Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
I don't think anyone is saying Bailey did the right thing, they are just saying they can understand what he did, given his age and most likely immaturity.
Pretty much this. It's not the cold sober light of day Smith was dealing with, he was dealing with an alcohol-affected Vice Captain who was upset after a fight with his fiance who had just plowed his car into four others, it was late and Hunter wasn't going home.

He did the wrong thing but I think his intentions were sound. The kid's a teetotaller who was basically OCD in his footy preparation on and off the field.