Les Smith
Melbourne
AFL career
7 games1 goals
- Debut
- R4 1914 v STK16 May 1914
- Most recent
- R17 1914 v RCH22 Aug 1914
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local side Richmond Districts, Les Smith was a brief fixture in the Melbourne lineup during the 1914 season. His senior VFL career was short-lived, restricted to just seven matches and a single goal in his debut year before he departed the top flight. Smith found greater longevity in the VFA, transferring to Brighton during the 1915 season where he became a regular contributor for the next six years. While his football impact was modest, he achieved significant sporting fame later in life as a marksman; a professional gunsmith by trade, Smith famously won the prestigious King's Prize at the national rifle shooting competition in 1932 representing the MCC Rifle Club.
Profile
- Full name
- Les A. Smith
- Born
- 16 Mar 1892
- Died
- 08 Apr 1968 (aged 76y 23d)
- Birthplace
- North Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Heidelberg, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side Richmond Districts, Les Smith was a brief fixture in the Melbourne lineup during the 1914 season. His senior VFL career was short-lived, restricted to just seven matches and a single goal in his debut year before he departed the top flight. Smith found greater longevity in the VFA, transferring to Brighton during the 1915 season where he became a regular contributor for the next six years. While his football impact was modest, he achieved significant sporting fame later in life as a marksman; a professional gunsmith by trade, Smith famously won the prestigious King's Prize at the national rifle shooting competition in 1932 representing the MCC Rifle Club.