Clay Smith (footballer)

Clay Smith
Personal information
Full name	Clay Smith
Date of birth	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Original team(s)	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 17, 2011 National Draft
Height / weight	180cm / 78kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	14
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–	Western Bulldogs	47 (35)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2016

Clay Smith (born 11 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Smith was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with the 17th selection in 2011 AFL Draft from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. He was given the #14 jumper, previously worn by Callan Ward, who had moved to Greater Western Sydney at the end of the season prior.^[1]

Smith made his AFL debut on 1 April 2012 in the opening round of the 2012 AFL season against the West Coast Eagles. Smith was one the Bulldogs' best players, gathering 13 possessions and kicking 4 goals, before being substituted off the field just before 3 quarter time due to severe cramping.^[2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season^[3]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2012	Western Bulldogs	14	16	6	5	135	85	220	55	75	0.4	0.3	8.4	5.3	13.8	3.4	4.7
2013	Western Bulldogs	14	14	10	6	128	84	212	38	61	0.7	0.4	9.1	6.0	15.1	2.7	4.4
2014	Western Bulldogs	14	1	0	1	8	5	13	1	2	0.0	1.0	8.0	5.0	13.0	1.0	2.0
2015	Western Bulldogs	14	3	1	0	13	15	28	5	10	0.3	0.0	4.3	5.0	9.3	1.7	3.3
2016	Western Bulldogs	14	13	18	11	100	94	194	43	77	1.4	0.8	7.7	7.2	14.9	3.3	5.9
Career			47	35	23	384	283	667	142	225	0.7	0.5	8.2	6.0	14.2	3.0	4.8

References

↑ McFarlane, Glenn (December 11, 2011). "Western Bulldogs draftee Clay Smith handed Callan Ward's number". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
↑ Gullan, Scott (2 April 2012). "Debutant Clay Smith stars in Western Bulldogs' loss to West Coast". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
↑ "Clay Smith Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links

Clay Smith's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
Clay Smith's statistics from AFL Tables

Western Bulldogs – current squad

1 Suckling
2 Murphy
3 Wallis
4 Bontempelli
5 M. Boyd
6 Dahlhaus
7 Hunter
8 Crameri
9 Stringer
10 Wood
11 Macrae
12 Cordy
13 Cloke
14 Smith
15 Campbell
16 McLean
17 T. Boyd
18 Roberts
19 Webb
20 Dunkley
21 Liberatore
22 Honeychurch
23 Roughead
24 Biggs
25 Adams
26 Hamilton
27 Lipinski
28 Prudden*
29 Dickson
30 Greene
31 Dale
32 Collins
33 Young
34 Williams
35 Daniel
36 Lynch*
37 Smith*
38 Morris
39 Johannisen
40 Mullenger-McHugh*
42 Picken
43 Redpath
44 English
45 Tweedie*
46 Jong

Coach: Beveridge

* denotes rookie listed players

Western Bulldogs 2016 AFL premiers

Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89) defeated Sydney Swans 10.7 (67), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. Bontempelli 5. M. Boyd 6. Dahlhaus 7. Hunter 9. Stringer 10. Wood (c) 11. Macrae 12. Cordy 14. Smith 16. McLean 17. T. Boyd 18. Roberts 20. Dunkley 21. Liberatore 23. Roughead 24. Biggs 29. Dickson 30. Hamling 35. Daniel 38. Morris 39. Johannisen 42. Picken

Coach: Beveridge

2011 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jonathon Patton 2. Stephen Coniglio 3. Dom Tyson 4. Will Hoskin-Elliott 5. Matthew Buntine 6. Chad Wingard 7. Nick Haynes 8. Billy Longer 9. Adam Tomlinson 10. Liam Sumner 11. Toby Greene 12. Sam Docherty 13. Taylor Adams 14. Devon Smith 15. Brandon Ellis 16. Tom Sheridan 17. Clay Smith 18. Brad McKenzie 19. Elliott Kavanagh 20. Hayden Crozier 21. Tom Mitchell (F/S) 22. Josh Bootsma 23. Murray Newman 24. Henry Schade 25. Sebastian Ross 26. Todd Elton 27. Sam Kerridge (PP) 28. Fraser McInnes (PP) 29. Alex Forster (PP) 30. Elliot Yeo (Comp)

Second round	31. Jackson Merrett 32. Joel Hamling 33. Bradley Hill 34. Shane Kersten 35. Daniel Markworth 36. Rory Taggert 37. Jack Newnes 38. Jordan Kelly 39. Michael Talia 40. Tom Curran 41. Mitch Grigg 42. Jimmy Webster 43. Jordan Lockyer 44. Sam Rowe 45. Brendon Ah Chee 46. Nicholas Joyce 47. Patrick Wearden 48. Jordan Murdoch

Third round	49. Daniel Pearce 50. Jackson Paine 51. Nathan Blee 52. Josh Tynan 53. Alex Woodward 54. James Sellar 55. Matthew Arnot 56. Tom Downie 57. Tory Dickson 58. Lachie Neale 59. Nick O'Brien 60. Jay Lever 61. Alex Brown 62. Dylan Buckley (F/S) 63. Ashton Hams (RP) 64. Cam Ellis-Yolmen 65. Corey Gault 66. Lincoln McCarthy

Fourth round	67. Jarrod Witts 68. Beau Wilkes 69. Mitch Golby (RP) 70. Luke Dahlhaus (RP) 71. Cameron Sutcliffe 73. Matthew Panos (RP) 74. Luke Delaney (RP) 75. Stewart Crameri (RP) 76. Jason Blake 77. Luke Breust (RP) 78. Orren Stephenson

Fifth round	79. Setanta Ó hAilpín 80. Alik Magin (RP) 82. Matthew Wright (RP) 83. Nick Lower (RP) 84. Cameron Pedersen (RP) 85. Nathan Gordon (RP) 86. Jed Bews (F/S)

Sixth round	87. James McDonald 88. Alex Sexton 89. Aidan Riley (RP)

Seventh round	91. Jackson Allen

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