Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1965)
Appearance
Ross Smith | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 3 February 1965 | ||
Original team(s) | Jacana | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1984–1996 | North Melbourne | 224 (36) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ross Smith (born 3 February 1965) is the defensive coach at the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] He is a former Australian rules footballer who played 224 games for AFL club North Melbourne between 1984 and 1996, mainly on the half back line.
In 1997, Smith captain-coached Ainslie to the Australian Capital Territory Football League premiership. He then served as the inaugural captain-coach of the Bendigo Diggers in the Victorian Football League in 1998.[2] Smith joined Richmond as an assistant coach in September 2011, signing a three-year deal. He was previously an assistant coach at Hawthorn for seven years.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Staff Members". RFC. Richmond Football Club. 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Ross Smith". Bendigo Advertiser ('The Winners' liftout). Bendigo, VIC. 30 March 1998.
- ^ Paton, Al (28 September 2011). "Tigers poach Hawthorn assistant coach Ross Smith". News Ltd. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ross Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Victorian State of Origin players
- Ainslie Football Club players
- Ainslie Football Club coaches
- Bendigo Football Club players
- Jacana Football Club players
- Australia international rules football team players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1960s birth stubs