Tanner Smith (footballer)

Tanner Smith (born 8 March 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly played as a key position defender.[1]

Tanner Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels
Debut Round 4, 2013, Fremantle
vs. Hawthorn, at Aurora Stadium
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2016 Fremantle 4 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Originally from Horsham, Victoria, Smith attended St Patrick's College in Ballarat and played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup. He represented Victorian Country at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships.[2] Nominated as the 36th selection at the 2012 national draft as a key position defender, Smith started the 2013 season at Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

AFL career

Smith made his AFL debut in round 4, 2013 against Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium in Tasmania, as a late replacement for Luke McPharlin, who failed the concussion test.[3]

Smith was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season.[4]

Smith joined North Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL at the start of the 2017 football season. Initially recruited as a forward he soon became an integral part of the teams backline, and was Centre Half Back in the teams drought breaking 2018 Premiership team.

Statistics
[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Fremantle 22100448420.00.04.04.08.04.02.0
2015 Fremantle 2210011617820.00.011.06.017.08.02.0
2016 Fremantle 222209918451.00.04.54.59.02.02.5
Career 4 2 0 24 19 43 16 9 0.5 0.0 6.0 4.8 10.8 4.0 2.2
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References
  1. Clark, Jay (13 November 2012). "Pick Me: Tanner Smith could be the next Daniel Talia". Herald Sun.
  2. Whelan, Melanie (29 June 2012). "Rebel Tanner performs well for Vic Country".
  3. O'Donoghue, Craig (20 April 2013). "McPharlin pulled from Dockers team". The West Australian.
  4. Malcolm, Alex (2 September 2016). "Dockers delist key position rookie Tanner Smith". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Tanner Smith's player profile at AFL Tables". afltables.com.


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