Overview

• During an open media session at GMHBA Stadium, Smith confronted Geelong Advertiser photographer Alison Wynd, used expletives, demanded she delete images and made an obscene gesture.
• The exchange unfolded in front of invited journalists and camera crews, and Wynd said it was the second time in recent weeks she had been singled out by Smith.
• 7NEWS reports Smith privately apologised to Wynd the following morning, and Cats CEO Steve Hocking contacted her to express the club’s remorse.
• Commentators urged public accountability from Smith and Geelong, criticising the behaviour and the club’s preference for handling the matter behind closed doors.
• Teammate Shannon Neale stressed mutual respect with media while highlighting Smith’s on-field impact, and no public AFL or club sanction has been announced.