Alfred Vincent Smith (23 January 1914 – 17 February 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Vin Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Vincent Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1995 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Dimboola, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Camberwell | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935 | Hawthorn | 11 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hawthorn granted Smith a clearance to the Brocklesby Football Club, NSW[2] where they finish 3rd in 1937 and 4th in 1938[3] in the Albury & District Football League with Smith as their captain / coach.
Smith was runner up Albury & DFL best and fairest award in 1937[4] and finished 3rd in the 1938 medal.[5]
Smith played with Sandringham Football Club in 1939[6] and 1940, prior to enlisting with the AIF in World War Two.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 834. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1937 - At Hawthorn". The Argus. 28 April 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1938 - Brocklesby Eliminated". The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register (NSW). 26 August 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1937 - Ovens & Murray". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 18 August 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1938 - Best & Fairest Player". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW0. 15 August 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1939 - SANDRINGHAM SHOW PROMISE". The Herald. 3 April 1939. p. 22. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1940 - Football loss by Sandringham". The Herald. 24 January 1940. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
edit- Vin Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Vin Smith at AustralianFootball.com
- Smith's World War Two Service Record
- 1938 - Brocklesby FC Presentation Night photo
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