Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

[azabob]

Sick of the Media discussion on Smith.

I'm more sick of opposition players commenting. Hopefully he signs in the next month or so.

[bornadog]

I'm more sick of opposition players commenting. Hopefully he signs in the next month or so.

Yeah that is even worse

[Grantysghost]

I'm more sick of opposition players commenting. Hopefully he signs in the next month or so.

It's probably clear to most he's leaving and they're using their influence to try and persuade him to come to them.

I'd say there's very little chance he's a Dog again.

[chef]

Sick of the Media discussion on Smith.

Its only just begun...

[hujsh]

I'm more sick of opposition players commenting. Hopefully he signs in the next month or so.

It's easy bait though isn't it.

Reporter: Would you like to have Bailey at your club?

Player: Yes of course, any team would be better with him in it.

Headline: Player says he wants Bailey Smith to request a trade to his club!

You can't exactly 'no comment' a question like that

[Sedat]

I'm more sick of Dangerfield.

Edited for accuracy.

[Grantysghost]

It's easy bait though isn't it.

Reporter: Would you like to have Bailey at your club?

Player: Yes of course, any team would be better with him in it.

Headline: Player says he wants Bailey Smith to request a trade to his club!

You can't exactly 'no comment' a question like that

"Bailey's contract situation is between him and the Bulldogs, nobody cares what I think about it"

[GVGjr]

It's easy bait though isn't it.

Reporter: Would you like to have Bailey at your club?

Player: Yes of course, any team would be better with him in it.

Headline: Player says he wants Bailey Smith to request a trade to his club!

You can't exactly 'no comment' a question like that

It's a good point but if senior players just said it's not right to be commenting on contracted players from other clubs it would shut this nonsense down.

[MrMahatma]

It's probably clear to most he's leaving and they're using their influence to try and persuade him to come to them.

I'd say there's very little chance he's a Dog again.

Why is it clear he's leaving?

Outside of him being out of contract - and don't most players leave it until their last year to re-sign? Didn't Bont do that? - then what impression has he ever given that he doesn't want to be at the Dogs and win the next 3 flags?

[bulldogtragic]

If he’s leaving, then replace him with a MSD pick before the cut off. Maybe he should declare his intention before the MSD cut off. Denying us a MSD pick and then walking would be a selfish act. Or re-sign and try to get back with us trying to make finals.

[Axe Man]

If he’s leaving, then replace him with a MSD pick before the cut off. Maybe he should declare his intention before the MSD cut off. Denying us a MSD pick and then walking would be a selfish act. Or re-sign and try to get back with us trying to make finals.

We can have a MSD draft pick anyway if we want by placing him on the long term injury list.

[bulldogtragic]

We can have a MSD draft pick anyway if we want by placing him on the long term injury list.

True. But that might force him out if he isn’t agreeable to the change. If he wants to stay, stay. If he wants to go or seriously look at going, then tell the club he has no issues with vacating his spot essentially.

[Grantysghost]

Why is it clear he's leaving?

Outside of him being out of contract - and don't most players leave it until their last year to re-sign? Didn't Bont do that? - then what impression has he ever given that he doesn't want to be at the Dogs and win the next 3 flags?

Mabo.

Flip that around and what makes you think he will stay?

I really hope he does, however he doesn't seem that happy and with the knee compounding it (will be a long winter for him) I feel he's on the way out.

I don't have any proof of this no

If we hear nothing by mid season probably goneski.

Re Bont he signed his contract in November 2018 when he was about Bailey's age.

[GVGjr]

I might be one of the odd ones out on this but I think he stays. Whether he signs a long term deal or just pens a deal long enough to get him to free agency is real question. Clubs will be wary of him coming back from the knee injury and they can't really get access too him before the end of the season where we will know exactly how his attitude and the progress of his recovery.

[hujsh]

"Bailey's contract situation is between him and the Bulldogs, nobody cares what I think about it"

Yep that's a great stance for a guy who has no intentions of ever working in the media. For players that do. or just are even a fraction authentic. they'll respond like a normal person.