Footy bad boy Brandon Smith makes a shocking confession about being dropped by the Roosters – and breaks his silence surrounding wild rumour about his playing future
- Brandon Smith wants to keep his nose clean at Roosters
- Kiwi International recently received an infringement notice
- Smith also denied he will join the Rabbitohs in 2025
NRL bad boy Brandon Smith has made a shocking admission ahead of the Roosters round 16 clash with the Bulldogs – before addressing a surprise rumor about his clouded playing future.
It comes after Smith was dropped by coach Trent Robinson after failing to attend a mid-term review during their recent NRL bye week.
The club also issued Smith a breach notice after fed up with his latest indiscretion since arriving from the Melbourne Storm in 2023.
“I’ll be honest, I didn’t know we had the Bulldogs this weekend. Is that outrageous?’ Smith said on the The Bye Round podcast with James Graham.
“For some reason I thought we were the [Wests] Tigers.’
NRL bad boy Brandon Smith has made a shocking admission ahead of the Roosters round 16 clash with the Bulldogs
The Kiwi international (pictured with girlfriend Isabella Williams) then spoke about his bleak future as a player under coach Trent Robinson
Smith subsequently denied claims he is about to jump ship and join bitter rivals South Sydney from next season.
‘There’s only one thing I saw [on social media]Someone said I was going to the Bunnies, which is quite interesting,” he said.
“That’s not true, just to put that out there.”
Despite Smith’s denials, speculation is now only set to increase after Rabbitohs dummy-half Damien Cook told his teammates on Wednesday that he would be joining the Dragons on a two-year deal from 2025.
Meanwhile, Smith was recalled by Robinson to face the in-form Bulldogs this weekend in Gosford on the NSW central coast after Roosters teammate Connor Watson was picked for his NSW Origin debut ahead of game two at the MCG on the 26 June.
Knowing he is running out of opportunities, Smith is determined to stay out of the headlines and play good football.
“You have to compare the good days with the bad days and recognize that just because you’re in the papers for being bad, it’s because you’re bad,” he said.
‘She [media] don’t focus on purpose all the time and most of the time you’re there because you’re doing something negative so if you can turn that around and do something positive you’ll be in the papers for doing something positive.
‘Journos get a bad reputation… they bring the current news and I don’t worry about them writing bad things about me because right now I’m not good enough and I’m not doing what’s right. to the Rooster Standard.
“The leadership group told me that, it’s a kick in the ass like Rads (Victor Radley) said… now it’s about turning those newspaper articles from something negative to something positive.”