Peter V. Smith
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Peter Victor Smith is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Melbourne
and Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Smith was recruited from Melbourne Grammar
and came to the Melbourne Football Club with the pressure of being the son of club great Norm Smith
. A forward, he played eight games in the 1966 VFL season
and 15 in 1967. He left the club after two seasons to join Carlton, coached by his friend Ron Barassi
. He spent most of his time at Carlton as captain of the reserves team and managed just 15 senior games before being granted a clearance to Port Melbourne
.
After spending three years at Port Melbourne, during which time his father died, Smith crossed to Coburg in a straight swap for Mick Erwin
. He topped the Victorian Football Association
Division Two goal-kicking in 1974 with 121 goals and his bag of 13 goals against Mordialloc
late in the year saw him join Bob Pratt
, Lance Collins
and Jack Titus
as the only Coburg players to boot a century in a season. Smith was also the full-forward in the 1974 Coburg premiership side and topped the club's goal-kicking once more in 1975.
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 with 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....
and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
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 was recruited from Melbourne Grammar
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and came to the Melbourne Football Club with the pressure of being the son of club great Norm Smith
Norm Smith
Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne...
. A forward, he played eight games in the 1966 VFL season
1966 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1966.-Premiership season:In 1966, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
and 15 in 1967. He left the club after two seasons to join Carlton, coached by his friend Ron Barassi
Ron Barassi
Ronald Dale Barassi, Jr AM is a former Australian rules football player and coach. During a long and decorated career, Barassi has been one of the most important figures in the history of Australian football. His father, Ron Barassi, Sr., was the first Australian footballer killed at Tobruk during...
. He spent most of his time at Carlton as captain of the reserves team and managed just 15 senior games before being granted a clearance to Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
.
After spending three years at Port Melbourne, during which time his father died, Smith crossed to Coburg in a straight swap for Mick Erwin
Mick Erwin
Michael 'Mick' Erwin is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1962 and 1964 for the Collingwood Football Club and from 1965 to 1968 for the Richmond Football Club....
. He topped 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...
Division Two goal-kicking in 1974 with 121 goals and his bag of 13 goals against Mordialloc
Mordialloc Football Club
Mordialloc Football Club, nicknamed The Bloodhounds, is an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1958 until 1988...
late in the year saw him join Bob Pratt
Bob Pratt
Harold Robert "Bob" Pratt was a former Australian rules footballer from Mitcham, Victoria.Pratt played with South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League from 1930–1939 and again in 1946, and with the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1940 to 1941...
, Lance Collins
Lance Collins
Lance Kitchener Collins was a leading Australian rules footballer of the 1940s, playing for Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League ....
and Jack Titus
Jack Titus
Jack "Skinny" Titus was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the golden era of the 1930s, Titus was one of the great forwards who regularly thrilled the crowds with spectacular goalkicking feats...
as the only Coburg players to boot a century in a season. Smith was also the full-forward in the 1974 Coburg premiership side and topped the club's goal-kicking once more in 1975.