

 

[Pistol Night]

He needs to be punished in meaningful way. Let Kai Lohman become his hairdresser

Too far! We live in a humane society these days.

 

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clears all this 'Geelong vs Women' mess up.

Cats veteran defends club culture after recent controversies - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1421308

Thankfully no further female related issues at Geelong that are open to discussion - this puts it all to bed nicely.

 

[Mr Meow]

Mark Blicavs clears all this 'Geelong vs Women' mess up.

Cats veteran defends club culture after recent controversies - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1421308

Thankfully no further female related issues at Geelong that are open to discussion - this puts it all to bed nicely.

I reckon just keep shrieking about it anyway.

 

[Pistol Night]

I reckon just keep shrieking about it anyway.

No point id say. They'll just wheel out Tom Stewart next probably to confirm that its case closed and please don't contact us about this or any other matters going forward

 

[StillAtLarge]

Perhaps Scott is arachnophobic? Would explain everything- that's the excuse I'd be running with anyway

 

[Xtreme]

The next time he gets photographed he should present the photographer with some flowers and a thank you note.

Gotta start changing his trashy image.

 

[Ross]

There are too many minorities (too many) at our press conference (somebody do something)
Where did they all come from? Why can't they leave our coach alone?

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

I don’t think this disabled gentleman should be the subject of your jokes. But that’s just me.

Unfortunately certain people on big footy seem to not take it seriously, and would rather joke about it in a way that shows they clearly don't care and would rather downplay it

 

[57 Milner]

I'm not joking. I have a journalism degree. I'd appreciate you not taking the piss out of my work.

PS you should learn what satire is and it may help you understand which parties are being taken the piss out of. Clue: it isn't the blind bloke.

Then clearly you skipped the lecture that covered media ethics. Best not mention where you completed the requirements for your qualification.

(ps. I'm not taking the piss)

 

[joe444]

I don’t think this disabled gentleman should be the subject of your jokes. But that’s just me.

I believe his joke was aimed at the media, and I actually also believe our willingness to be offended on behalf of others who have not themselves been targetted is getting excessive.

'Your capacity to be offended isn't something that you should respect. Perhaps more than any other property of your mind, this feeling can mislead you.' - Sam Harris

 

[joe444]

Perhaps Scott is arachnophobic? Would explain everything- that's the excuse I'd be running with anyway

Gosh we don't even know what was said. For all we know he could have upbraided the young female staffer for making an offensive joke about the journalist.

Meanwhile, Zach Merrett is accused of deliberately targetting the AFLW players - not because they're actually a photographer or a staffer, but because they're women.

If the same posters who fell over themselves to hurl their moral outrage at Smith/Scott/Geelong are muted on this (I'll include the media who are no longer defending one of their own), then the conclusion to draw is pretty obvious.

 

[blueboy25]

Essendon should not be trading Merrett to a top 8 club..
If he wants to leave he can go to a bottom 8 club.
Bulldogs made that mistake with Bailey Smith and it probably cost them a finals spot.

Rubbish

Footscray losing to Freo at Marvel cost them a finals spot

Bailey Smith playing for West Coast or Geelong it would not have made a difference to where the dogs finished

 

[westie]

Scarlett was a renowned arseh*le

Yeah, but he sorted out Ballantyne!

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Rubbish

Footscray losing to Freo at Marvel cost them a finals spot

Bailey Smith playing for West Coast or Geelong it would not have made a difference to where the dogs finished

They lost by 2 goals to Geelong in round 11 and Smith was one of the best on ground so you are wrong.