Smith started his career as a full-back but was unable to establish a place for himself in the Essendon side. He performed well in the league seconds, winning a Gardiner Medal in 1939. He didn't make any senior appearances that year and from 1940 to 1942 also wouldn't play a senior game for Essendon, although he did spend some of that time with Brunswick.
His second stint at Essendon, as a forward, was more successful. He played all 20 games for Essendon in the 1944 VFL season, including two finals.[2] His season tally of 40 goals was bettered by only one teammate, Ray Powell, by a mere three goals.[2]
He appeared for Brunswick again from 1946 until 1949 and also played some football in Queensland with Sandgate.[3]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
noel, smith, footballer, noel, smith, november, 1918, september, 2008, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, essendon, victorian, football, league, noel, smithpersonal, informationfull, namenoel, smithdate, birth, 1918, november, 1918date, death4, septe. Noel Smith 27 November 1918 4 September 2008 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Noel SmithPersonal informationFull nameNoel SmithDate of birth 1918 11 27 27 November 1918Date of death4 September 2008 2008 09 04 aged 89 Original team s West Moreland AmateursHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight78 kg 172 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1938 1943 1945Essendon38 50 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comSmith started his career as a full back but was unable to establish a place for himself in the Essendon side He performed well in the league seconds winning a Gardiner Medal in 1939 He didn t make any senior appearances that year and from 1940 to 1942 also wouldn t play a senior game for Essendon although he did spend some of that time with Brunswick His second stint at Essendon as a forward was more successful He played all 20 games for Essendon in the 1944 VFL season including two finals 2 His season tally of 40 goals was bettered by only one teammate Ray Powell by a mere three goals 2 He appeared for Brunswick again from 1946 until 1949 and also played some football in Queensland with Sandgate 3 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 a b AFL Tables Noel Smith afltables com Smith Noel Essendon Football Club official website nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1918 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noel Smith footballer amp oldid 1153588656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
