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Ross Smith | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ross Gibson Smith | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1942 | ||
Original team(s) | Hampton Scouts | ||
Debut | Round 2, 1961, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1961–1972 | St Kilda | 222 (222) | |
1973–1974 | Subiaco | 39 (22) | |
1975 | St Kilda | 12 (8) | |
Total | 273 (252) | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1973–1974 | Subiaco | ||
1977 | St Kilda | 22 (3–17–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ross Gibson Smith (born 12 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Smith played with St Kilda as a courageous rover. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1967 and captained Victoria at the 1972 Perth Carnival. He once broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties and recovered to captain the Saints in the early seventies.
He coached Subiaco to a premiership in 1973. He also coached his former club St Kilda for a single season (1977), leading them only three wins and to their first wooden spoon in 22 years.
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