The AFL was today contacted by the Western Bulldogs Football Club and Bailey Smith’s management team in relation to content circulating on social media. 

The AFL acknowledges Smith’s statement this afternoon. AFL Players are well-educated when it comes to the harms associated with the use of illicit substances, and have a responsibility to themselves, their clubs and their professional careers to uphold community expectations.

The AFL will interview Smith in the coming days in relation to the emergence of the content on social media and the context surrounding it.  An outcome of that investigation will be communicated in due course.

Smith is currently on suspension from playing in relation to an on-field incident in Round 12.