After announcing his retirement from AFL football effective immediately, teammates took to social media to show their love for Clay Smith.

westernbulldogs.com.au has gathered the love and harnessed it to continue the celebration for our beloved Clay.

Going to miss this guy! Tough, hard - a beast on the field! Always gave everything despite adversity pic.twitter.com/0qXN25tuAY

— Liam Picken (@PickenLiam) July 9, 2018

Well done Clay. We’re all proud of you. X https://t.co/kLVQYAwO4T

— Bob Murphy (@BobMurphy02) July 9, 2018

Played like a bulldog and had more grit and determination than most I’ve seen. Be proud. We’ll miss you mate.

A post shared by Marcus Bontempelli (@marcus_bontempelli) on Jul 9, 2018 at 2:19am PDT

love this bloke, heaps

A post shared by @ billy.gowers on Jul 9, 2018 at 2:40am PDT

Congrats to this legend on a great career Always made everyone stand that little be taller when they ran out beside you ❤️ Now Time to perfect that swing ⛳️‍♂️

A post shared by Bailey Dale (@bailey_dale31) on Jul 9, 2018 at 4:28am PDT

@claybe_14 congratulations mate, I know cut tragically short but the passion, fight, ruthlessness and willingness to overcome adversity will always be remembered.. no one can take away this feeling of pure elation!

A post shared by Rohan Smith (@rohansmith5_) on Jul 9, 2018 at 1:14am PDT