Brodie Smith (footballer)

Smith's mother was born in England and his father was born in Scotland, though Smith himself was born in Australia.{{cite web|first=Troy|last=Thompson|url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20120625165155432 |title=118 players with multicultural background on AFL lists|work=World Footy News|access-date=31 March 2025}} Growing up in the western suburbs of Adelaide, he supported the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Smith participated in the Auskick program at West Lakes, South Australia.AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 53 He played senior football for the Henley Football Club in the SAAFL and Woodville West Torrens Football Club in the South Australia National Football League.

Smith was {{AFL Ade}}'s first selection in the 2010 national draft at pick 14 overall.{{cite web|url=http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-adelaide-crows--brodie-smith|title=Brodie Smith of the Adelaide Crows Player Profile and AFL Stats|website=Footywire.com|access-date=29 May 2011}}

Smith made his debut in round 1 of his very first season, 2011, against {{AFL Haw}}. He played 14 games in his first season and showed plenty of maturity for a first-year player, averaging 13 disposals per game. He played 22 games including three finals in 2012 as a running defender, shutting down opposition forwards such as Steve Johnson and providing run off half-back, also becoming noted for kicking goals from long range.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/player-profile/Brodie-Smith|title=Brodie Smith - AFC.com.au|website=AFC.com.au|publisher=Adelaide Football Club|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415012534/http://www.afc.com.au/player-profile/Brodie-Smith|archive-date=15 April 2015|url-status=dead}} Despite fracturing his collarbone in the 2013 pre-season,{{cite web|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/adelaides-brodie-smith-will-miss-eight-weeks-with-a-broken-collarbone/|title=Brodie Breaks Collarbone|date=18 February 2013|website=TripleM.com.au|publisher=Triple M|access-date=25 June 2016}} Smith played the final 18 games of the season, continuing to play mainly at half-back. He played his 50th game in round 19 against {{AFL PA}} and gathered a personal-best 29 possessions in the last game against {{AFL WC}}.

Smith signed a new contract with the Crows early in the 2014 season, keeping him at the club until 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-31/two-more-years-for-crow-smith|title=Crow Brodie Smith earns new two-year deal|last1=Thring|first1=Harry|date=31 March 2014|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Australian Football League|access-date=25 June 2016}} He went on to have a career-best year at the club, averaging 23 disposals and ranking first in the competition for long kicks and second for rebound 50s and metres gained. This earned him selection in the All-Australian team and in the Australian international rules football team for the 2014 International Rules Test.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-07/what-are-we-doing-here|title=Star Crow Brodie Smith slowly comes to grips with place among game's elite|date=7 November 2014|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Australian Football League|access-date=25 June 2016}} Smith remained one of the AFL's most damaging half-backs in 2015, recovering from two concussions early in the season to lead the club in rebound 50s and finish fifth in the AFL for metres gained.

In the First Qualifying Final against {{AFL GWS}} in 2017, Smith tore his ACL in the first quarter after kicking the Crows' first goal for the match. The injury unfortunately ended his season and his chances to play in a grand final, but Adelaide went on to win the match by 36 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-07/crows-suffer-early-injury-blow-to-key-back|title=Crow's year looks over after knee injury|last=Phelan|first=Jennifer|date=7 September 2017|access-date=10 September 2017}} Due to the nature of his injury, he missed the majority of the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-08/scans-confirm-worst-news-for-gun-crow-brodie-smith|title=Scans confirm worst news for gun Crow|last=King|first=Travis|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Australian Football League|date=8 September 2017|access-date=10 September 2017}}

Smith returned from injury only eleven months later to feature in the last few games of the 2018 AFL season, but went on to play in all 22 games the following year. In 2020, Smith captained the Crows in the absence of Adelaide captain Rory Sloane.{{cite web|title='It’s such a huge honour,' Smith on taking on Crows captaincy|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/785922/smith|date=31 July 2020|first=Kieron|last=Turner|website=afc.com.au}}

An underrated player in his later years, Smith achieved a new career-best 37 disposals in a Round 20 clash with {{AFL Car}} in 2022. Only a few months later, he kicked the first goal in the history of the AFL's Gather Round in 2023. After the 2023 season, Smith took up a temporary role as assistant coach of Adelaide's AFLW team, becoming the defensive coach in the absence of Marijana Rajčić during her maternity leave.{{cite web|title=AFLW: Coaching Structure Update|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1446533/aflw-coaching-structure-update|first=Daniela|last=Harvey|date=4 October 2023}} He played his 250th AFL game in the round 3, 2024 loss to {{AFL Fre}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1515649/smiths-journey-to-250|first=Daniela|last=Harvey|title=Smith’s journey to 250|date=26 March 2024|access-date=31 March 2025|website=afc.com.au}}

Prior to the 2025 season, Smith was involved in physical contact with {{AFL PA}}'s Christian Moraes in a match simulation. The Crow was banned for a week by the AFL, meaning he would miss round one against {{AFL Stk}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1721143/crows-defender-charged-by-mro|first=Daniela|last=Harvey|title=Crows defender charged by MRO|date=24 February 2025|website=afc.com.au}} At times struggling to play his best football, Smith was also demoted from Adelaide's leadership group the following week.{{cite web|url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/02/28/the-captains-and-leadership-groups-for-all-18-afl-clubs-in-2025|title=The captains and leadership groups for all 18 AFL clubs in 2025|website=sen.com.au|publisher=1116 SEN|date=28 February 2025}}

: Statistics are correct to the end of 2024{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brodie_Smith.html|title=AFL Tables - Brodie Smith statistics|website=AFL Tables|access-date=25 February 2025}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

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|-

| 2011

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 14 || 2 || 1 || 107 || 76 || 183 || 38 || 38 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.6 || 5.4 || 13.1 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 0

|-

| 2012

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 22 || 5 || 5 || 230 || 141 || 371 || 82 || 45 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.5 || 6.4 || 16.9 || 3.7 || 2.1 || 0

|-

| 2013

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 18 || 3 || 3 || 223 || 121 || 344 || 69 || 25 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 12.4 || 6.7 || 19.1 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 0

|-

| 2014

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 22 || 11 || 8 || 287 || 209 || 496 || 108 || 35 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 13.1 || 9.5 || 22.6 || 4.9 || 1.6 || 4

|-

| 2015

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 21 || 7 || 6 || 266 || 116 || 382 || 82 || 39 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 12.7 || 5.5 || 18.2 || 3.9 || 1.9 || 6

|-

| 2016

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 23 || 7 || 12 || 305 || 170 || 475 || 100 || 52 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 13.2 || 7.3 || 20.6 || 4.3 || 2.2 || 2

|-

| 2017

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 23 || 12 || 9 || 289 || 180 || 469 || 107 || 46 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 12.5 || 7.8 || 20.3 || 4.6 || 2.0 || 1

|-

| 2018

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 26 || 43 || 10 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.5 || 13.0 || 21.5 || 5.0 || 3.5 || 1

|-

| 2019

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 22 || 10 || 12 || 326 || 178 || 504 || 109 || 55 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 14.8 || 8.0 || 22.9 || 4.9 || 2.5 || 1

|-

| 2020

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 16 || 5 || 6 || 203 || 72 || 275 || 58 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 12.6 || 4.5 || 17.1 || 3.6 || 2.3 || 1

|-

| 2021

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 21 || 2 || 4 || 332 || 101 || 433 || 107 || 38 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 15.8 || 4.8 || 20.6 || 5.0 || 1.8 || 2

|-

| 2022

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 21 || 3 || 6 || 307 || 118 || 425 || 86 || 62 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 14.6 || 5.6 || 20.2 || 4.1 || 3.0 || 1

|-

| 2023

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 22 || 4 || 4 || 334 || 132 || 466 || 109 || 50 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 15.2 || 6.0 || 21.2 || 5.0 || 2.3 || 1

|-

| 2024

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 33 || 15 || 0 || 2 || 167 || 97 || 264 || 53 || 31 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.1 || 6.5 || 17.6 || 3.5 || 2.1 || 0

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! colspan=3| Career

! 262

! 71

! 78

! 3393

! 1737

! 5130

! 1118

! 561

! 0.3

! 0.3

! 13.0

! 6.6

! 19.6

! 4.3

! 2.1

! 20

|}

Smith married partner Lisa McCarthy in November of 2024 following their engagement in January of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1480128/bcd-smith-announces-engagement|title=BCD: Smith announces engagement|website=afc.com.au|date=7 January 2024}}{{cite web|title=Smith ties knot|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1687432/smith-ties-knot|first=Zac|last=Standish|date=2 November 2024|website=afc.com.au}} The couple announced that they were pregnant with their first child in March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1745536/smiths-baby-news|title=Smith's baby news|date=31 March 2025|website=afc.com.au}}

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