Bert Smedley
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E. L. "Bert" Smedley was an Australian rules football
er who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the late 1920s.
Smedley debuted in the 1928 VFL season
and finished the year with exactly 50 goals, a tally which included six goal haul in just his second VFL game and a high of eight goals which he kicked in a win over North Melbourne at Arden Street.
The Castlemaine
recruit was involved in a controversial incident in St Kilda's round 17 encounter with Melbourne. In the dying seconds, a pass from Horrie Mason
had found Smedley, who played on and was running into an open goals when the bell rang. The umpire however had failed to hear it and only after Smedley had kicked the goal, which put his team one point up, did the game end. Melbourne unsuccessfully appealed the result but the win wasn't enough to put St Kilda into the finals as they missed out through percentage.
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 played for St Kilda in the Victorian 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...
(VFL) during the late 1920s.
Smedley debuted in the 1928 VFL season
1928 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1928.-Premiership season:In 1928, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
and finished the year with exactly 50 goals, a tally which included six goal haul in just his second VFL game and a high of eight goals which he kicked in a win over North Melbourne at Arden Street.
The Castlemaine
Castlemaine Football Club
Castlemaine Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia and is currently a member of the Bendigo Football League.The club is notable for several reasons...
recruit was involved in a controversial incident in St Kilda's round 17 encounter with Melbourne. In the dying seconds, a pass from Horrie Mason
Horrie Mason
Angus 'Horrie' Mason was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s....
had found Smedley, who played on and was running into an open goals when the bell rang. The umpire however had failed to hear it and only after Smedley had kicked the goal, which put his team one point up, did the game end. Melbourne unsuccessfully appealed the result but the win wasn't enough to put St Kilda into the finals as they missed out through percentage.