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Key Facts

Full name
Phillip James Smith

Known as
Phil Smith

Born
15 October 1946

Died
31 January 2010 (aged 63)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 223d
Last game: 23y 318d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 86 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; West Perth; Woodville

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 31

Recruited from
Geelong (1971); West Perth (1974)

Family links
Brad Smith (Son)

Phil Smith

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
GeelongV/AFL1968-197012171.4258%4.331.421.670
West PerthWANFL1971-1973, 1976712914.10—————
WoodvilleSANFL197417533.12—————
Total1968-1974, 19761003613.61—————

AFL: 8,042nd player to appear, 7,871st most games played, 4,042nd most goals kickedGeelong: 704th player to appear, 662nd most games played, 330th most goals kicked

Full forward Phil Smith joined West Perth in 1971 after managing just 12 VFL games and 17 goals for Geelong over the previous two seasons. He enjoyed an excellent debut season with the Cardinals, kicking 116 goals to top the club’s list. He also played in the winning grand final against East Perth. Smith went on to head West Perth’s goal kicking in both 1972 and 1973 with his tally of 84 in the latter season representing a league high.

The 1974 season saw Smith playing for Woodville and kicking 53 goals in 17 matches to top the ‘Peckers’ list. He returned to West Perth briefly in 1976 taking his final tally of games played for the club to 71 and the number of goals kicked to 291.

Phil Smith’s son, Brad, who played for Subiaco, won the Bernie Naylor Medal as top goal kicker in the WAFL in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Wikipedia article; WAFL Footy Facts profile

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.