{"id":472903,"date":"2025-09-29T20:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=472903"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:17:05","slug":"former-player-labels-smith-a-loser-over-homophobic-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=472903","title":{"rendered":"Former player labels Smith a 'loser' over 'homophobic' post"},"content":{"rendered":"

The AFL's first openly bisexual man<\/a>, Mitch Brown, has \ufefftaken aim at Bailey Smith<\/a> after his Mad Monday antics, claiming a social media post was "homophobic".<\/p>\n

Smith made a reference to the movie Brokeback Mountain on his \ufeffInstagram story, which irked Brown.<\/p>\n

The Geelong Cats superstar posted on his first story with a picture of him with teammate Brad Close, with Smith dressed as Brad Pitt's character in Legends Of The Fall. Close was dressed as Catman.<\/p>\n

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\ufeff"Catman and Legends Of Fhe Fall," the caption read.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Smith's second story was a photo of him with Patrick Dangerfield.<\/p>\n

"Or Brokeback Mountain, depends how ya look at it … this is what losing a granny does to ya. Alright phone away now, bye."<\/p>\n

Brown then posted to his story a picture of late \ufeffAussie actor Heath Ledger, who played a lead role in Brokeback Mountain.<\/p>\n

He captioned it "just for the record Heath Ledger's way hotter" before \ufeffhitting out at Smith.<\/p>\n

\"Bailey<\/p>\n

"In all seriousness though, guys do better," he wrote.<\/p>\n

"Last time I checked, losing a grand final doesn't make you gay, but being homophobic definitely makes you a loser."<\/p>\n

In August, Brown came out as bisexual via The Daily Aus<\/a>. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffHe had played 94 games with the West Coast Eagles before his career ended in 2016.<\/p>\n

Smith has not responded to Brown's post.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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