- Nick Smith (footballer born 1988)
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Nick Smith Personal information Full name Nicholas Smith Date of birth 12 June 1988 Original team Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) Height/Weight 184cm / 81kg Position(s) Defender / Midfielder Club information Current club Sydney Number 40 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2008– Sydney 52 (8) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .This article is about the current Sydney player. For the former Melbourne player, see Nick Smith (footballer born 1984).Nicholas "Nick" Smith (born 12 June 1988) is an Australian rules footballer, playing with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). His jersey number is 40.
Smith was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne (where he played with Cyril Rioli[1]), and then played with the Oakleigh Chargers. He represented Vic Metro in the under-18 national championships before being picked as a rookie in the 2007 Rookie Draft at number 15.
He made his AFL senior debut in round 5, 2008 against Geelong after being promoted off the Rookie List earlier in the season.[2] Playing a further senior game against Hawthorn kicking his first senior AFL goal during the match. He was elevated to the Sydney Swans senior list full time at the end of the 2008.[3] In 2009 he continued to add to his game tally by playing the last 11 matches of the season and was re-signed for a further two years.[4]
In 2010, Smith returned to the senior side playing in the back pocket and as a midfield tagger. He played on some of the best players in the competition and often managed to severely limit their influence. Those players included Luke Hodge, Dan Giansiracusa, Mark Le Cras, Steve Johnson, Stephen Hill, Eddie Betts and Luke Power.
Smith's 2011 season was another consistent showing. He played mostly as a small defender and continued to play on the most dangerous players in the league. His year was rewarded with 6th place in the 2011 Bob Skilton Medal.
References
- ^ Wu, Andrew (15 September 2011). "One-on-one education". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/oneonone-education-20110914-1k9os.html. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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External links
Sydney Swans – current squad 1 Seaby · 2 Shaw · 3 McVeigh (c) · 4 Hannebery · 5 O'Keefe · 7 Meredith · 8 Dennis-Lane · 9 Malceski · 11 Lamb · 12 Kennedy · 13 Everitt · 14 Bird · 15 Jack · 16 Rohan · 18 White · 20 Reid · 21 McGlynn · 24 Bolton · 25 Richards · 26 Parker · 26 Spangher · 28 McNeil* · 29 Mattner · 30 Roberts-Thomson · 32 Jetta · 33 Moore · 34 Johnson · 37 Goodes (c) · 38 Pyke · 39 Grundy · 40 Smith · 41 Mumford · 43 Kruger* · 45 Gordon · tbd Armstrong · tbd Mitchell · tbd Morton · tbd Walsh
Coach: Longmire
* denotes Rookie Listed players
Categories:- Sydney Swans players
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
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