Roarke Smith Explained

Roarke Smith
Fullname:Roarke Smith
Birth Date:11 September 1996
Originalteam:Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:No. 5, 2015 rookie draft
Height:182 cm
Weight:80 kg
Guernsey:37
Years1:2015 - 2023
Games Goals1:47 (14)
Statsend:2023
Careerhighlights:

2016

Roarke Smith (born 11 September 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2015 until 2023. Smith was drafted with the fifth selection in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut late in the 2015 season against .[1] Just one week after his debut, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which left him injured until July 2016.[2] He played in the Bulldogs' 2016 VFL premiership team.[2] In March 2017, he again ruptured his ACL.[2] He was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[3] He was later re-drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2018 rookie draft.[4] He was involved in a car crash in 2018 which saw him miss one game.[2] After having a breakout 2021 season, playing 14 games (4 being finals), he signed on with the Bulldogs on the main list.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[6]

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|| 37 || 1 || — || — || 3 || 6 || 9 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 6.0 || 9.0 || 3.0 || 1.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|| 37 || 1 || — || — || 8 || 4 || 12 || 5 || 1 || — || — || 8.0 || 4.0 || 12.0 || 5.0 || 1.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|| 37 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|| 37 || 10 || — || 1 || 50 || 70 || 120 || 20 || 14 || — || 0.1 || 5.0 || 7.0 || 12.0 || 2.0 || 1.4|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|| 37 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 35 || 24 || 59 || 13 || 12 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 7.0 || 4.8 || 11.8 || 2.6 || 2.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|| 37 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 29 || 41 || 70 || 12 || 8 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.8 || 6.8 || 11.7 || 2 || 1.3|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|| 37 || 14 || 3 || 4 || 79 || 88 || 167 || 28 || 34 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 5.6 || 6.3 || 11.9 || 2.1 || 2.4|-class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 37! 9! 7! 204! 233! 437! 82! 70! 0.2! 0.2! 5.5! 6.3! 11.8! 2.2! 1.9|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: AFL News: Western Bulldogs to blood debutant Roarke Smith. 20 August 2015 . Larissa . Nicholson. The Age.
  2. Web site: Three drafts, two ACLs, two delistings: A Roarke on the road to a GF. AFL Media. 1 November 2021. 21 September 2021. Cleary. Mitch.
  3. News: Dogs push injury-hit defender out of the Kennel. Edwards. Nat. 31 October 2017. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 31 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Rookie Pick 25 | Roarke Smith.
  5. Web site: Roarke’s reward: Smith locked in until 2023. 1 November 2021. 21 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Caleb Daniel. AFL Tables. 16 May 2019.