Ross W. Smith
Australian rules footballer
Intro | Australian rules footballer | |
A.K.A. | Ross Smith | |
A.K.A. | Ross Smith | |
Places | Australia | |
is | Athlete Football player Australian-rules footballer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 3 February 1965 | |
Age | 59 years |
Ross Smith (born 3 February 1965) is the defensive coach at the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a former Australian rules footballer who played 224 games for AFL club North Melbourne between 1984 and 1996, mainly on the half back line.
In 1997, Smith captain-coached Ainslie to the Australian Capital Territory Football League premiership. He then served as the inaugural captain-coach of the Bendigo Diggers in the Victorian Football League in 1998. Smith joined Richmond as an assistant coach in September 2011, signing a three-year deal. He was previously an assistant coach at Hawthorn for seven years.