Roarke Smith (born 11 September 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2015 until 2023. Smith was drafted with the fifth selection in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut late in the 2015 season against West Coast.[1] Just one week after his debut, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which left him injured until July 2016.[2] He played in the Bulldogs' 2016 VFL premiership team.[2] In March 2017, he again ruptured his ACL.[2] He was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[3] He was later re-drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2018 rookie draft.[4] He was involved in a car crash in 2018 which saw him miss one game.[2] After having a breakout 2021 season, playing 14 games (4 being finals), he signed on with the Bulldogs on the main list.[5]
| Roarke Smith | |||
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 Smith in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Roarke Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2015 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder / Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2023 | Western Bulldogs | 47 (14) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[6]
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Behinds | H
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2015 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 10 | — | 1 | 50 | 70 | 120 | 20 | 14 | — | 0.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2020[a] | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | Western Bulldogs | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 88 | 167 | 28 | 34 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Career | 37 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 233 | 437 | 82 | 70 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Nicholson, Larissa (20 August 2015). "AFL News: Western Bulldogs to blood debutant Roarke Smith". The Age.
- ^ a b c d Cleary, Mitch (21 September 2021). "Three drafts, two ACLs, two delistings: A Roarke on the road to a GF". AFL Media. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Nat (31 October 2017). "Dogs push injury-hit defender out of the Kennel". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Rookie Pick 25 | Roarke Smith".
- ^ "Roarke's reward: Smith locked in until 2023". 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Caleb Daniel". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
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- Roarke Smith's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
- Roarke Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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