Smith died on 27 October 1941 as a result of an injury sustained while batting in a cricket match for Werribee South two days earlier.[2] He was struck by a ball which deflected off the bat onto his temple.[2] The ball was bowled by his younger brother Clive Smith, who later played football for North Melbourne.[1][2]
NotesEdit
^ abHolmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 830. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^ abc"Cricket Field Fatality". Werribee Shire Banner. Vic. 30 October 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 3 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External linksEdit
Max Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Max Smith at AustralianFootball.com
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smith, footballer, maxwell, henry, smith, december, 1917, october, 1941, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, essendon, victorian, football, league, smithpersonal, informationfull, namemaxwell, henry, smithdate, birth, 1917, december, 1917place, birthg. Maxwell Henry Smith 21 December 1917 27 October 1941 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Max SmithPersonal informationFull nameMaxwell Henry SmithDate of birth 1917 12 21 21 December 1917Place of birthGeelong VictoriaDate of death27 October 1941 1941 10 27 aged 23 Place of deathWerribee VictoriaOriginal team s WerribeeHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight78 kg 172 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1940Essendon7 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comSmith died on 27 October 1941 as a result of an injury sustained while batting in a cricket match for Werribee South two days earlier 2 He was struck by a ball which deflected off the bat onto his temple 2 The ball was bowled by his younger brother Clive Smith who later played football for North Melbourne 1 2 Notes Edit a b Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2014 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 10th ed Seaford Victoria BAS Publishing p 830 ISBN 978 1 921496 32 5 a b c Cricket Field Fatality Werribee Shire Banner Vic 30 October 1941 p 3 Retrieved 3 September 2015 via National Library of Australia External links EditMax Smith s playing statistics from AFL Tables Max Smith at AustralianFootball com 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 Max Smith footballer amp oldid 1153544441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
