Joel Smith (born 3 May 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer.
| Joel Michael Smith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1977 | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarrawonga / Murray Bushrangers | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 16 April 1995, St Kilda vs. Adelaide, at Football Park | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1995–1997 | St Kilda | 58 (51) | |
| 1998–2007 | Hawthorn | 163 (39) | |
| Total | 221 (90) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Beginning his career in 1995 as a bright young prospect for St Kilda, Smith played in the winning team in the club's first AFL Cup victory, the 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup.[1]
He provided three good years of service before being incurring a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury requiring reconstruction late in the 1997 home and away season, missing the Saints' finals series.
A contractual dispute meant he moved to Hawthorn at the end of 1997.[2] While he was injured throughout 1998 and did not play a game, Hawthorn recognised this talent and kept him on their list.
Smith made his return in the 1999 season and played as a running half-back, setting up attacking plays. He was successful in this role throughout his career and in 2001 won All-Australian selection and the Peter Crimmins Medal. He again won All-Australian selection in 2003, was vice captain in the 2005 season and consistently finished among the leadings players in the club's best and fairest award.
Smith retired at the end of the 2007 season, during which Hawthorn returned to the finals for the first time in six years, declaring that the rapidly improving Hawthorn side was likely to mean reduced opportunities for him in 2008.[3]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 1995 | St Kilda | 4 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 190 | 99 | 289 | 65 | 25 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1996 | St Kilda | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 246 | 122 | 368 | 96 | 30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1997 | St Kilda | 4 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 207 | 94 | 301 | 63 | 17 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 1998 | Hawthorn | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Hawthorn | 11 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 130 | 58 | 188 | 34 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2000 | Hawthorn | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 131 | 77 | 208 | 52 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Hawthorn | 11 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 87 | 402 | 82 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 2002 | Hawthorn | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 80 | 19 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2003 | Hawthorn | 11 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 222 | 92 | 314 | 76 | 43 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2004 | Hawthorn | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 261 | 106 | 367 | 73 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Hawthorn | 11 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 233 | 146 | 379 | 95 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2006 | Hawthorn | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 115 | 314 | 111 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 16.5 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2007 | Hawthorn | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 124 | 271 | 93 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Career | 221 | 90 | 88 | 2343 | 1138 | 3481 | 859 | 312 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 15.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 23 | ||
References
edit- ^ "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton". Slattery Media Group. 23 March 1996. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Denham, Greg (3 February 1998). "Young Saint quits to join Hawks". The Age.
- ^ "Hawthorn's Joel Smith retires from AFL". 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Joel Smith stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
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- Joel Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joel Smith at AustralianFootball.com
