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Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1965)

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Ross Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-02-03) 3 February 1965 (age 59)
Original team(s) Jacana
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ross Smith (born 3 February 1965) is the defensive coach at the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Staff Members". RFC. Richmond Football Club. 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Ross Smith". Bendigo Advertiser ('The Winners' liftout). Bendigo, VIC. 30 March 1998.
  3. ^ Paton, Al (28 September 2011). "Tigers poach Hawthorn assistant coach Ross Smith". News Ltd. Retrieved 16 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |websiteHerald Sun= (help)