Peter V. Smith

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Peter Smith
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Full name Peter Victor Smith
Date of birth (1947-09-22) 22 September 1947 (age 73)
Place of birth Brunswick
Original team(s) Melbourne Grammar
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1966–1967 Melbourne 23 (23)
1968–1970 Carlton 15 (10)
Total38 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Victor Smith (born 22 September 1947 in Brunswick, Victoria [1] ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Smith was recruited from Melbourne Grammar and came to the Melbourne Football Club with the pressure of being the son of club great Norm Smith. [2] A forward, he played eight games in the 1966 VFL season and 15 in 1967. [3] He left the club after two seasons to join Carlton, coached by his friend Ron Barassi. He spent most of his time at Carlton as captain of the reserves team and managed just 15 senior games before being granted a clearance to Port Melbourne.

After spending three years at Port Melbourne, during which time his father died, Smith crossed to Coburg in a straight swap for Mick Erwin. He topped the Victorian Football Association Division Two goal-kicking in 1974 with 121 goals and his bag of 13 goals against Mordialloc late in the year saw him join Bob Pratt, Lance Collins and Jack Titus as the only Coburg players to boot a century in a season. [4] Smith was also the full-forward in the 1974 Coburg premiership side and topped the club's goal-kicking once more in 1975. [5]

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References

  1. Births, The Age, (Saturday, 27 September 1947), p. 17.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. "Peter Smith". AFL Tables.
  4. The Age, "Smith tops the 'ton'", 12 Aug 1974, p. 13
  5. The Age, "Peter Smith drops off Coburg merry-go round", 16 July 1976, p. 18