Belinda Smith (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Belinda Smith". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Belinda Smith's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Belinda Smith at AustralianFootball.com