Justin Smith (born 9 August 1977 in
Narromine,
New South Wales) is an Australian former
rugby league footballer. A utility player, Smith played for the
St. George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
,
South Sydney and the
North Queensland Cowboys in the
National Rugby League (NRL).
[
]
Playing career
Smith made his first grade debut for St George against the Brisbane Broncos in round 24 2000 at WIN Stadium which ended in a 44-14 loss. Smith played with St George up until the end of the 2002 NRL season
The 2002 NRL season was the 95th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fifth to be run by the National Rugby League. The season was affected by the competition-leading Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' salary cap breach fi ...
. His final game for the club was their 40-24 semi final defeat against Cronulla-Sutherland at the Sydney Football Stadium
The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rect ...
.
In 2003, Smith joined South Sydney. In his first season at Souths he finished as the club's top point scorer however the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon. In 2004, Smith only made 8 appearances as Souths finished last on the table for a second consecutive year.
In 2005, Smith signed for North Queensland. Smith partnered Johnathan Thurston in the halves at the 2005 NRL Grand Final, the Cowboys' first, which they lost to the Wests Tigers.
Smith retired from the NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
in 2008 following a shoulder injury.
References
External links
NRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Justin
1977 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
North Queensland Cowboys players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from New South Wales
St. George Illawarra Dragons players
South Sydney Rabbitohs players