| Ross Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1965 |
| Originalteam: | Jacana |
| Statsend: | 1996 |
| Years1: | 1984–1996 |
| Club1: | North Melbourne |
| Games Goals1: | 224 (36) |
Ross Smith (born 3 February 1965) is the defensive coach at the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] He is a former Australian rules footballer who played 224 games for AFL club North Melbourne between 1984 and 1996, mainly on the half back line.
In 1997, Smith captain-coached Ainslie to the Australian Capital Territory Football League premiership. He then served as the inaugural captain-coach of the Bendigo Diggers in the Victorian Football League in 1998.[2] Smith joined Richmond as an assistant coach in September 2011, signing a three-year deal. He was previously an assistant coach at Hawthorn for seven years.[3]