Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 24th January, 1967
- Current Age
- 57 years and 118 days
Awards & Accolades
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Brian Smith
- Nephew
- Rohan Smith
Biography
Former Lismore pivot, the younger brother of I’warra and St George coach Brian Smith, came to the Steelers in 1986. Smith again linked with his brother when he moved to St George in 1992 and was in the starting line-up in the club's 14-6 loss to Brisbane in the 1993 grand final. A snapped Achilles tendon suffered in a trial at Maryborough ended his plans for the season but he made a brief comeback with the Dragons in 1995. Smith joined his brother’s coaching staff at P’matta in the late 1990s before pursuing his coaching career in England with Huddersfield. In his first season as coach of Leeds in 2004, Smith guided the Rhinos to a hard-fought win over Bradford in the Super League grand final.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | 88 | 13 | 0 | - | 52 | 49 | 38 | 1 | 55.68% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Finals | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Super League | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11.11% | List | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1987 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1989 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7.14% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1990 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1991 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1992 | 21 | 3 | 0 | / | 2 | 0.00% | - | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List |
St George | NSWRL 1993 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |||
St George | ARL 1995 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Illawarra | 1987, 1989-91 | 40 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 47.50% | List | |||
St George | 1992-93, 1995 | 48 | 4 | - | / | 2 | 0.00% | - | 16 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 62.50% | List |
Overall | 1987-1995 | 88 | 13 | 0 | / | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 1 | 55.68% | List |
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Workington | 1996 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11.11% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Workington | 1996 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11.11% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Steven Russo
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Newspapers, Match Video
Your Say
16/06/2021
Mentions Lismore pivot? Tony Smith played juniors at Casino. Won an U18 competition with Casino RSM Cougars before heading to Sydney.
08/04/2023
Played for the Dragons 1992 and 1993 grand finals both lost to Brisbane. Was useful 5/8 but never reached any great heights. Went to England to coach and had the most success with Bradford Bulls.
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