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Clay looks to outside game

Balancing Clay Smith’s defensive prowess with a level of outside polish will make him a more dangerous impact player, Western Bulldogs Development Coach Ashley Hansen says.

5:59pm  May 7, 2013

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Macrae impresses on debut

A trio of players racked up a game-high three clearances in Friday night’s NAB Cup triple header – Matthew Boyd, Scott Pendlebury and debutant Jackson Macrae.

5:08pm  Feb 19, 2013

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Clay displays grunt

Second year midfielder Clay Smith’s performance against Collingwood on Friday night indicated he hasn’t lost his appetite to win the ball.

12:58pm  Feb 17, 2013

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Clay
Smith

Height
180 cm
DOB
11-05-1993
Weight
83 kg
Debut
2012
Games
2013
8
Career
24
Goals
2013
7
Career
13
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
477
Avg
60
ClaySmith

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: -
Clubs: -
Debut: Rd 1 2012 (West Coast Eagles)
Recruited from: Gippsland Power
Brownlow Votes: -

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Clay Smith undeniably turned heads in his debut game against West Coast Eagles with a four goal haul and a willingness to run through brick walls to win a contest. From that game he has lived up to his reputation of being a fierce competitor.


As the season progressed he established himself as a regular contributor through the midfield, taking on more responsibility around the clearances and increasing his tackling pressure as he adjusted to the pace of senior football. After the midseason bye Smith played all bar one game in the senior side. In his inaugural season, Smith produced a number of impressive personal bests in his inaugural season including 23 possessions, nine tackles (on multiple occasions), six marks, four goals, six clearances and five inside 50s.

 

Season By Season

Season By Season

Tough inside left-footer with an insatiable desire to win the ball in the air or on the ground and relentless at the opposition when in possession. Also has the capacity to win contests when outnumbered, which was a feature of his play representing Vic Country in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, at which he won All-Australian honours. Had an excellent year with Gippsland Power, averaging 26.3 disposals, 4.5 clearances and 5.4 tackles.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 8.7
    • Handballs 5.0
    • Disposals 13.7
    • Marks 3.1
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 2.9
    • Goals 0.9
    • Dream Team 59.6

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 16 West Coast Eagles Rd 6
Handballs 10 West Coast Eagles Rd 6
Disposals 26 West Coast Eagles Rd 6
Marks 7 St Kilda Rd 9
Hit-outs 1 Brisbane Lions Rd 1
Tackles 5 Fremantle Rd 2
Goals 2 West Coast Eagles Rd 6
Dream Team 105 Fremantle Rd 2

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Brisbane Lions W 127 - 59 2 6 8 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 28
2 Fremantle L 78 - 106 13 8 21 7 0 2 0 5 1 1 105
3 Richmond L 135 - 68 8 3 11 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 49
4 Adelaide Crows L 80 - 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Geelong Cats L 86 - 107 13 4 17 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 80
6 West Coast Eagles L 137 - 67 16 10 26 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 103
7 North Melbourne L 97 - 151 5 1 6 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 31
8 Gold Coast Suns L 93 - 61 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7
9 St Kilda W 101 - 110 12 5 17 7 0 1 4 3 1 0 74
10 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Collingwood - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
15 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Essendon - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
18 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Carlton - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 2 - L: 7 70 40 110 25 1 9 12 23 7 4 477

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 24
    • Kicks 8.5
    • Handballs 5.2
    • Disposals 13.7
    • Marks 3.3
    • Hit-Outs 0.2
    • Tackles 4.1
    • Goals 0.5
    • Dream Team 62.7

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 16 West Coast Eagles Rd 6, 2013
Handballs 11 Brisbane Lions Rd 23, 2012
Disposals 26 West Coast Eagles Rd 6, 2013
Marks 7 St Kilda Rd 9, 2013
Hit-outs 2 Hawthorn Rd 16, 2012
Tackles 9 Sydney Swans Rd 21, 2012
Goals 4 West Coast Eagles Rd 1, 2012
Dream Team 109 Sydney Swans Rd 21, 2012

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Western Bulldogs 70 40 110 25 1 9 12 23 7 4 477
2012 Western Bulldogs 135 85 220 55 4 12 23 75 6 5 1028

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL Western Bulldogs: 16 games, 6 goals