Ashley Smith (born 20 July 1990) is an

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er who previously played for the

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in the

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(AFL). Making his debut for the club during the 2010 season, he played 45 games as a midfielder and running defender before being delisted at the end of the 2014 season. From

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, Smith was recruited from the

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in the

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, and has also played at WAFL level for both and .

Football career

Smith was accepted into the AIS-AFL Academy before playing for Vic Metro in the

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. He then represented the

in the

, missing most of the first part of the season before starring in the second half, including the preliminary final. At the 2008 AFL Draft Camp, Smith impressed talent scouts with his speed and long-kicking abilities, placing first in the 20 metre sprint, sixth in the 30 metre repeat sprints, and tenth in the standing vertical jump, and consistently kicking over 50 metres. Smith was selected by West Coast with Pick 36 in the 2008 AFL Draft, after being predicted to go as high as the first round. He made his debut for West Coast in round 15 of the 2010 season against

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, gaining 19 disposals and four marks off the half-back flank, and scoring a goal from 55 metres out. Smith was delisted by West Coast at the end of the 2014 season. He had played at AFL level only twice during the season.Ashley Smith playing statistics
– AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Ashley 1990 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Dandenong Stingrays players East Perth Football Club players Living people People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne) Perth Football Club players West Coast Eagles players