Josh Smillie (born 17 May 2006) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who plays for the

Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers or colloquially the Tiges, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Ric ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL).

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

selected Smillie with pick 7 in the 2024 AFL draft alongside seven other rookies. Smillie is a tall midfielder with his key abilities being his athleticism, versatility and kicking.

AFL career

Smillie was selected by

with the seventh overall pick of the

2024 AFL draft The 2024 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2024 AFL season. Key dates 2024 mid-season rookie draft ...

. During pre-season in January, Smillie sustained a minor hamstring injury in a club internal trial match.

then confirmed in March that he would be unavailable for their opening fixtures as the hamstring "has not healed as well as we would have liked." Smillie returned from this injury via matches in the VFL to try and warrant his spot into the senior side. As of round 10 in the 2025 season, he remains yet to debut.

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Josh Smillie's profile
on Footywire
Josh Smillie's profile
on RookieMe 2006 births Living people Eastern Ranges players 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Whitefriars College {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub