Ashley Smith (Australian footballer)
{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ashley Smith
| image =
| fullname = Ashley Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|07|20|df=yes}}
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| death_date =
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| originalteam = Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = 36th pick, 2008 National Draft
| height = 186 cm
| weight = 85 kg
| position = Midfielder, defender
| statsend = 2014
| years1 = 2009–2013
| club1 = {{WAFL|Per}} (WAFL)
| games_goals1 = 45 (16)
| years2 = 2009–2014
| club2 = {{AFL WC}}
| games_goals2 = 45 (10)
| years3 = 2014
| club3 = {{WAFL|EP}} (WAFL)
| games_goals3 = 17 (17)
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Ashley Smith (born 20 July 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Making his debut for the club during the 2010 season, he played 45 games as a midfielder and running defender before being delisted at the end of the 2014 season. From Victoria, Smith was recruited from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, and has also played at WAFL level for both {{WAFL|Per}} and {{WAFL|EP}}.
Football career
Smith was accepted into the AIS-AFL Academy before playing for Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships. He then represented the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, missing most of the first part of the season before starring in the second half, including the preliminary final. At the 2008 AFL Draft Camp, Smith impressed talent scouts with his speed and long-kicking abilities, placing first in the 20 metre sprint, sixth in the 30 metre repeat sprints, and tenth in the standing vertical jump, and consistently kicking over 50 metres.{{cite web |url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/Default.aspx?newsid=70078+ |title=Selection 36: Ashley Smith - Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club |website=www.westcoasteagles.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721115851/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/Default.aspx?newsid=70078+ |archive-date=2011-07-21}} Smith was selected by West Coast with Pick 36 in the 2008 AFL Draft, after being predicted to go as high as the first round.{{cite web|url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/ashleysmith/tabid/7302/playerid/19912/category/senior/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx |title=Ashley Smith Player Profile bio - Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club |accessdate=2010-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610083251/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/ashleysmith/tabid/7302/playerid/19912/category/senior/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx |archivedate=10 June 2010 |df=dmy }} He made his debut for West Coast in round 15 of the 2010 season against Adelaide at Subiaco Oval, gaining 19 disposals and four marks off the half-back flank, and scoring a goal from 55 metres out.{{cite web |url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=97567 |title=Smith dashes to contention - Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club |website=www.westcoasteagles.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721115922/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=97567 |archive-date=2011-07-21}}
Smith was delisted by West Coast at the end of the 2014 season.[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-09-30/list-changes "List changes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002155501/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-09-30/list-changes |date=2 October 2014 }} – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 30 September 2014. He had played at AFL level only twice during the season.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Ashley_Smith.html Ashley Smith playing statistics] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{2008 AFL national draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Dandenong Stingrays players
Category:East Perth Football Club players
Category:People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne)
Category:Perth Football Club players