Smith was recruited from Geelong Football League (GFL) club Newtown & Chilwell and, while making his senior VFL debut in 1968, he spent most of his time at Geelong in the reserves, making just four senior appearances in his first two seasons. Smith managed eight VFL games in the 1970 VFL season from which he kicked all of his 17 career goals.
West Perth recruited Smith in 1971 and, playing as a full-forward, he was their leading-goalkicker for three successive seasons. He kicked 84 goals in 1973 to win the Bernie Naylor Medal but missed that year's WANFL Grand Final, which West Perth lost to Subiaco. Smith was however a member of the 1971 West Perth premiership team. He played at Woodville in 1974 and was their best forward with 53 goals.
Smith died aged 63, on 31 January 2010, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. He was the father of prolific Subiaco forward Brad Smith.
References
Bibliography
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External Links
Phil Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Phil Smith at AustralianFootball.com
Phil Smith's obituary
May 16, 2023
phil, smith, australian, footballer, other, people, named, philip, smith, philip, smith, disambiguation, philip, james, smith, october, 1946, january, 2010, australian, rules, footballer, played, geelong, football, club, victorian, football, league, west, pert. For other people named Philip Smith see Philip Smith disambiguation Philip James Smith 15 October 1946 31 January 2010 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League VFL the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League WANFL and the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League SANFL Phil SmithPersonal informationFull namePhilip James SmithDate of birth15 October 1946Place of birthGeelong VictoriaDate of death31 January 2010 2010 01 31 aged 63 Original team s Newtown amp Chilwell GFL Height188 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight86 kg 190 lb Position s Full forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1968 1970Geelong0 12 0 17 1971 73 1976West Perth0 71 291 1974Woodville0 17 0 53 Total100 361 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976 Career highlightsWANFL Premiership player 1971 Bernie Naylor Medal 1973 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comSmith was recruited from Geelong Football League GFL club Newtown amp Chilwell and while making his senior VFL debut in 1968 he spent most of his time at Geelong in the reserves making just four senior appearances in his first two seasons Smith managed eight VFL games in the 1970 VFL season from which he kicked all of his 17 career goals West Perth recruited Smith in 1971 and playing as a full forward he was their leading goalkicker for three successive seasons He kicked 84 goals in 1973 to win the Bernie Naylor Medal but missed that year s WANFL Grand Final which West Perth lost to Subiaco Smith was however a member of the 1971 West Perth premiership team He played at Woodville in 1974 and was their best forward with 53 goals Smith died aged 63 on 31 January 2010 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer He was the father of prolific Subiaco forward Brad Smith References EditBibliography EditHolmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing External Links EditPhil Smith s playing statistics from AFL Tables Phil Smith at AustralianFootball com Phil Smith s obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phil Smith Australian footballer amp oldid 1153588664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
