Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942)

For other people named Ross Smith, see Ross Smith (disambiguation).
Ross Smith
Personal information
Full name Ross Gibson Smith
Born (1942-09-12) 12 September 1942
Original team 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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975.
Career highlights
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.

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

  1. ^ "Photograph of Ross Smith, 1967 Brownlow Medal winner". Australian Sports Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ Morris, Tom (13 October 2014). "Where are they now? Ross Smith". saints.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Ross Smith inducted to Australian Football Hall of Fame". saints.com.au. 4 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Ross Smith becomes a Legend". saints.com.au. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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