Josh Smith (footballer, born 1994)

Josh Smith
Smith playing for Collingwood in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Josh Smith
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Redland (NEAFL)
Draft 25th pick, 2016 Rookie Draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2018 Collingwood 332 (206)
2019 West Coast 22 (11)
Total 354 (217)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
  • Harry Collier Trophy: 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Smith (born 2 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Smith was first eligible to be drafted in 2012.

Originally from Brisbane and working in childcare,[1] Smith was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2016 rookie draft.[2]

AFL career

Collingwood (2016–2018)

Smith made his debut for Collingwood on 25 April 2016 for the annual Anzac Day clash against Essendon and scored his first goal in the match.[3] Collingwood won the match by 69 points.[4] Following his debut, he didn't miss a single match for the rest of the season, playing 18 games. At the end of the season, he managed to place 7th in the best & fairest[5][6] and was awarded the Harry Collier Trophy as the best first-year player.[7]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, in which he played only one game, Smith was delisted by Collingwood.[8]

West Coast (2019)

In the 2018 Draft period, Josh Smith was handed a lifeline being drafted as a rookie by the West Coast Eagles. Smith made his debut for the Eagles in their Round 2 52-point win against GWS. He kicked one goal and one behind and had 13 disposals. He then got dropped after that game and didn’t play until Round 17. In Round 17, he played in their 45-point loss to Sydney. He had 13 disposals.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[10]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Collingwood 40 18 4 2 198 176 374 85 43 0.2 0.1 11.0 9.8 20.8 4.7 2.4
2017 Collingwood 40 13 2 0 185 70 255 86 30 0.2 0.0 14.2 5.4 19.6 6.6 2.3
2018 Collingwood 40 1 0 1 7 7 14 3 3 0.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 14.0 3.0 3.0
2019 West Coast 45 2 1 1 13 10 23 9 0 0.5 0.5 6.5 5.0 11.5 4.5 0.0
Career 34 7 4 403 263 666 183 76 0.2 0.1 12.2 7.9 20.1 5.4 2.4

References

  1. ^ Gastin, Sam (27 November 2015). "Josh Smith's morning of madness". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Rookie Draft: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ Cherny, Daniel (23 April 2016). "Anzac Day: Collingwood forward Travis Cloke dropped, Mason Cox and Josh Smith to debut". The Age. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ King, Travis (25 April 2016). "Ruthless Pies smash Bombers in Anzac Day fizzer". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ Allen, Sarah (7 October 2016). "Captain Copeland: Pendlebury wins again". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ^ Cherny, Daniel (7 October 2016). "Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury wins record fourth straight Copeland Trophy". The Age. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ Gastin, Sam (7 October 2016). "Harry Collier Trophy: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Four Pies sign on, five depart". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Eagles secure two talented rookies – westcoasteagles.com.au". westcoasteagles.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Josh Smith". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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