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- AFL star Bailey Smith has signed up to Tinder
- Geelong gun, 25, previously dated Gemma Dawkins
Footy heartthrob Bailey Smith has officially joined Tinder – and he is keen for fans to join him on a double date.
The Geelong midfielder, 25, broke the news via Instagram on Wednesday, and it is unlikely he will struggle for potential suitors.
‘Guys, I’ve done it, I’ve joined Tinder,’ Smith’s clip began.
‘They have just come out with a new Double Date feature. Basically, you match with other pairs and get thrown into a group chat.
‘I’ve got a pretty busy schedule sometimes, so it’s hard to get out there. Being able to hang out with a mate and also go on a date is pretty fun.
‘I’ve got my best mate “Gorms”, he’s awesome, so come find us.’
Footy heartthrob Bailey Smith has officially joined Tinder – and he is keen for fans to join him on a double date with his best mate
It’s unlikely the Geelong midfielder, 25, will struggle to get fans to swipe right
Smith is single after splitting from his glamorous girlfriend of two years, Gemma Dawkins, last year.
They made their public debut as a couple at the 2023 Derby Day in Melbourne.
He missed the entire 2024 season for the Western Bulldogs following an ACL injury before joining the Cats for this campaign.
Smith has admitted he went off the rails when he was unable to play.
‘When you have to sit with yourself and be your own source of entertainment, fulfillment, stimulation, that’s when I had to look inward and realise, “S**t, I am pretty f***ed up and I need to sort my s**t out,’ he told the Real Stuff podcast.
‘I got into some bad ways going flat-out after my knee [injury] and getting on the p**s and being an idiot, which we all do, but that was my coping mechanism.’
The code’s most eligible bachelor was in hot water with the AFL after Geelong’s win against his old side earlier this year.
He raised eyebrows after talking about the possibility of celebrating a win with a few ‘nose beers’ – slang for cocaine – in a comment on Instagram.
Smith is single after splitting from his glamorous girlfriend of two years Gemma Dawkins (pictured together) last year
After leaving the Western Bulldogs, Smith joined the Geelong Cats (pictured) – and he is eyeing off a premiership in September
One follower asked Smith if he’d had ‘nose beers after the game mate?’.
Smith responded by writing ‘na bro, after the flag maybe tho’, with the comment coming after he admitted he was holding a bag containing a white powered drug in a photo that went viral after the 2021 season.
That saw him get slammed by AFL CEO Andrew Dillon.
‘We are talking with Geelong and talking with Bailey and we wouldn’t want to see it again,’ Dillon said.
‘He delivered the comments, he put up an apology and I absolutely don’t condone it.
‘Drug use is a serious thing and shouldn’t be joked about. ‘If he has time again, I’m not sure he’d do it.’
