Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

[D Mitchell]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

The kid on the right.

The bloke in the middle has to be Mitch Wallis.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

If Geelong have a top 10 pick…

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I'd trade him for a top 20 pick.

Overrated in every way possible, can we stop making excuses for him?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I'd trade him for a top 20 pick.

Overrated in every way possible, can we stop making excuses for him?

I’m with you. But I want Geelong’s first.

[GVGjr]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I'll buck the trend here, I'm chips in on keeping Smith.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I'll buck the trend here, I'm chips in on keeping Smith.

In theory he’s great. But most of this year he’s looked somewhat disinterested and today looked liked he’s checked out. It might be the last best chance to trade him.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I'll buck the trend here, I'm chips in on keeping Smith.

Why GVG?

I see a guy who is hard work to keep happy, with the main priority being his image. He's not improved his football or his flaws, in fact they've got worse. His tackling has become a real concern, his skills are deplorable.

I know he's the right 'age' and pace and endurance on paper look good, but we have too many names that look good on paper but under deliver. He's one we might be able to get something for, I'd make the move now.

[GVGjr]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

In theory he’s great. But most of this year he’s looked somewhat disinterested and today looked liked he’s checked out. It might be the last best chance to trade him.

Unless we don't think he can regain his focus and drive he still has the attributes that's hard to recruit in.
We've put a lot of support around him, we will know if it's something that can be fixed or if we should cut our losses.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

Unless we don't think he can regain his focus and drive he still has the attributes that's hard to recruit in.
We've put a lot of support around him, we will know if it's something that can be fixed or if we should cut our losses.

I’ll take the top 10 pick and move on. Move into GCS and have two top 9 picks and Croft. Hopefully Lohmann. Refresh or rebuild. Whatever you want to call it. We need some new blood.

[GVGjr]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

Why GVG?

I see a guy who is hard work to keep happy, with the main priority being his image. He's not improved his football or his flaws, in fact they've got worse. His tackling has become a real concern, his skills are deplorable.

I know he's the right 'age' and pace and endurance on paper look good, but we have too many names that look good on paper but under deliver. He's one we might be able to get something for, I'd make the move now.

All legit points but we've invested a lot in him and as I just detailed we will know if he can regain form or not for next year.
We won't get someone willing to pay overs for his services unless it's related to him being unhappy at our club and I don't think that's it. If we think he can regain it we should stick with him.

[azabob]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

My biggest frustration today was he was so fumbly in the contest. Hardly seemed to take the ball at the first opportunity and always second grabbed.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

My biggest frustration today was he was so fumbly in the contest. Hardly seemed to take the ball at the first opportunity and always second grabbed.

Doesn’t fumble and Libba isn’t KO’d.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

Smith we can't let go.

He's really battling though.

[GVGjr]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

My biggest frustration today was he was so fumbly in the contest. Hardly seemed to take the ball at the first opportunity and always second grabbed.

He's had a poor last 3 or 4 weeks in that regard.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

I mention last week we should drop him and get his head back in the game in the two's he is a liability at the moment and I'm 50/50 if we should hang on to him.