Smeaton was nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", a nickname borrowed from Joe Louis, and was described by Jack Dyer as the toughest player he played with.[3]
He left Richmond in 1947 to take up a coaching position with Latrobe in Northern Tasmania.[4]
He later returned to Victoria and had a successful coaching career in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he led Oakleigh to three Grand Finals, winning premierships in 1950 and 1952 and losing the 1949 Grand Final due to a late goal by Williamstown.
He was also an established cricketer, captaining the Victorian school boys cricket team.
External links
George Smeaton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
George Smeaton's playing statistics from The VFA Project
Notes
^"Football Loses Four Identities". Football Record (Round 12): 13. 24 June 1978.
^"George Smeaton – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^Flanagan, Martin (30 October 2010). "Richo has never changed... thankfully". The Age. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
george, smeaton, footballer, george, frederick, smeaton, 1917, june, 1978, australian, rules, footballer, played, richmond, football, club, victorian, football, league, between, 1935, 1942, then, again, from, 1944, 1946, george, smeatonpersonal, informationful. George Frederick Smeaton 27 May 1917 9 June 1978 1 2 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League VFL between 1935 and 1942 and then again from 1944 to 1946 George SmeatonPersonal informationFull nameGeorge Frederick SmeatonNickname s Brown BomberDate of birth27 May 1917Place of birthCarlton VictoriaDate of death9 June 1978 1978 06 09 aged 61 Place of deathHeidelberg VictoriaOriginal team s Brighton Street SchoolHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight85 5 kg 188 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1935 1946Richmond149 36 1948 1950Oakleigh VFA Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals Victoria1Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1947Latrobe NWFU 1948 1954Oakleigh VFA 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950 Career highlightsRichmond life membership 1944Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comSmeaton was nicknamed the Brown Bomber a nickname borrowed from Joe Louis and was described by Jack Dyer as the toughest player he played with 3 He left Richmond in 1947 to take up a coaching position with Latrobe in Northern Tasmania 4 He later returned to Victoria and had a successful coaching career in the Victorian Football Association VFA where he led Oakleigh to three Grand Finals winning premierships in 1950 and 1952 and losing the 1949 Grand Final due to a late goal by Williamstown He was also an established cricketer captaining the Victorian school boys cricket team External links EditGeorge Smeaton s playing statistics from AFL Tables George Smeaton s playing statistics from The VFA ProjectNotes Edit Football Loses Four Identities Football Record Round 12 13 24 June 1978 George Smeaton Player Bio Australian Football Retrieved 6 December 2014 Flanagan Martin 30 October 2010 Richo has never changed thankfully The Age Retrieved 8 September 2014 Coach for Latrobe Examiner 10 March 1947 pg5References EditHogan P The Tigers of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996 Fiddian Marc Devils at Play A History of the Oakleigh Football Club Pakenham Gazette Pakenham 1982 This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1917 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Smeaton footballer amp oldid 1131442587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
