Roarke Smith

Roarke Smith
Smith in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Roarke Smith
Date of birth (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28)
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2015 rookie draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) midfielder / Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2023 Western Bulldogs 47 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roarke Smith (born 11 September 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2015 until 2023. Smith was drafted with the fifth selection in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut late in the 2015 season against West Coast.[1] Just one week after his debut, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which left him injured until July 2016.[2] He played in the Bulldogs' 2016 VFL premiership team.[2] In March 2017, he again ruptured his ACL.[2] He was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[3] He was later re-drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2018 rookie draft.[4] He was involved in a car crash in 2018 which saw him miss one game.[2] After having a breakout 2021 season, playing 14 games (4 being finals), he signed on with the Bulldogs on the main list.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[6]
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
2015 Western Bulldogs 37 1 — — 3 6 9 3 1 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 3.0 1.0
2016 Western Bulldogs 37 1 — — 8 4 12 5 1 — — 8.0 4.0 12.0 5.0 1.0
2017 Western Bulldogs 37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 Western Bulldogs 37 10 — 1 50 70 120 20 14 — 0.1 5.0 7.0 12.0 2.0 1.4
2019 Western Bulldogs 37 5 4 1 35 24 59 13 12 0.8 0.2 7.0 4.8 11.8 2.6 2.4
2020[a] Western Bulldogs 37 6 2 1 29 41 70 12 8 0.3 0.2 4.8 6.8 11.7 2 1.3
2021 Western Bulldogs 37 14 3 4 79 88 167 28 34 0.2 0.3 5.6 6.3 11.9 2.1 2.4
Career 37 9 7 204 233 437 82 70 0.2 0.2 5.5 6.3 11.8 2.2 1.9

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ Nicholson, Larissa (20 August 2015). "AFL News: Western Bulldogs to blood debutant Roarke Smith". The Age.
  2. ^ a b c d Cleary, Mitch (21 September 2021). "Three drafts, two ACLs, two delistings: A Roarke on the road to a GF". AFL Media. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ Edwards, Nat (31 October 2017). "Dogs push injury-hit defender out of the Kennel". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Rookie Pick 25 | Roarke Smith".
  5. ^ "Roarke's reward: Smith locked in until 2023". 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Caleb Daniel". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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