[2] Smith played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets and for the South Sydney Harold Matthews team.

[4] In 2015, Smith played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team,[5] before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season.

[10] He had played for the clubs Intrust Super Premiership NSW side the day before, but due to regular Canterbury centre Josh Morris being called up to the New South Wales State of Origin side on the day of the NRL game, Smith was called up and had to drive from Sydney to Canberra to make the game.

[11] in 2018, following the mid-season departure of Moses Mbye to the Wests Tigers, Smith earned a recall back into Canterbury's first-grade team on the wing as Will Hopoate shifted from centre to fullback to fill in the void.

[12] In Round 24 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Smith scored a hat-trick of tries in Canterbury's shock upset 38–0 win at Jubilee Oval.

[20] Smith played a total of 25 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership.

[22] Smith made 22 appearances for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against Penrith.