Nick Smith (footballer, born 1988)

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Nick Smith
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Smith playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Smith
Nickname(s) Smooch
Date of birth (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 35)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 15, 2007 rookie draft
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2008–2019 Sydney 211 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nicholas Smith (born 12 June 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Smith was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne (where he captained Cyril Rioli), [1] and then played with the Oakleigh Chargers. He represented Vic Metro in the under-18 national championships before being picked as a rookie in the 2007 Rookie Draft at number 15.

He made his AFL senior debut in round 5, 2008 against Geelong after being promoted off the Rookie List earlier in the season. [2] Playing a further senior game against Hawthorn kicking his first senior AFL goal during the match. He was elevated to the Sydney Swans senior list full-time at the end of the 2008. [3] In 2009, he continued to add to his game tally by playing the last 11 matches of the season and was re-signed for a further two years. [4]

In 2010, Smith returned to the senior side playing in the back pocket and as a midfield tagger. He played on some of the best players in the competition and often managed to severely limit their influence. Those players included Luke Hodge, Dan Giansiracusa, Mark Le Cras, Steve Johnson, Stephen Hill, Eddie Betts and Luke Power.

Smith's 2011 season was another consistent showing. He played mostly as a small defender and continued to play on the most dangerous players in the league. His year was rewarded with 6th place in the 2011 Bob Skilton Medal.

Smith was rewarded for his hard work with a spot in the 2014 All Australian team.

His father Mal played one game for St Kilda in 1982. [5]

As of the end of the 2018 AFL season, Smith has played the most AFL games of any player without polling a single Brownlow Medal vote. [6] Smith's 2019 season was beset by injury. Fears that he might not play again [7] were realised when on 14 August 2019, Smith announced his retirement from AFL football. [8]

Statistics

[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2008 Sydney 4021011718440.50.05.53.59.02.02.00
2009 Sydney 401111717714831310.10.16.57.013.52.82.80
2010 Sydney 4016409010219242380.30.05.66.412.02.62.40
2011 Sydney 40232118913232176820.10.08.25.714.03.33.60
2012 # Sydney 40220316216432667870.00.17.47.514.83.04.00
2013 Sydney 40241116716733472750.00.07.07.013.93.03.10
2014 Sydney 40230118816935783590.00.08.27.315.53.62.60
2015 Sydney 402102202150352110640.00.19.67.116.85.23.00
2016 Sydney 40251121812934793790.00.08.75.213.93.73.20
2017 Sydney 402401164138302111440.00.06.85.812.64.61.80
2018 Sydney 40200113515328890520.00.16.87.714.44.52.60
2019 Sydney 400———————————————
Career21110121597138829857796150.00.17.66.614.13.72.90

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References

  1. ↑ Wu, Andrew (15 September 2011). "One-on-one education". The Age . Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jack Jr faces Ablett Jr". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Heinrich, Scott (16 March 2009). "AFL Preview:Sydney Swans". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Swans continue Irish approach". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Smith-Swans relationship works both ways - sydneyswans.com.au". sydneyswans.com.au. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Cordy, Neil (26 September 2018). "Smith forgotten man in defence". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Season over: Swans veteran Nick Smith set for third round of surgery". The Age. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "smith-announces-retirement-august-14-2019" . Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nick Smith stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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