| Jesse Smith |
| Personal information |
| Full name | Jesse W. Smith |
| Nickname(s) | JW, Boston |
| Date of birth | 9 September 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 23) |
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia |
| Recruited from | Calder Cannons |
| Draft | 47th overall (father/son), 2005
Kangaroos |
| Height/Weight | 191 cm / 85 kg |
| Position(s) | Half Back / Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club | St Kilda |
| Playing career1 |
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
| 2005-2009 | Kangaroos | 27 (3) |
| 1 Playing statistics to end of 2009 season .
|
Jesse W. Smith (born 29 September 1986) is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former North Melbourne player, Ross Smith. Formerly playing for North Melbourne he has been drafted to play for St Kilda from 2010.
After being selected by North Melbourne under the father/son rule in the 2005 AFL Draft, Smith made his debut during the 2005 AFL season. However, Smith has struggled with injury throughout his entire career, missing all of the 2006 season due to an ankle injury. He returned in 2007, earning a nomination for the AFL Rising Star after gathering 27 possessions in a game against Essendon.[1] However, Smith was again limited by injuries during the 2008 season, managing only 2 games after suffering a series of hamstring injuries.[2]
At the end of the 2009 season, disgruntled with the club's poor facilities, Smith requested a trade from the Kangaroos. The trade failed to eventuate and he was prepared to enter the national or pre-season drafts to find a new club.[3] On 26 November 2009, St Kilda drafted him with pick number 60 in the AFL draft.
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Jesse W. Smith's statistics from AFL Tables
