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| Ross Smith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ross Gibson Smith | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-09-12)12 September 1942 (age 82) | ||
| Original team(s) | Hampton Scouts | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 1961,St Kilda vs.Essendon, at Windy Hill | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1972 | St Kilda | 222 (222) | |
| 1973–1974 | Subiaco | 39(22) | |
| 1975 | St Kilda | 12(8) | |
| Total | 273 (252) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1973–1974 | Subiaco | ||
| 1977 | St Kilda | 22 (3–17–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ross Gibson Smith (born 12 September 1942) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Smith played withSt Kilda as a courageousrover. He won theBrownlow Medal in 1967 and captained Victoria at the1972 Perth Carnival. He once broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties and recovered to captain the Saints in the early seventies.
He coachedSubiaco to a premiership in 1973. He also coached his former club St Kilda for a single season (1977), leading them only three wins and to their first wooden spoon in 22 years.
He also went on to lecture in physical education at Rusden SCV in Melbourne during the 1980s.
He was inducted to theSaints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003. In addition he was chosen as first rover in St Kilda's Team of the Century.
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