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 (1914-01-23)23 January 1914
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 17 February 1995(1995-02-17) (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)
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1937 - At Hawthorn". The Argus. 28 April 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "1938 - Brocklesby Eliminated". The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register (NSW). 26 August 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "1937 - Ovens & Murray". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 18 August 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "1938 - Best & Fairest Player". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW0. 15 August 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "1939 - SANDRINGHAM SHOW PROMISE". The Herald. 3 April 1939. p. 22. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "1940 - Football loss by Sandringham". The Herald. 24 January 1940. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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