Bailey Smith confirmed off his dangerous boy aspect as he was seen for the first time since asking the Western Bulldogs for a trade.
The AFL star, 23, stepped out with fellow footy buddies Charlie Curnow and Nick Daicos to advertise his Barry alcohol vary at a Classic Cellars retailer in Melbourne on Friday.
Sporting a pale blue short-sleeved shirt, the midfielder raised each center fingers for the cameras whereas Curnow carried a wine field stuffed with cans of Barry’s shochu vodka soda drinks.
Smith paired his look with denim denims, blue and white sneakers whereas sporting his signature mullet.
Final week, Smith formally advised the Western Bulldogs membership he desires to be traded, with the likes of Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood stated to be focused on securing his services next season.
Smith, who starred through the Bulldogs’ run to the 2021 grand last, was compelled to take a seat out the whole 2024 marketing campaign after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at training in December.
The 23-year-old’s future has been a relentless speaking level, with it changing into clearer the longer the season went on that he needed out of Whitten Oval.
Because the Bulldogs started exit conferences on Monday following final Friday night time’s elimination last defeat to the Hawks, the membership confirmed Smith requested to be traded.
Bailey Smith confirmed off his dangerous boy aspect as he was seen for the primary time since asking the Western Bulldogs for a commerce
‘Western Bulldogs midfielder Bailey Smith has knowledgeable the membership of his want to seek a trade this off-season,’ a press release learn on Monday.
‘The 23-year-old is but to appoint a most popular membership.
‘Given Bailey’s immense expertise, age and confirmed skill to affect video games, the membership will work diligently to make sure it’s pretty compensated all through the method.’
Smith has performed 103 AFL video games since being drafted by the Bulldogs in 2018.
Specialists consider he is almost certainly to finish up at Geelong, but when he does, controversy may very well be ready for him.
The AFL star, 23, stepped out to advertise his Barry alcohol vary at a Classic Cellars retailer in Melbourne on Friday
He was seen with fellow footy buddies Charlie Curnow (proper) and Nick Daicos (left)
Ought to the Cats signal him to play underneath coach Chris Scott, Smith’s ambassador take care of Cotton On will likely be closely scrutinised given the clothes label can be the AFL membership’s main sponsor.
Veteran AFL journalist Jon Ralph questioned how potential third-party offers for Smith might play out given he has been an envoy since 2022 and is ‘a model himself, plus a social media influencer’.
Jay Clark, Ralph’s colleague at Fox Footy, added the AFL would ‘wish to see consistency in earlier earnings’ in comparison with what what Smith might doubtlessly earn underneath new contract preparations at Geelong.
Smith made his AFL debut for the Bulldogs in 2019 in opposition to the Swans and shortly cast a popularity as one of many competitors’s elite midfielders as a result of his athleticism.
Sporting a pale blue short-sleeved shirt, the midfielder chatted with Curnow who was carrying a wine field stuffed with cans of Barry’s shochu vodka soda drinks
All of it comes after Smith quietly separated from his girlfriend Gemma Dawkins earlier this year.
Bailey first confirmed their romance in Might 2022 and so they made their public debut as a pair on the 2023 Derby Day in Melbourne.
The personal couple have saved their relationship comparatively underneath wraps ever since, however are actually believed to have gone their separate methods.
They seem to have unfollowed one another on Instagram and Bailey final shared {a photograph} with Gemma in February throughout a romantic journey to New York.
Smith, who starred through the Bulldogs’ run to the 2021 grand last, was compelled to take a seat out the whole 2024 marketing campaign after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at coaching in December
Smith made his AFL debut for the Bulldogs in 2019 and shortly grew to become a fan favorite
Bailey’s associates have rallied round him and so they lately joined a fun-filled night time out collectively at Melbourne hotspot, The Commons Collective.
The midfielder, who made his AFL debut in 2019, first confirmed he was in a relationship throughout an interview in Might 2022.
Within the low-key admission, he advised how his girlfriend’s father had seen him in shirtless adverts for vogue model Cotton On.
‘It is humorous. My girlfriend’s dad drives previous it daily,’ he revealed. ‘It is hilarious … It is attention-grabbing however I do not pay an excessive amount of consideration to it [but just focus on my footy].’
Later that yr, Bailey was then seen placing on a loved-up show with Gemma as they had been noticed holding arms throughout a stroll.
The low-key couple then lastly made their public debut on the 2023 Derby Day in Melbourne.
AFL heartthrob Bailey Smith is believed to have cut up from his girlfriend of two years Gemma Dawkins (pictured on the 2024 Derby Day)