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Josh Smith (born 2 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Josh Smith
Smith playing for Collingwood in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Josh Smith
Date of birth	(1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 28)
Original team(s)	Redland (NEAFL)
Draft	25th pick, 2016 Rookie Draft
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	45
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016-2018	Collingwood	32 (6)
2019	West Coast	2 (1)
Total		34 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Harry Collier Trophy: 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Smith was first eligible to be drafted in 2012.

Originally from Brisbane and working in childcare,[1] Smith was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2016 rookie draft.[2]

AFL career

Collingwood (2016-2018)

Smith made his debut for Collingwood on 25 April 2016 for the annual Anzac Day clash against Essendon scored his first goal in the match.[3] Collingwood won the match by 69 points.[4] Following his debut, he didn't miss a single match for the rest of the season, playing 18 games. At the end of the season he managed to place 7th in the best & fairest[5][6] and was awarded the Harry Collier Trophy as the best first year player.[7]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, in which he played only one game, Smith was delisted by Collingwood.[8]

West Coast (2019)

In the 2018 Draft period, Josh Smith was handed a lifeline being drafted as a rookie by the West Coast Eagles. Smith made his debut for the Eagles in their Round 2 52 point win against GWS. He kicked one goal and one behind and had 13 disposals. He then got dropped after that game and didn’t play until Round 17. In Round 17 he played in their 45 point loss to Sydney. He had 13 disposals.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Collingwood	40	18	4	2	198	176	374	85	43	0.2	0.1	11.0	9.8	20.8	4.7	2.4
2017	Collingwood	40	13	2	0	185	70	255	86	30	0.2	0.0	14.2	5.4	19.6	6.6	2.3
2018	Collingwood	40	1	0	1	7	7	14	3	3	0.0	1.0	7.0	7.0	14.0	3.0	3.0
2019	West Coast	45	2	1	1	13	10	23	9	0	0.5	0.5	6.5	5.0	11.5	4.5	0.0
Career			34	7	4	403	263	666	183	76	0.2	0.1	12.2	7.9	20.1	5.4	2.4

References

External links

• Josh Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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