Tony Smith | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 1 August 1966 | ||
Original team(s) | Morningside (QAFL) | ||
Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (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]
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