Craig Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-27) 27 January 1967 (age 56)
Original team(s) Lalbert
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1986–1993 Richmond 72 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Craig Smith (born 27 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

A defender from Lalbert, Smith finished second in the 1986 Richmond best and fairest, which was his debut season.[1][2] He played 20 games that year, the most he would ever play in a VFL/AFL season, with his career being restricted by injury.[1][3] Smith, who started as a half-back flanker but was also used as a centreman and on the wing, played 10 games in 1987, then did not feature at all in 1988 and made just four appearances in 1989.[1][3] He played with Richmond for four more years, including a 16-game season in 1991.[3]

Smith was the captain-coach of Hume Football League club Osborne for their 2000 and 2001 premiership teams.[4] His performance in the 2000 Grand Final earned him the Des Kennedy Memorial Medal.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "Demons and Tigers want loss erased". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Craig Smith". AFL Tables.
  4. ^ Border Mail, "Osborne to mark past glories", 17 August 2011
  5. ^ "League History". Hume Football League.
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