Full name Ashley Smith Name Ashley Smith Years Club Career start 2009 | Position(s) Midfielder, defender Weight 85 kg Height/Weight 186 cm / 85 kg Height 1.86 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 25) Draft 36th pick, 2008 National Draft Role Australian Rules Footballer Profiles | ||
Ashley smith 2008 afl u18 championships july 9th
Ashley Smith (born 20 July 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Making his debut for the club during the 2010 season, he played 45 games as a midfielder and running defender before being delisted at the end of the 2014 season. From Victoria, Smith was recruited from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, and has also played at WAFL level for both Perth and East Perth.
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- Ashley smith 2008 afl u18 championships july 9th
- Ashley smith 1st game 1st goal 10 7 2010
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Ashley smith 1st game 1st goal 10 7 2010
Football career
Smith was accepted into the AIS-AFL Academy before playing for Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships. He then represented the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, missing most of the first part of the season before starring in the second half, including the preliminary final. At the 2008 AFL Draft Camp, Smith impressed talent scouts with his speed and long-kicking abilities, placing first in the 20 metre sprint, sixth in the 30 metre repeat sprints, and tenth in the standing vertical jump, and consistently kicking over 50 metres. Smith was selected by West Coast with Pick 36 in the 2008 AFL Draft, after being predicted to go as high as the first round. He made his debut for West Coast in round 15 of the 2010 season against Adelaide at Subiaco Oval, gaining 19 disposals and four marks off the half-back flank, and scoring a goal from 55 metres out.
Smith was delisted by West Coast at the end of the 2014 season. He had played at AFL level only twice during the season.