Baz Smith posted 154 away at the Gabba in a 41-point Geelong win — elite output even accounting for the blowout, and it backs up 130 in R9 to give him back-to-back 130+ scores. Averaging 148 with a ceiling that keeps producing, he's the standout premium mid of the season. Hold firmly and captain him freely whenever the tag story is absent.
Bailey Smith
MIDIsaac Heeney
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Should I trade Bailey Smith?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Bailey Smith posted 154 as VC in R09 — a strong VC anchor in a normal week, but overshadowed by Grundy. Used as a baseline for whether to risk the C loop on Jackson.
Bailey Smith (Baz) graded S by post author but multiple commenters dispute it, noting he was tagged out of the game for most of the match and only contributed in the final quarter.
Captaincy alternative discussed in the Neale thread — commenter (a Neale owner) plans to lean on Baz Smith over Neale despite expecting Baz to be tagged.
Bailey Smith (Baz) publicly advocating for an AFL Men's Mental Health Round, also taking a swipe at the Wild Card Round format. Strong positive community sentiment; Geelong fans broadly supportive of his advocacy. No direct SC-scoring signal but positive player welfare narrative.
Bailey Smith is the subject of a "sell the farm" debate - the post weighs trading out everything for Smith (leaving no cash) vs taking Zach Merrett and retaining ~130k. Comments mention Serong+Houston → Bailey Smith as an alternative trade path. Strong community desire to hold Bailey Smith as a keeper premo.
Bailey Smith rated S-tier in community player rankings post for R6. Multiple comments suggesting even the S-tier was underselling him and he warranted a tier of his own.