Josh Smith (footballer, born 1994)

Josh Smith
Smith playing for Collingwood in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Josh Smith
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
Original team(s) Redland (NEAFL)
Draft 25th pick, 2016 Rookie Draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 40
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Collingwood 32 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2018.
Career highlights
  • Harry Collier Trophy: 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Smith (born 2 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Originally from Brisbane and working in childcare,[1] Smith was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2016 rookie draft.[2]

Smith made his debut for Collingwood on 25 April 2016 for the annual Anzac Day clash against Essendon scored his first goal in the match.[3] Collingwood won the match by 69 points.[4] Following his debut, he didn't miss a single match for the rest of the season, playing 18 games. At the end of the season he managed to place 7th in the best & fairest[5][6] and was awarded the Harry Collier Trophy as the best first year player.[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2017 season[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2016 Collingwood 40184219817637485430.20.111.09.820.84.72.4
2017 Collingwood 4013201857025586300.2014.25.419.66.62.3
Career 31 6 2 383 246 629 171 73 0.2 0.1 12.4 7.9 20.3 5.5 2.4

References

  1. ↑ Gastin, Sam (27 November 2015). "Josh Smith's morning of madness". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  2. ↑ "Rookie Draft: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (23 April 2016). "Anzac Day: Collingwood forward Travis Cloke dropped, Mason Cox and Josh Smith to debut". The Age.
  4. ↑ King, Travis (25 April 2016). "Ruthless Pies smash Bombers in Anzac Day fizzer". AFL.com.au. BigPond.
  5. ↑ Allen, Sarah (7 October 2016). "Captain Copeland: Pendlebury wins again". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  6. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (7 October 2016). "Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury wins record fourth straight Copeland Trophy". The Age.
  7. ↑ Gastin, Sam (7 October 2016). "Harry Collier Trophy: Josh Smith". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  8. ↑ "Josh Smith". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 September 2017.


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