Isaac Smith (footballer)
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Isaac Smith is an Australian rules football
er who currently plays for Hawthorn
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Hailing from Cootamundra, Smith moved to Victoria to take up a Sports Management Degree at the University of Ballarat
. Joining his mates at Redan Football Club
, Smith first aired his raking left foot in Redan's reserves. After playing in the 2009 senior Ballarat Football League
(BFL) Grand Final, he resisted North Ballarat Football Club
's overtures to do a pre-season with them, but by midway through 2010, he was not only being pulled again by the Roosters
, but pushed from within by Redan.
Smith had a meteoric rise in 2010, starting the year playing with Redan in the BFL and finishing in North Ballarat’s Victorian Football League
Premiership side. From Cootamundra in New South Wales, Smith was studying at the University of Ballarat and playing with local side Redan until mid-year. Smith was a member of the successful VCFL State team that won the 2010 national title in Canberra before dominating the finals series in the VFL with the Ballarat Roosters.
Smith was Hawthorn's first pick in the 2010 draft
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who currently plays for Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Hailing from Cootamundra, Smith moved to Victoria to take up a Sports Management Degree at the University of Ballarat
University of Ballarat
The University of Ballarat is a dual-sector university in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was formed by the passage of an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1994, from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education...
. Joining his mates at Redan Football Club
Redan Football Club
The Redan Football Netball Club competes in the Ballarat Football League. The club, nicknamed the Lions has a history of 58 Premierships including 10 Senior Football Premierships and was named the Victorian Country Football League Most Disciplined Club in 2004 & 2005.Redan players have also won the...
, Smith first aired his raking left foot in Redan's reserves. After playing in the 2009 senior Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
(BFL) Grand Final, he resisted North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
's overtures to do a pre-season with them, but by midway through 2010, he was not only being pulled again by the Roosters
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
, but pushed from within by Redan.
Smith had a meteoric rise in 2010, starting the year playing with Redan in the BFL and finishing in North Ballarat’s Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
Premiership side. From Cootamundra in New South Wales, Smith was studying at the University of Ballarat and playing with local side Redan until mid-year. Smith was a member of the successful VCFL State team that won the 2010 national title in Canberra before dominating the finals series in the VFL with the Ballarat Roosters.
Smith was Hawthorn's first pick in the 2010 draft
2010 AFL Draft
The 2010 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These are the Trade Week; held between , the National Draft; held on the , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .This is the first national draft to feature the...
.
External links
- Isaac Smith's profile at the Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club