Brodie Smith (born 14 January 1992) is a professional

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player who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Smith's mother was born in

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and his father was born in

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, though Smith himself was born in Australia. Growing up in the western suburbs of

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, he supported the

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. Smith participated in the

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program at West Lakes, South Australia. He played senior football for the

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and Woodville West Torrens Football Club in the South Australia National Football League. Smith was 's first selection in the 2010 national draft at pick 14 overall.

AFL career

Early career

Smith made his debut in round 1 of his very first season, 2011, against . He played 14 games in his first season and showed plenty of maturity for a first-year player, averaging 13 disposals per game. He played 22 games including three finals in 2012 as a running defender, shutting down opposition forwards such as Steve Johnson and providing run off half-back, also becoming noted for kicking goals from long range. Despite fracturing his collarbone in the 2013 pre-season, Smith played the final 18 games of the season, continuing to play mainly at half-back. He played his 50th game in round 19 against and gathered a personal-best 29 possessions in the last game against .

Prime years and All-Australian selection

Smith signed a new contract with the Crows early in the 2014 season, keeping him at the club until 2016. He went on to have a career-best year at the club, averaging 23 disposals and ranking first in the competition for long kicks and second for rebound 50s and metres gained. This earned him selection in the

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and in the

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for the 2014 International Rules Test. Smith remained one of the AFL's most damaging half-backs in 2015, recovering from two concussions early in the season to lead the club in rebound 50s and finish fifth in the AFL for metres gained. In the First Qualifying Final against in 2017, Smith tore his ACL in the first quarter after kicking the Crows' first goal for the match. The injury unfortunately ended his season and his chances to play in a

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, but Adelaide went on to win the match by 36 points. Due to the nature of his injury, he missed the majority of the 2018 season. Smith returned from injury only eleven months later to feature in the last few games of the

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, but went on to play in all 22 games the following year. In

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, Smith captained the Crows in the absence of Adelaide captain Rory Sloane.

Late career

An underrated player in his later years, Smith achieved a new career-best 37 disposals in a Round 20 clash with in

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

. Only a few months later, he kicked the first goal in the history of the AFL's Gather Round in

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

. After the 2023 season, Smith took up a temporary role as assistant coach of Adelaide's AFLW team, becoming the defensive coach in the absence of Marijana Rajčić during her maternity leave. He played his 250th AFL game in the round 3,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

loss to . Prior to the 2025 season, Smith was involved in physical contact with 's Christian Moraes in a match simulation. The Crow was banned for a week by the AFL, meaning he would miss round one against . At times struggling to play his best football, Smith was also demoted from Adelaide's leadership group the following week.

Statistics

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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Personal life

Smith married partner Lisa McCarthy in November of 2024 following their engagement in January of the same year. The couple announced that they were pregnant with their first child in March 2025.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Brodie 1992 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Australian people of Scottish descent Australian people of English descent Adelaide Football Club players Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) Australia international rules football team players 21st-century Australian sportsmen