Ross Smith | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 3 February 1965 | ||
Original team(s) | Jacana | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1984–1996 | North Melbourne | 224 (36) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
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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). 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. 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.