Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942)
| Ross Smith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ross Gibson Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1942 | ||
| Original team(s) | Hampton Scouts | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 1961, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1972 | St Kilda | 222 (222) | |
| 1973–1974 | Subiaco | 39 (22) | |
| 1975 | St Kilda | 12 (8) | |
| Total | 273 (252) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1973–1974 | Subiaco | ||
| 1977 | St Kilda | 22 (3–17–2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ross Gibson Smith (born 12 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Smith played with St Kilda as a courageous rover. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1967[1] and captained Victoria at the 1972 Perth Carnival. He once broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties and recovered to captain the Saints in the early seventies.
He coached Subiaco to a premiership in 1973. He also coached his former club St Kilda for a single season (1977), leading them only three wins and to their first wooden spoon in 22 years.
He also went on to lecture in physical education at Rusden SCV in Melbourne during the 1980s.
In 1987 he was appointed as a director for the Australian Institute of Sport for 3 years, after which he was the director of Sports Science Sports Medicine research at the AIS for 10 years.[2]
He was inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003, and then the AFL Hall of Fame in 2010.[3] In addition he was chosen as first rover in St Kilda's Team of the Century.[4]
References
- ^ "Photograph of Ross Smith, 1967 Brownlow Medal winner". Australian Sports Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Morris, Tom (13 October 2014). "Where are they now? Ross Smith". saints.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Ross Smith inducted to Australian Football Hall of Fame". saints.com.au. 4 June 2010.
- ^ "Ross Smith becomes a Legend". saints.com.au. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
External links
- Ross Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ross Smith at AustralianFootball.com
- Ross Smith's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
- St Kilda Hall of Fame Profile
- Saints honour roll