AFL star Bailey Smith is set to lose his driver’s licence after reportedly clocking 125km/h on the dash near his Surf Coast home.
It’s understood the Cats midfielder was on his way to check on his animals during Victoria’s recent bushfires when he was caught, reports The Herald Sun.
He raced back to his 5.8-hectare home at Bellbrae, Great Ocean Road, last month.
Smith is now set to be stripped of his license for the next three months after exceeding his demerit point allocation.
The star is no stranger to controversy, having found himself in hot water last year when he sparked outrage with a series of social media posts.
Among them was a photo of Smith dressed as Brad Pitt’s character from the 1994 western film Legends of the Fall, hugging captain Patrick Dangerfield, who was dressed as a cowboy from Yellowstone.
Smith captioned the shot, “or brokeback mountain depends how ya look at it” and added, “this is what losing a granny does to ya.”
The reference to the landmark film about a same-sex relationship triggered an immediate backlash, with former AFL player Mitch Brown – who became the first AFL player to come out as bisexual – branding the post offensive.
Fellow Geelong star Max Holmes, dressed as veteran female AFL journalist Caroline Wilson, posed with Smith for another photo, with Smith captioning it “Caro has never looked better”, alongside a suggestive emoji.
His antics led to Geelong’s fabled Mad Monday tradition being scrapped.