Josh Smith (footballer, born 1994)
Josh Smith | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Josh Smith | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1994 | ||
Original team(s) | Redland (NEAFL) | ||
Draft | 25th pick, 2016 Rookie Draft | ||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | West Coast | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016–2018 | Collingwood | 32 (6) | |
2019 | West Coast | 2 (1) | |
Total | 34 (7) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Josh Smith (born 2 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Smith was first eligible to be drafted in 2012.
Originally from Brisbane and working in childcare,[1] Smith was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2016 rookie draft.[2]
Smith made his debut for Collingwood on 25 April 2016 for the annual Anzac Day clash against Essendon scored his first goal in the match.[3] Collingwood won the match by 69 points.[4] Following his debut, he didn't miss a single match for the rest of the season, playing 18 games. At the end of the season he managed to place 7th in the best & fairest[5][6] and was awarded the Harry Collier Trophy as the best first year player.[7]
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, in which he played only one game, Smith was delisted by Collingwood.[8]
In the 2018 Draft period, Josh Smith was handed a lifeline being drafted as a rookie by the West Coast Eagles.[9]
Statistics[]
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2016 | Collingwood | 40 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 198 | 176 | 374 | 85 | 43 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
2017 | Collingwood | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 70 | 255 | 86 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 19.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
2018 | Collingwood | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Career | 32 | 6 | 3 | 390 | 253 | 643 | 174 | 76 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 20.1 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
References[]
- ^ Gastin, Sam (27 November 2015). "Josh Smith's morning of madness". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
- ^ "Rookie Draft: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (23 April 2016). "Anzac Day: Collingwood forward Travis Cloke dropped, Mason Cox and Josh Smith to debut". The Age.
- ^ King, Travis (25 April 2016). "Ruthless Pies smash Bombers in Anzac Day fizzer". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
- ^ Allen, Sarah (7 October 2016). "Captain Copeland: Pendlebury wins again". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (7 October 2016). "Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury wins record fourth straight Copeland Trophy". The Age.
- ^ Gastin, Sam (7 October 2016). "Harry Collier Trophy: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
- ^ "Four Pies sign on, five depart". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Eagles secure two talented rookies - westcoasteagles.com.au". westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Josh Smith". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links[]
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- West Coast Eagles players
- West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs