Tony Smith (footballer, born 1952)

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Tony Smith
Personal information
Full name Anthony Joseph Smith
Nickname(s) Joey
Date of birth (1952-01-22) 22 January 1952 (age 69)
Original team(s) Bealiba/St Pat's
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1974 Carlton 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Anthony "Tony" Smith (born 22 January 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] He later played for Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 775. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.


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