Name Tanner Smith | Position(s) Defender Height/Weight 196cm / 95kg | |
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Date of birth (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 21) Debut Round 4, 20 April 2013, Fremantlev. Hawthorn, at Aurora Stadium | ||
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels | ||
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Tanner Smith (born 8 March 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly played as a key position defender.
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Early life
Originally from Horsham, Victoria, Smith attended St Patrick's College in Ballarat and played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup. He represented Victorian Country at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships. Nominated as the 36th selection at the 2012 national draft as a key position defender, Smith started the 2013 season at Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
AFL career
Smith made his AFL debut in round 4, 2013 against Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium in Tasmania, as a late replacement for Luke McPharlin, who failed the concussion test.
Smith was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season.