Athol Smith

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Athol Smith
Personal information
Full nameAthol William Smith
Born(1913-08-27)27 August 1913
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 December 1953(1953-12-01) (aged 40)
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–38 Western Suburbs 45 13 0 0 39
1939–45 Balmain 95 29 0 0 87
19??–?? Souths (Toowoomba)
Total 140 42 0 0 126
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 Country NSW 1 0 0 0 0
1953 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1948–50 Balmain 66 40 6 20 61
Source: [1][2][3]

Athol William Smith (1913–1953) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A Queensland and Country New South Wales representative forward, he played club football in Sydney for Western Suburbs and Balmain (with whom he won the 1939 and 1944 NSWRFL Premierships and also later coached)

Playing career[]

Balmain Premiers 1939 - Smith 1st row 2nd from right

Smith played seven seasons for the Balmain club between 1939 and 1945. He was a dual premiership winner with the Tigers, winning both the 1939 and the 1944 grand finals with them.

He later coached the club between 1948-1950.[4] In 1953, whilst playing for Toowoomba's Souths club, Smith was selected to play for Queensland against the touring United States team.[5][6]

Death[]

Smith died on 22 September, 1953, aged 40.

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Whiticker/Hudson
  3. ^ Rugby League Project Coaches
  4. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players - 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  5. ^ "Qld Rep Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Norm Robinson
1944–1947
 Coach
Balmain colours.svg
Balmain Tigers
1948–1950 		Succeeded by
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