Two of his younger brothers, Maxwell Henry Smith (1915–1941) and Clive Wesley Smith (1923–1999), also played VFL football; Max, for Essendon, and Clive, for North Melbourne.
[6] Originally from Werribee, a wingman able to kick with both feet, he trained with South Melbourne in the 1939 pre-season.
[7][8] Cleared from Werribee South to Essendon, subject to a clearance from Geelong, on 19 April 1939,[9] he made his debut for Essendon, on the wing (replacing the injured Jack Caesar), in the match against Geelong, at the Corio Oval, on 13 May 1939, which was also the occasion of Dick Reynolds' 100th game.
[13] He was injured in his last match for North Melbourne, against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 2 September 1944.
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