Rohan J. Smith

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Rohan Smith
Personal information
Full name Rohan J. Smith
Date of birth (1966-06-28) 28 June 1966 (age 55)
Original team(s) Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 36, 1989 National Draft (Sydney)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1985-1990, 1992-1997 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 251 (247)
1991 St Kilda 3 (0)
Career highlights
  • 6x Port Adelaide premiership player (1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rohan J. Smith (born 28 June 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) [1] and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

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Port Adelaide (1985–1990)

Smith worked his way through the Port Adelaide's junior until he made seven senior appearances during the 1985 season. In 1986 Smith became a regular, first choice selection for Port Adelaide. [2]

During the 1989 National Draft, Smith was selected by the Sydney Swans, from Port Adelaide, where he had been a member of premiership teams the years prior. The Swans selected him with pick 36. However he wouldn't play a senior game for the club.

St Kilda (1991)

The following year he was traded from Sydney to St Kilda, in return for pick 58 in the 1990 AFL Draft. [3] He was already 24 when he made his debut and appeared in a total of three games for St Kilda, in the 1991 season. [4] His year with St Kilda was dogged by injury and returning to Adelaide he missed the 1990 SANFL Grand Final. [5]

Port Adelaide (1992–1997)

After his stint with St Kilda, Smith returned to his original club and took part in a further four Port Adelaide premierships, in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He finished his Port Adelaide career with exactly 250 SANFL games. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Australian Football - Rohan Smith - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  4. ↑ AFL Tables: Rohan Smith
  5. ↑ "Australian Football - Rohan Smith - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rohan Smith". Australian Football.com.
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