Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is expected to copy any AFL punishment on her chin after her illicit substance drama.
Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith has reportedly admitted his use of an illicit substance to AFL investigators and will take a two-week ban after images and videos were posted on networks. social Saturday.
Videos of the 21-year-old holding a small white dust bag and smelling an unknown substance were spread on social media and the AFL announced an investigation into the images.
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In the clip, which you can see in the video player above, you can hear a woman saying “I need a straw.”
Moments later, Smith leans over, seems to smell something, and then wipes his nose.
The bomb provoked statements from the AFL, AFLPA and Western Bulldogs, as well as Smith, who claimed responsibility for his actions.
He said: “My mental health during this period after the Grand Final deteriorated dramatically,” and added that he was “deeply ashamed” of his actions.
On Sunday afternoon, the Herald Sun.Jon Ralph published a story saying Smith was likely to be interviewed in the middle of the week and would likely be fined for “misconduct.”
But Ralph wrote that Smith’s decision to take responsibility and apologize would be in his favor and that the publication “understands that Smith will be willing to accept that he was in the video of a Gold Coast nightclub in the United States. October and that the substance he took was cocaine. ” ”.
Smith is currently serving a two-week head-to-head penalty, but two more weeks would return him to the 18th round.
He also received praise for his statement on Saturday for taking responsibility for his actions.
“I was recently informed of the presence of content on social media that shows me with an illicit substance,” says Smith’s statement.
“In dealing with this, the temptation is to speak in vague generalities and avoid the problem. However, I am determined to learn the lessons of my past and to be a better person in the future.
“After much thought, I am now in a position to confess that at the end of 2021 I realized behaviors of which I am deeply ashamed. I have no excuse for these behaviors, but the state of my mental health during this period after of the Grand Final deteriorated dramatically and I lost control and caused a lot of bad decisions and actions at the time, all of which led to the leave I took from football at the start of pre-season training in late last year.
“The depth of my emotions during this period, along with some of my behaviors, have reminded me that, as a person, I am still very much in the process.
“I know I have obligations beyond myself, not just contractually, but in terms of the example I set through the decisions I make, and I will be better.
“It simply came to our notice then. I am very aware of it and I am totally in possession of it.
“I wholeheartedly apologize to my family, my teammates, my club and its sponsors, the AFL, my fans and my sponsors.
“I’ve made mistakes, but I decide to learn from each other and do my best not to disappoint myself and those around me.”