Nigel Smart

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the cryptographer, see Nigel Smart (cryptographer).
Nigel Smart
Personal information
Full name Nigel Smart
Date of birth (1969-05-21) 21 May 1969
Original team(s) Christies Beach (SFL)
South Adelaide (SANFL)
Height / weight 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) / 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1991–2004 Adelaide 278 (116)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
Career highlights

Club

Representative

Nigel James Smart (born 21 May 1969) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Smart played most of his career in defence, and became a crowd favourite easily identifiable with his bald head and goatee.

Career

Smart made his senior debut in 1988 in the SANFL with South Adelaide Football Club and was a member of the Adelaide Crows squad for their inaugural season in 1991. Smart was named at full-back for Adelaide's Round One match against Hawthorn, standing superstar full-forward Jason Dunstall.[2] On his AFL debut Smart collected six kicks, nine handballs and grabbed six marks.

At the end of the 1991 season, Smart would become Adelaide's first ever All-Australian, selected in the Back pocket.

One of the most famous incidents attributed to Smart's career was during the 1992 pre-season, when the Crows organised a session to walk over hot coals. Smart suffered severe burns to his feet but returned to play football soon after.

Smart was one of the key players in Adelaide's resurgence under Malcolm Blight, and in the 1997 AFL Grand Final against St Kilda, he had the honour of kicking the final goal of the match as Adelaide won their first AFL premiership. He was also a member of the Crows team which won the 1998 AFL Grand Final, the Crows becoming the first team since Hawthorn in 1988 and 1989 to win back-to-back premierships.

Statistics

[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
1991 Adelaide 7 20 2 1 139 123 262 47 28 0.1 0.1 7.0 6.2 13.1 2.4 1.4
1992 Adelaide 7 17 0 2 131 109 240 35 31 0.0 0.1 7.7 6.4 14.1 2.1 1.8
1993 Adelaide 7 22 23 17 220 136 356 81 38 1.0 0.8 10.0 6.2 16.2 3.7 1.7
1994 Adelaide 7 17 13 19 123 87 210 56 22 0.8 1.1 7.2 5.1 12.4 3.3 1.3
1995 Adelaide 7 22 14 6 189 152 341 59 49 0.6 0.3 8.6 6.9 15.5 2.7 2.2
1996 Adelaide 7 22 7 8 208 116 324 55 57 0.3 0.4 9.5 5.3 14.7 2.5 2.6
1997 Adelaide 7 22 13 8 253 88 341 84 47 0.6 0.4 11.5 4.0 15.5 3.8 2.1
1998 Adelaide 7 24 13 12 304 122 426 88 80 0.5 0.5 12.7 5.1 17.8 3.7 3.3
1999 Adelaide 7 21 12 10 217 117 334 69 30 0.6 0.5 10.3 5.6 15.9 3.3 1.4
2000 Adelaide 7 18 3 1 178 115 293 58 28 0.2 0.1 9.9 6.4 16.3 3.2 1.6
2001 Adelaide 7 23 7 11 223 133 356 78 43 0.3 0.5 9.7 5.8 15.5 3.4 1.9
2002 Adelaide 7 23 3 3 150 109 259 63 44 0.1 0.1 6.5 4.7 11.3 2.7 1.9
2003 Adelaide 7 21 3 5 133 125 258 57 36 0.1 0.2 6.3 6.0 12.3 2.7 1.7
2004 Adelaide 7 6 3 1 35 21 56 14 11 0.5 0.2 5.8 3.5 9.3 2.3 1.8
Career 278 0.4 0.4 2503 1553 4056 844 544 131 116 9.0 5.6 14.6 3.0 2.0

Post career

After his retirement from football, Smart was an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberal Party for the electoral district of Norwood in the 2006 South Australian state election.[4]

Smart has been a member of the Crows' board since 2005, and assumed the role of Deputy Chairman for the 2009. On 1March 2013, Smart became the Chief Operating Officer of the Adelaide Football Club.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigel Smart". Footy Wire. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. ↑ Milbank, Zac (24 March 2011). "Smart effort against mighty Dunstall". The Advertiser.
  3. ↑ Nigel Smart's player profile at AFL Tables
  4. ↑ Antony Green (2006-04-26). "Norwood Electorate Profile". 2006 South Australian Election. ABC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  5. ↑ "AFC Website". New Crows role for Smart.
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