Belinda Smith
Australian rules footballer (born 1995)
Australian rules footballer
| Belinda Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Belinda Smith training with West Coast in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Lake Grace, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 100, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2018 | Fremantle | 12 (0) | |
| 2019 | Western Bulldogs | 03 (0) | |
| 2020– | West Coast | 45 (1) | |
| Total | 60 (1) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Belinda Smith (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Born in Lake Grace, Western Australia,[1] Smith was drafted by Fremantle with their 13th selection and 100th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[2] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[3] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[4]
In June 2018, Smith was delisted by Fremantle and was signed by the Western Bulldogs as a free agent.[5]
In April 2019, Smith joined expansion club West Coast.[6]
References
- ^ Honeybone, Ellie (26 September 2019). "Nat Fyfe again the talk of tiny Lake Grace-Pingrup, the towns vying to be the 'Brownlow capital'". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Belinda Smith". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Dickinson, Rhys (16 April 2019). "AFLW: West Coast signs triple threat". West Coast. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belinda Smith.
- Belinda Smith's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Belinda Smith at AustralianFootball.com
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West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's) – current squad
- 1 L. Wakfer
- 2 Gibson
- 3 Thomas
- 4 Roberts
- 5 Rowley
- 6 Lewis
- 8 Goranova
- 13 Swanson (c)
- 14 Smith
- 15 Bushby
- 16 Z. Wakfer
- 17 Hooker (vc)
- 18 Britton
- 19 Franklin
- 21 Western
- 23 Lakay
- 26 Webb
- 29 Elkington
- 30 Schilling
- 31 Gooch
- 35 McDonald
- Cleaver
- Drennan
- Hosking
- Johnson
- Kavanagh
- Rentsch
- Roux
- Sergeant
- Simmons*
- Coach: Pearce
* denotes rookie listed players
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