‘Amazing teammate’: Zach Guthrie defends Bailey Smith after photographer incident

Geelong defender Zach Guthrie has defended teammate Bailey Smith’s behaviour, after he made headlines for verbally abusing a photographer during an open training session.

Guthrie said Smith has been an “amazing teammate” for everyone this year, and backed him to have a big preliminary final performance against Hawthorn.

“I’m here to support him,” Guthrie said on Wide World of Sports.

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