Josh Smillie

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Josh Smillie
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Smillie with Richmond's VFL side in April 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Victoria
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges / Park Orchards Sharks
Draft No 7. 2024 AFL draft
Height / weight 195cm (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 16
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2025– Richmond 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2025 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Josh Smillie (born 17 May 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Richmond selected Smillie with pick 7 in the 2024 AFL draft alongside seven other rookies. Smillie is a tall midfielder with his key abilities being his athleticism, versatility and kicking. [1]

AFL career

Smillie was selected by Richmond with the seventh overall pick of the 2024 AFL draft.

During pre-season in January, Smillie sustained a minor hamstring injury in a club internal trial match. [2] Richmond then confirmed in March that he would be unavailable for their opening fixtures as the hamstring "has not healed as well as we would have liked." [3] Smillie returned from this injury via matches in the VFL to try and warrant his spot into the senior side. [4] As of round 10 in the 2025 season, he remains yet to debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Smillie Draft Profile". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Tigers draftee hurts hamstring, defender ruled out of early rounds". afl.com.au. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Josh Smillie Injury Update". richmondfc.com.au. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Tyler (2 April 2025). "AFL 2025: Richmond pick No.7 Josh Smillie to return from injury through VFL". The Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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