{"id":613297,"date":"2026-04-17T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613297\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:48:10","slug":"afl-round-six-2026-scores-results-odds-stats-and-start-times-from-gmhba-stadium-in-geelong-and-scg-in-sydney-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613297\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL round six 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start times from GMHBA Stadium in Geelong and SCG in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cats superstar Bailey Smith took the opportunity in his post-match interview with Seven to make a plea for the AFL to introduce a men\u2019s mental health round, following the tragic death of Crows skipper Jordan Dawson\u2019s older brother Jaryd<\/a>, and Elijah Hollands\u2019 mental health episode on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s one thing I want to touch on, which is maybe out of pocket, but I just want to shout out the Dawson family this week and Elijah Hollands last night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m out of pocket saying it, but I think it\u2019s about time the AFL get a men\u2019s mental health round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes you feel sick during the week, and hopefully the AFL community wraps our arms around them and we can do something.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the footy world can be quite toxic at times, and it is [also] good at putting our arms around the people who need it most, when we need to.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeak to your mates, [and] put your arm around your loved ones \u2013 you never know who might need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith laid bare his own struggles with anxiety<\/a> and his efforts to restore his mental health after he fell into \u201cquite a bad spiral\u201d during his recovery from a serious knee injury in 2024.<\/p>\n

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