Belinda Smith

Belinda Smith (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Smith with West Coast in January 2020

Belinda Smith
Belinda Smith training with West Coast in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995
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 35 (0)
Total 50 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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
  1. 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.
  2. "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Belinda Smith". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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