Made-for-TV sports award presentations typically offer as much surprise as the sun at sunrise, so Bailey Smith’s revelation at the All-Australian announcement last week that he spent four weeks in a psychiatric ward last year reverberated around the AFL.
Every aspect of Smith’s life, from his social media presence to his relationships, the escapades out at night, and sometimes even his football, is the subject of one of Australia’s most insatiable creatures: Melbourne’s footy media.
