Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith HEADBUTTS Geelong rival Zach Tuohy

Bailey Smith may be in hot water after the Western Bulldogs star headbutted Geelong player Zach Tuohy during a hot-tempered Friday night clash in the AFL.

The Doggies young gun squared up to Tuohy during a heated altercation at the end of the third term, with the Geelong star appearing to motion his head forwards without making contact.

Smith then lost his cool and threw his head in Tuohy’s direction while holding his jumper and made contact with his rival. 

Bailey Smith (left) may be in hot water after headbutting Geelong star Zach Tuohy (right)

The Western Bulldogs suffered a brain fade as he threw his head at the Geelong Cats star

Tuohy immediately recoiled and touched his head as Geelong stars came riding to the rescue for their team-mate with tensions spilling over. 

The Geelong star was seen sporting a red mark on his forehead and Smith was immediately placed on report for the incident.  

Garry Lyon said on Fox Sports: ‘It is so out of character for a young man who is the highest profile player in the competition at the moment.’

Tuohy was left with a visible mark on his forehead after the ugly incident on Friday evening

Jonathan Brown added: ‘Absolute brain slap, the old Liverpool kiss. Costly because he was fantastic in that quarter. What are the AFL going to say about that? They said Buddy Franklin’s act was cowardly, what are they going to call that?

‘Gut feel is it’s not a great look for the game. They won’t be happy about it. I think the AFL would like [to give Smith] more than a week.’ 

Tuohy was quick to dismiss the incident after the game and revealed that he patched things up with Smith at the final siren.

‘Emotions were obviously getting the better of both of us, I was pulling and dragging at him as much he was me, so there wasn’t much in it,’ the Irishman said. ‘It was all love at the end.’ 

Jeremy Cameron kicked six goals as the Cats secured a big win over their top eight rivals

Jeremy Cameron was the difference in a contest when goals were hard to come by, slotting three and setting up another in the opening quarter to allow the Cats to storm out to a 33-point lead at the first break.

After going quiet, like his team during the second and third terms, Cameron came alive again in the final quarter to boot another three goals to finish with six.

The nine-time GWS leading goalkicker, who arrived at Geelong ahead of the 2021 season, passed 500 career goals during the first quarter.

Geelong’s crucial win – their eighth of the season – over another finals contender allows them to head into the bye right in top-four contention.