Bitter AFL fans ripped over ‘pathetic’ act

Smith departed the Hawks at the end of 2020 after 210 games and signed a two-year deal with Geelong, while Hawthorn were compensated with just a third-round pick.The move is clearly still a sore point for Hawks fans, who on Monday booed the 33-year-old every time he touched the footy.Stream every match of every round of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free In-Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Try 14-Days Free Now >“There’s no surprise who’s got the ball,” Smith’s former teammate, and commentator Luke Hodge said.“(We) didn’t need to call Isaac Smith’s name,” commentator Jason Bennett added.Hodge, who himself departed the club to see out his career at Brisbane, was not impressed by the fans’ antics.“Surely that’s tongue-in-cheek from the Hawthorn supporters,” he said.Luckily Smith took it all in his stride, and smiled as he was booed while lining up for goal.“Look at him, he’s loving it, he’s enjoying it,” Hodge said.“Three flags gets you a few boos,” commentator Cameron Ling added.The Hawks fans were on their feet late in the first term when Smith was caught holding the ball.Dylan Moore slotted the resulting goal as Hawks fans gave it to Smith from the stands.Just this week Smith talked about the decision to leave the club that drafted him after a decade.“Once you get into certain positions, once you have been in a leadership position at Hawthorn there aren’t too many places to go when you don’t hold them,” he told the Herald Sun.“It was time for a change, time for the younger collective to come through and impact the footy club.“How would it look if I didn’t leave and then the year after I would be done in football? Loyalty has been a great thing and a huge value of mine but the industry has changed.”Smith said he weighed up offers from both Geelong and Melbourne before making the decision to head to the Cattery.He’s since become an integral part of their defensive unit and a fan favourite. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au