Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Craig Smith |
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Date of birth |
(1967-01-27) 27 January 1967 (age 57) |
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Original team(s) |
Lalbert |
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Height |
186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
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Weight |
83 kg (183 lb) |
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Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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1986–1993 |
Richmond |
72 (23) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Craig Smith (born 27 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
A defender from Lalbert, Smith finished second in the 1986 Richmond best and fairest, which was his debut season.[1][2] He played 20 games that year, the most he would ever play in a VFL/AFL season, with his career being restricted by injury.[1][3] Smith, who started as a half-back flanker but was also used as a centreman and on the wing, played 10 games in 1987, then did not feature at all in 1988 and made just four appearances in 1989.[1][3] He played with Richmond for four more years, including a 16-game season in 1991.[3]
Smith was the captain-coach of Hume Football League club Osborne for their 2000 and 2001 premiership teams.[4] His performance in the 2000 Grand Final earned him the Des Kennedy Memorial Medal.[5]
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