| Isaac Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith playing for theAll-Stars in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Issie | ||
| Born | (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (age 36) Young, New South Wales | ||
| Original team | North Ballarat (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 19,2010 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2011,Hawthorn vs.Port Adelaide, atAAMI Stadium | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder /forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2020 | Hawthorn | 210 (165) | |
| 2021–2023 | Geelong | 70(40) | |
| Total | 280 (205) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | All-stars | 1 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Isaac Smith (born 30 December 1988) is a formerAustralian rules football player who played for theHawthorn Football Club andGeelong Football Club in theAustralian Football League. Smith was drafted by the Hawthorn with the 19th pick in the2010 AFL draft and played ten seasons for the Hawks. He took part in each of Hawthorn's three consecutiveGrand Final victories from 2013 to 2015. Following the 2020 season, Smith moved to theGeelong Football Club as a free agent and played with the Cats for three seasons. He won his fourth premiership with Geelong in2022 and was awarded theNorm Smith Medal as the game's best player. Smith retired from AFL at the conclusion of the2023 AFL season, his third year at Geelong.
Smith was born inYoung, New South Wales and moved toCootamundra where he attended school.[1] As a child he played Australian rules football and basketball withLuke Breust inTemora. Moving toWagga Wagga when he was 13, Smith played with future Hawthorn teammateMatt Suckling in the Wagga Hawks for several years before both moved to the Wagga Tigers where they won two premierships. Smith then played withAlbury in theOvens & Murray Football League in 2007.
Smith later moved to Victoria to take up a Sports Management Degree at theUniversity of Ballarat. He joined theRedan Football Club and became known for being an effective left-footed kick in the Redan reserves. After winning the 2009 seniorBallarat Football League (BFL) Grand Final, he resistedNorth Ballarat's overtures to do a pre-season with them, but by midway through 2010, he was not only being pulled again by the Roosters, but pushed from within by Redan.[2]
Smith had a meteoric rise in 2010, starting the year playing with Redan in the BFL and finishing in North Ballarat'sVictorian Football League (VFL) premiership side.[3] Smith was also a member of the successfulVictorian Country Football League (VCFL) team that won the 2010 Australian Country Football Championships in Canberra.[4]
Smith was Hawthorn's first pick in the2010 AFL draft, being selected with pick 19.[5] Smith's path to the AFL was considered unusual, as he had been passed on the draft the previous year and had been considered unlikely to be drafted at the start of 2010.[6]
During the 2011 season, Smith drew attention for his reliance on speed rather than strength or size in his playing.[7]
Smith was widely regarded as having a good 2013 season,[8] and was a member of the 2013 Hawthorn premiership side. His performance in the2013 Grand Final included kicking an outstanding 50m goal in the last quarter.
In the 2016 Qualifying Final match againsttraditional rivalsGeelong, Smith drew attention for missing a relatively simple shot on goal after the siren, the scoring of which would have won Hawthorn the game, and automatically sent them to the preliminary final.[9] Hawthorn would be eliminated from the finals series following a loss in their semi-final match against theWestern Bulldogs the following week.[10]
From 2017 to 2019, Smith served as Co-Vice-Captain of the Hawks along withLiam Shiels, but both were replaced in that role prior to the 2019 season byJack Gunston.[11] Smith remained a member of Hawthorn's leadership group.[12]
At the conclusion of the2020 season, Smith exercised his rights as a free agent and moved toGeelong.[13]
In 2022 Smith became the oldest player to win theNorm Smith Medal for best on ground in an AFL grand final during Geelong's grand final win over the Sydney Swans, posting 32 disposals and 12 marks to go along with 3 goals in the 81 point win.[14]
On 10 August 2023, Smith announced his retirement from AFL, effective at the end of the season.[15]
Smith completed a Masters of Business Administration atSwinburne University.[16]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2011 | Hawthorn | 16 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 178 | 123 | 301 | 100 | 40 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | Hawthorn | 16 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 222 | 164 | 386 | 95 | 86 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2013# | Hawthorn | 16 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 286 | 193 | 479 | 112 | 82 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2014# | Hawthorn | 16 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 337 | 203 | 540 | 133 | 68 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2015# | Hawthorn | 16 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 350 | 231 | 581 | 163 | 70 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 16 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 335 | 206 | 541 | 139 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 16 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 313 | 187 | 500 | 130 | 65 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 16 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 311 | 213 | 524 | 143 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 8.9 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 16 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 273 | 154 | 427 | 100 | 41 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 73 | 173 | 35 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 7 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 383 | 167 | 550 | 166 | 38 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 22.9 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2022# | Geelong | 7 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 339 | 178 | 517 | 161 | 31 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 21.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2023 | Geelong | 7 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 326 | 147 | 473 | 139 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Career.[17] | 280 | 205 | 160 | 3753 | 2239 | 5992 | 1616 | 705 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 34 | ||
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