Geelong star Bailey Smith will be accompanied by his jiu-jitsu coach to the Brownlow Medal award ceremony on Monday night, where he is expected to finish in the top three .

Smith revealed that his jiu-jitsu coach would be his plus-one in a wide-ranging interview on KISS FM on Monday morning, dousing speculation he would take fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow.

Bailey Smith celebrates a goal in the preliminary final. Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images

“I’m taking my jiu-jitsu coach, he’s a good man, he’s one of my best mates,” Smith told The Kyle and Jackie O Show. ” And he’ll be blind all night; he’s having a big one.”

Smith and Hembrow were thought to have been dating after being pictured romantically out to dinner together and sharing a subtle photo together on social media.

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