Josh Smith (footballer, born 1986)

Josh Smith
Personal information
Full name Josh Smith
Date of birth (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38)
Original team(s) West Perth (WAFL)
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2007 West Perth 20 (24)
2008–2010 North Melbourne 11 (2)
2011–2014 East Perth 78 (213)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Smith (born 5 March 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the AFL between 2008 and 2010.

Recruited from West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) with the 62nd selection in the 2007 AFL Draft, Smith made his AFL debut in Round 7 of the 2008 AFL season but only played one more AFL game for the year. He struggled to break into the North Melbourne side over the next two years, only playing five games in 2009 and four in 2010 before he was delisted at the end of the 2010 season.[1] When not playing for North Melbourne, he played for North Ballarat in the Victorian Football League and was a member of their 2008, 2009 and 2010 premiership sides.[2] He was awarded the Norm Goss Medal for being the best player in the 2008 final when he kicked five goals.[3]

In 2011 he returned to Western Australia, but switched to play for East Perth in the WAFL. He was selected to represent WA against Queensland and was awarded the Simpson Medal for the best player from Western Australia in the game.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kangaroos cull five Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "David Hale, Josh Smith and Corey Jones lead North Ballarat to VFL grand final success". theaustralian.com.au.
  3. ^ "Players pack up flag and disappear". thecourier.com.au.
  4. ^ "State Game Wrap". abc.net.au.


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