Isaac Smith (footballer)

Isaac Smith (born 30 December 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Isaac Smith
Smith playing for Hawthorn in April 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988
Place of birth Young, New South Wales
Original team(s) Temora (Farrer Football League)
East Wagga-Kooringal (Riverina Football League)
Wagga Tigers (AFL Canberra)
Redan (Ballarat Football League)
North Ballarat (Victorian Football League)
Draft No. 19, 2010 national draft
Debut Round 7, 2011, Hawthorn
vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 7
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2020 Hawthorn 210 (165)
2021– Geelong 000 00(0)
Total 210 (165)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Hailing from Cootamundra, Smith played football and basketball with Luke Breust in Temora, with both ending up at Hawthorn where they played together in the 2013 AFL Grand Final. Smith moved to Wagga Wagga when he was 13, where he played with Hawthorn's Matt Suckling in the Wagga Hawks for several years before both moved to the Wagga Tigers where they won two premierships.

Smith later moved to Victoria to take up a Sports Management Degree at the University of Ballarat. Joining his mates at Redan, Smith first aired his raking left foot in Redan's reserves. After winning the 2009 senior Ballarat Football League (BFL) Grand Final, he resisted North 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.[1]

Smith had a meteoric rise in 2010, starting the year playing with Redan in the BFL and finishing in North Ballarat's Victorian Football League (VFL) premiership side.[2] Smith was also a member of the successful Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) team that won the 2010 Australian Country Football Championships in Canberra.[3]

AFL career

Smith was Hawthorn's first pick in the 2010 AFL Draft.[4]

During the 2011 season, Smith drew attention for his reliance on speed rather than strength or size in his playing.[5]

Smith was widely regarded as having a good 2013 season,[6] and was a member of the 2013 Hawthorn premiership side. His performance in the 2013 Grand Final included kicking an outstanding 50m goal in the last quarter.

In the 2016 Qualifying Final match against traditional rivals Geelong, 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.[7] Hawthorn would be eliminated from the finals series following a loss in their Semi-Final match against the Western Bulldogs the following week.[8]

From 2017 to 2019, Smith served as Co-Vice-Captain of the Hawks along with Liam Shiels, but both were replaced in that role prior to the 2019 season by Jack Gunston.[9]

Smith remained a member of Hawthorn's leadership group.[10] and has been described as the "quintessential modern wingman".[11]

At the conclusion of the 2020 season, Smith exercised his rights as a free agent and moved to Geelong.[12]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020.[13]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Significant statistics
# Played in that season's premiership team
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2011Hawthorn16 16209178123301100401.30.611.17.718.86.32.51
2012Hawthorn16 22171322216438695860.80.610.17.517.54.33.90
2013#Hawthorn16 241816286193479112820.80.711.98.020.04.73.45
2014#Hawthorn16 242415337203540133681.00.614.08.522.55.52.84
2015#Hawthorn16 252312350231581163700.90.614.09.223.26.52.83
2016Hawthorn16 24916335206541139660.40.714.08.622.55.82.84
2017Hawthorn16 221412313187500130650.60.514.28.522.75.93.02
2018Hawthorn16 242614311213524143611.10.613.08.921.86.02.56
2019Hawthorn16 1998273154427100410.50.414.48.122.55.32.20
2020Hawthorn16 10521007317335210.50.210.07.317.33.52.13
Career 21016511727051747445211506000.80.612.98.321.25.52.928

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References
  1. Hanlon, Peter (5 May 2011). "Young Hawks make most of heady rise". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. McDermott, Josh (20 October 2010). "Isaac Smith's big year could get bigger". ABC Ballarat. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  3. http://www.vcfl.com.au/index.php?id=7&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=507&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=7599f58cb2
  4. "2010 AFL National Draft: who your club picked". The Age. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. Muir, Les (5 October 2011). "Hawthorn's Isaac Smith defies system". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. "Isaac Smith extends Hawthorn deal to 2016". The Murray Valley Standard. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. Australian Associated Press (9 September 2016). "Geelong beat Hawks in classic AFL final after Isaac Smith's post-siren miss". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. Edmund, Sam (17 September 2016). "Western Bulldogs eliminate Hawthorn with stunning semi-final win, Hawks' four-peat hopes dashed". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. Kennett, Jeff (28 February 2019). "Letter to members: Our captain". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. Canil, Jourdan (6 February 2020). "Some changes at the top as Hawks name new leaders". Australian Football League. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. King, Travis (28 June 2016). "The stats files: Why it's tougher than ever to stop Nick Riewoldt". Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. Cleary, Mitch (30 October 2020). "Veteran wingman joins Cats, Hawks score third-round pick". AFL Media. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. "Isaac Smith". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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