Roarke Smith

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Roarke Smith
Roarke Smith 2018.1.jpg
Smith in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Roarke Smith
Date of birth (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 26)
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2015 rookie draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 37
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2015– Western Bulldogs 37 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roarke Smith (born 11 September 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Smith was drafted with the fifth selection in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut late in the 2015 season against West Coast. [1] Just one week after his debut, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which left him injured until July 2016. [2] He played in the Bulldogs' 2016 VFL premiership team. [2] In March 2017, he again ruptured his ACL. [2] He was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [3] He was later re-drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2018 rookie draft. [4] He was involved in a car crash in 2018 which saw him miss one game. [2] After having a breakout 2021 season, playing 14 games (4 being finals), he signed on with the Bulldogs on the main list. [5]

Contents

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season [6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2015 Western Bulldogs 371——369310.00.03.06.09.03.01.0
2016 Western Bulldogs 371——841251——8.04.012.05.01.0
2017 Western Bulldogs 37———————————————
2018 Western Bulldogs 3710—150701202014—0.15.07.012.02.01.4
2019 Western Bulldogs 3754135245913120.80.27.04.811.82.62.4
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Western Bulldogs 376212941701280.30.24.86.811.721.3
2021 Western Bulldogs 371434798816728340.20.35.66.311.92.12.4
Career379720423343782700.20.25.56.311.82.21.9

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ Nicholson, Larissa (20 August 2015). "AFL News: Western Bulldogs to blood debutant Roarke Smith". The Age .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cleary, Mitch (21 September 2021). "Three drafts, two ACLs, two delistings: A Roarke on the road to a GF". AFL Media . Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Nat (31 October 2017). "Dogs push injury-hit defender out of the Kennel". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rookie Pick 25 | Roarke Smith".
  5. ↑ "Roarke's reward: Smith locked in until 2023". 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Caleb Daniel". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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