Ross G. Smith
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- This article is about the AFL footballer, for the aviator see Ross Macpherson Smith.
| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | 8 September 1942, |
| Recruited from | Hampton Scouts
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| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | 1961, St Kilda vs. , at |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1961-1972 & 1975)
234 games, 231 goals |
| Coaching Career¹ | |
| Team(s) | St Kilda 1977, Subiaco (WA) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Ross G Smith (born 8 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
Smith played with St Kilda as a courageous rover.
Height: 173 cm, Weight: 75 kg.
Won the Brownlow medal in 1967. Broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties; captained the side in the early seventies
Inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003, and chosen as first rover in St Kilda's Team of the Century.
Coached Subiaco, Western Australia to a premiership in 1972.
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| Preceded by: Ian Stewart |
Brownlow Medallist 1967 |
Succeeded by: Bob Skilton |
| Preceded by: Ian Stewart |
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1967 |
Succeeded by: Carl Ditterich |
| Preceded by: Daryl Griffiths |
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1971 |
Succeeded by: Stuart Trott |
| Preceded by: Ian Stewart |
St Kilda captain 1970-72 |
Succeeded by: Stuart Trott |
