Steven Smith (Australian rules footballer)

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Steven Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-05-22) 22 May 1956 (age 68)
Original team(s) Bentleigh-McKinnon / Ormond
Height/Weight 193 cm / 91 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1974–1985 Melbourne 203 (144)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985 season.

Steven Smith (born 22 May 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Making his debut during the 1974 VFL season, Smith appeared 203 times for Melbourne and kicked 144 goals until his retirement at the end of the 1985 VFL season. In 1981, Smith won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal, which is awarded to Melbourne's best and fairest player for the season.

Smith was the first Little League player to play in the VFL and is only one of four footballers to have played 200 VFL/AFL games but not play a final (the other three being Trevor Barker, Gary Hardeman and Geoff Cunningham).[1]

In 2015, Smith was elected President of the Melbourne Cricket Club.[1]

Statistics

[2]
Legend
 D  Disposals  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs  G  Goals  B  Behinds
Season Team # Games D K H M T H/O G B D K H M T H/O G B
Totals Averages (per game)
1974 Melbourne 35 17 232 176 56 45 – 0 12 6 13.6 10.4 3.3 2.6 – 0.0 0.7 0.4
1975 Melbourne 35 22 249 201 48 89 – 12 24 16 11.9 9.6 2.3 4.2 – 1.5 1.1 0.8
1976 Melbourne 35 19 298 240 58 122 – 78 33 26 15.7 12.6 3.1 6.4 – 4.3 1.7 1.4
1977 Melbourne 35 11 152 111 41 50 – 40 10 7 13.8 10.1 3.7 4.5 – 4.0 0.9 0.7
1978 Melbourne 35 22 280 215 65 92 – 83 17 8 12.7 9.8 3.0 4.2 – 4.2 0.8 0.4
1979 Melbourne 35 16 198 135 63 70 – 21 15 8 12.4 8.4 3.9 4.4 – 1.3 0.9 0.5
1980 Melbourne 35 16 238 172 66 80 – 26 24 30 14.9 10.8 4.1 5.0 – 1.6 1.5 1.9
1981 Melbourne 35 22 290 213 77 84 – 30 2 4 13.2 9.7 3.5 3.8 – 1.4 0.1 0.2
1982 Melbourne 35 18 171 122 49 54 – 28 1 2 9.5 6.8 2.7 3.0 – 1.6 0.1 0.1
1983 Melbourne 35 17 177 134 43 63 – 6 0 0 10.4 7.9 2.5 3.7 – 0.4 0.0 0.0
1984 Melbourne 1 19 174 124 50 59 – 11 6 2 9.2 6.5 2.6 3.1 – 0.6 0.3 0.1
1985 Melbourne 1 4 29 20 9 4 – 2 0 1 7.3 5.0 2.3 1.0 – 0.5 0.0 0.3
Career 203 2488 1863 625 812 – 337 144 110 12.3 9.2 3.1 4.0 – 2.0 0.7 0.6

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  2. ↑ Steven Smith's player profile at AFL Tables
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