Welcome to the Bulldogs: Bailey Smith

[Grantysghost]

Interesting time to head to Geelong, end of an era finally? Will Scott be there by the end of next year? I'm not saying he will be sacked just a good time to move on.

He doesn't want to be a Bulldog.

Unfortunately I have known this for a very very long time, no I won't say how...

The only thing that matters is we get a pick that balances what we did with Sanders.

I honestly believe that move was with the knowledge Bailey was moving to Geelong.

[angelopetraglia]

He doesn't want to be a Bulldog.

Unfortunately I have known this for a very very long time, no I won't say how...

The only thing that matters is we get a pick that balances what we did with Sanders.

I honestly believe that move was with the knowledge Bailey was moving to Geelong.

Why does he want to move on? What is his motivation? Was is he unhappy?

[Hotdog60]

Why does he want to move on? What is his motivation? Was is he unhappy?

Money and a higher profile club. Make hay while the sun shines.

[ReLoad]

He doesn't want to be a Bulldog.

Unfortunately I have known this for a very very long time, no I won't say how...

The only thing that matters is we get a pick that balances what we did with Sanders.

I honestly believe that move was with the knowledge Bailey was moving to Geelong.

We would be a much better team with him in it, but if he wants to go, then what can we do, the trick is to get the absolute maximum out of those inbreds in Geelong. Id love a top 10 and R2 pick.

[Grantysghost]

Why does he want to move on? What is his motivation? Was is he unhappy?

Off field stuff is my understanding.

My info is second hand and from a while ago, but from a very good source (I'd rate as A grade).

Who knows - he might change his mind everyday so it might be not relevant now.

PLEASE STAY BAILEY PLEASE!

[hujsh]

Off field stuff is my understanding.

My info is second hand and from a while ago, but from a very good source (I'd rate as A grade).

Who knows - he might change his mind everyday so it might be not relevant now.

PLEASE STAY BAILEY PLEASE!

That could be a million things.

Dunkley off field stuff or Brand Baz off field stuff?

[angelopetraglia]

Baz. Latest social media post. Riding as a passenger on a vespa/motorbike with no helmet and no top. Genius level type behaviour.

[Axe Man]

Baz. Latest social media post. Riding as a passenger on a vespa/motorbike with no helmet and no top. Genius level type behaviour.

Can't show off his 8 pack with a top on now can he! And the mighty mullet can't be hidden by a helmet!

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Kind of always had the feeling he wasn't a match for the dogs the moment we drafted him. He wants the limelight.

[Grantysghost]

That could be a million things.

Dunkley off field stuff or Brand Baz off field stuff?

Oh sorry - Brand Baz opportunities not anything bad.

This from John Ralph seems pretty accurate to me :

“We wrote a couple of months back that the Dogs were really heavily into Tom Barrass,” Ralph told Midweek Tackle.

“I think they (the Bulldogs) absolutely knew that Bailey was going, so that’s why they gave up (picks) 10, 17 and that future first for Ryley Sanders, who’s coming along nicely — he’s the inside midfielder that Bailey potentially wasn’t in the last couple of years.
“They get (for example) pick 6 from Hawthorn, or they get a future first or whatever it is (in a Smith trade) — you trade that for Tom Barrass, who’s turning 29, and I think he’s open to at least considering it.
“So, you’ve got Liam Jones, you’ve got Tom Barrass, you’ve got an elite midfield ... It’s the perfect time for them to give up a first rounder for a bloke who might have four or five years left.”

[Happy Days]

I don’t necessarily want him to leave but pick 6 would be a great result.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Smith for Barrass you just have to make happen. Different age profiles sure but Barrass is exactly what we're missing.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I don’t necessarily want him to leave but pick 6 would be a great result.

We just have to make sure he doesn't go to Collingwood.

[Guido]

Smith for Barrass you just have to make happen. Different age profiles sure but Barrass is exactly what we're missing.

At his first finals campaign with us, he'd be a week away from 30. And there's a bit of talk about a debilitating back injury...

The potential opportunity cost in getting Barrass with the Bailey Smith compo isn't Bailey himself, it's an 18 year old version of Bailey Smith/Sanders/Selwood.

[hujsh]

At his first finals campaign with us, he'd be a week away from 30. And there's a bit of talk about a debilitating back injury...

The potential opportunity cost in getting Barrass with the Bailey Smith compo isn't Bailey himself, it's an 18 year old version of Bailey Smith/Sanders/Selwood.

To be slightly more accurate it's the chance we pick an 18 year old Selwood (and not 18 year old A.Everitt)