Tony Smith (born 1 August 1966) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Smith spent his early years in the southern Riverina town of Finley (NSW) before moving to Queensland with his family at age 11. He only played a few games for Morningside in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 1985 before he was approached by the Swans. He had just joined the

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but on the encouragement of his father, who had been a South Melbourne supporter, decided to make the move to Sydney. A ruckman, Smith made his senior debut against Melbourne in round 17 of the 1986 season. Smith only played a total of 17 games in three seasons. Due to business commitments, he left the Swans at the end of the 1988 season, to captain-coach Sydney club North Shore. After retiring from football, Smith became a successful property developer and promoted the schoolies week on the

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. In January 2015 he was charged with retaliation against a witness, attempting to

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and attempted fraud.

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* 1966 births Living people Sydney Swans players Morningside Australian Football Club players North Shore Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Queensland Australian real estate businesspeople {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub