Kim Smith (footballer)
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Kim Smith is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Prahran
in the Victorian Football Association
(VFA) and Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Smith made his debut at Prahran in 1974 and finished the year as their top goal-kicker with 55 goals. The following season he played for Melbourne but could only manage four appearances. He then returned to Prahran and was their leading goal-kicker every year until his retirement in 1982, eight times in total. His tally of 97 goals in 1979 was the joint most by any player in the league and he shared the 'Leading Goal-kicker' award
with Geelong West's Joe Radojevic. He was also a member of Prahran's 1978 premiership team.
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 Prahran
Prahran Football Club
Prahran Football Club, nicknamed The Two Blues, is an Australian rules football club based at Toorak Park in Orrong Road between High Street and Malvern Road, Armadale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 2007, the club has competed in D1 Section of the Victorian Amateur Football Association...
in the Victorian Football Association
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...
(VFA) and Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
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).
Smith made his debut at Prahran in 1974 and finished the year as their top goal-kicker with 55 goals. The following season he played for Melbourne but could only manage four appearances. He then returned to Prahran and was their leading goal-kicker every year until his retirement in 1982, eight times in total. His tally of 97 goals in 1979 was the joint most by any player in the league and he shared the 'Leading Goal-kicker' award
Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal
The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the leading goalkicker in the Victorian Football League . The Medal was named in 1999 in honour of Jim Miller who was the VFL leading goalkicker on six occasions. Nick Sautner currently holds the record for most medals with nine, his most recent coming in...
with Geelong West's Joe Radojevic. He was also a member of Prahran's 1978 premiership team.