Tony Smith (footballer, born 1966)

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Tony Smith
Personal information
Born (1966-08-01) 1 August 1966 (age 59)
Original team Morningside (QAFL)
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1986–1988 Sydney 17 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tony Smith (born 1 August 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Smith spent his early years in the southern Riverina town of Finley (NSW) before moving to Queensland with his family at age 11. He only played a few games for Morningside in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 1985 before he was approached by the Swans. [2] He had just joined the Queensland Police Force but on the encouragement of his father, who had been a South Melbourne supporter, decided to make the move to Sydney. [2] A ruckman, Smith made his senior debut against Melbourne in round 17 of the 1986 season. [2] Smith only played a total of 17 games in three seasons. Due to business commitments, he left the Swans at the end of the 1988 season, to captain-coach Sydney club North Shore. [3]

After retiring from football, Smith became a successful property developer and promoted the schoolies week on the Gold Coast. [4] In January 2015 he was charged with retaliation against a witness, attempting to pervert the course of justice and attempted fraud. [5]

References

  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.
  2. 1 2 3 Cockerill, Mike (25 July 1986). "Swans tell Tony Smith it's time to get serious". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia. p. 29. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Wicks, Kathryn (30 March 1989). "New faces join Tony Smith and the Bears". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia. p. 62. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Elks, Sarah (6 January 2015). "Former AFL footballer Tony Smith charged with fraud, witness tampering". The Australian . Australia. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ↑ National Reporting Team (6 January 2015). "Former Sydney Swans AFL player Tony Smith charged over alleged unlawful detention of bank executive". ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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