Nigel Smart

Nigel Smart
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Smart
Date of birth	21 May 1969
Original team	South Adelaide
Height/Weight	188 cm / 91 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1991-2004	Adelaide	278 (116)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2004 season .

Nigel James Smart (born 21 May 1969) was an Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Crows from 1991 to 2004.^[1] He was a defender who was a crowd favourite with his bald head and goatee.

One of the most famous incidents attributed to Smart's career was during the 1992 pre-season, where the Adelaide Crows organised a session to walk over hot coals. Smart suffered burns to his feet but returned to play football soon after.

After his retirement from football, Smart was an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberal Party for the electoral district of Norwood in the 2006 South Australian state election.^[2]

Smart has been a member of the Crows' board since 2005, and will assume the role of Deputy Chairman for the 2009 season.

References

^ "Nigel Smart". Footy Wire. http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-adelaide-crows--nigel-smart. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
^ Antony Green (2006-04-26). "Norwood Electorate Profile". 2006 South Australian Election. ABC News Online. http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/elections/sa/2006/guide/norw.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

Adelaide Football Club inaugural team

Full-back	Rodney Maynard • Nigel Smart • Scott Lee

Half-back	Robbie Thompson • Tom Warhurst, Jr. • Bruce Lindsay

Centre	Simon Tregenza • Andrew Jarman • David Marshall

Half-forward	Grantley Fielke • John Klug • Bruce Lindner

Full-forward	Darel Hart • Darren Smith • Peter McIntyre

Ruck	Romano Negri • Chris McDermott (c) • Tony McGuinness

Interchange	Rod Jameson • Eddie Hocking

Coach	Graham Cornes

Adelaide defeated Hawthorn 24.11 (155) to 9.15 (69), Round 1, 1991, at Football Park

Adelaide Football Club 1997/1998 AFL Premiers

Captain: 26. Bickley \| 3. Jarman \| 5. Koster \| 7. Smart \| 9. Edwards \| 10. Robran \| 11. James \| 13. Ellen \| 14. Connell \| 15. Pittman \| 23. McLeod \| 28. Johnson \| 34. Hart \| 36. Goodwin \| 44. Caven \| 52. Rehn

Coach: Blight

1991 All-Australian team

Defenders Guy McKenna (West Coast) • Anthony Daniher (Essendon) • Nigel Smart (Adelaide) David Grant (St Kilda) • Paul Roos (Fitzroy) (captain) • Ken Hinkley (Geelong)

Midfielders Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) • Paul Couch (Geelong) • Peter Matera (West Coast)

Forwards Gavin Brown (Collingwood) • Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) • Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) Tony Francis (Collingwood) • Tony Lockett (St Kilda) • Garry Hocking (Geelong)

Followers Jim Stynes (Melbourne) • Mark Bairstow (Geelong) • Barry Mitchell (Sydney)

Interchange Billy Brownless (Geelong) • Craig Turley (West Coast)

Coach Michael Malthouse (West Coast)

1993 All-Australian team

Defenders Ben Hart (Adelaide) • Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy) • Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) Guy McKenna (West Coast) • Mark Harvey (Essendon) • Andrew McKay (Carlton)

Midfielders Greg Anderson (Adelaide) • Greg Williams (Carlton) • Peter Matera (West Coast)

Forwards Craig Bradley (Carlton) • Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) (Captain) • Garry Lyon (Melbourne) Garry Hocking (Geelong) • Gary Ablett, Sr. (Geelong) • Tony Modra (Adelaide)

Followers Jim Stynes (Melbourne) • Ben Allan (Hawthorn) • Tony McGuinness (Adelaide)

Interchange Nigel Smart (Adelaide) • Nathan Burke (St Kilda)

Coach Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)

1998 All-Australian team

Defenders David King (North Melbourne) • Ashley McIntosh (West Coast) • Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) • Sean Wellman (Essendon) • Nigel Smart (Adelaide)

Midfielders Matthew Knights (Richmond) • Scott West (Western Bulldogs) • Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)

Forwards Paul Hudson (Western Bulldogs) • Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) (Captain) • Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) Ben Cousins (West Coast) • Tony Lockett (Sydney) • Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)

Followers Peter Everitt (St Kilda) • Todd Viney (Melbourne) • Robert Harvey (St Kilda)

Interchange Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs) • Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) • Shaun Rehn (Adelaide) • Anthony Stevens (North Melbourne)

Coach Terry Wallace (Western Bulldogs)

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