Ross G. Smith
| Ross Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ross Gibson Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1942 | ||
| Original team(s) | Hampton Scouts | ||
| Debut |
Round 2, 1961, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill | ||
| Height / weight | 173 cm / 75 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1972 1973–1974 1975 |
St Kilda Subiaco St Kilda |
222 (222) 39 (22) 12 (8) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1973–1974 1977 |
Subiaco 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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Ross Gibson Smith (born 8 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 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.
After retiring 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 in a tertiary college in Melbourne during the 1980s.
He was inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003. In addition he was chosen as first rover in St Kilda's Team of the Century.
References
- Ross G. Smith's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- St Kilda Hall of Fame Profile
- Saints honour roll