Melbourne great Garry Lyon has called on Bailey Smith to “be better” after the Cats superstar was captured in an expletive-laden tirade towards a photographer on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident took place in an open-to-media session ahead of Geelong’s preliminary final in a fortnight’s time, with the 24-year-old reportedly accusing the photographer — News Corp’s Alison Wynd — of trying to bait him and telling her she was “doing a f***ing s*** job”.

Smith was receiving treatment to his back and hip at the time and is said to have thought it was a “private moment”, asking Wynd to delete the photos. Semi Final

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