Smith, was born in New Zealand, but came over to Australia in his teens, joining his brothers in Townsville. He came through the North Queensland and Melbourne systems before joining the Sydney Roosters. He was a experianced NRL player and New Zealand international, before linking up with South Sydney. He suffered a long term ACL injury while at the Roosters in 2024 and transfered to South Sydney, mid season in 2025 completing his rehab. He made his South Sydney first grade premiership debut in the 2025 Round 18 clash against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.
Smith is a nuggety strong running hooker, who is just as capable at lock.
Player Relatives
Brother - Smith, Dylan (Nth Qld)
Brother - Smith, Jayden (Brisbane-Norths)
(Syd Rstrs)
Playing - Height / Weight
180cm / 94kg
Representative Qualification
New Zealand
Date of Birth
Waiheke Island, NZ - 31st May 1996
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades : Juniors
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Cup : :
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Waiheke, NZ
Bay Roskill, NZ
Townsville Centrals
Brothers, Townsville
Townsville (2012) : : : U16 . 7 - - 28
Wynnum-Manly (2014) : : : U18 . 11 - - 44
North Queensland (2015-16) : : NYC 44 30 - - 120 :
Sunshine Coast (2017) : : QLDC 12 2 - - 8 :
Melbourne (2017-22) 107 22 - - 88 : 1 - - - - :
Brisbane-Easts (2018) : : QLDC 4 1 - - 4 :
Syd Rstrs (2023-25) 41 5 - - 20 : 2 - - - - : RG 1 - - - - :
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Queensland U16s (2012) 1 - - - -
Junior Kiwis (2016) 1 - - - -
New Zealand (2018-24) 13 4 - - 16
NZ Maori (2019-24) 3 2 - - 8
Previous Awards
2016 - North Queensland NYC Player of the Year
2016 - NYC Team of the Year
2018 - Melbourne Rookie of the Year
2019 - Dally M Team of the Year (Interchange)
2020 - All Stars MoM Preston Campbell Medal
2020 - Melbourne Forward of the Year
2021 - Melbourne Forward of the Year
2021 - Dally M Hooker of the Year
Playing Career at South Sydney (2025-26)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2025 Jul 6 Rd18 Brok v Manly-Warringah (29y 36d)
Contracted Until
End of 2028
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2025 5 1 (4) - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
2026 17 17 - 3 - - - 12 : 1 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 22 18 (4) 3 - - - 12 : 1 1 - - - - - -
SS Cup 1 1 - - - - - -
SS FG 23 19 (4) 3 - - - 12
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2025 - - - - - - - -
2026 - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 22 18 (4) 3 - - - 12 : 1 1 - - - - - - : 23 19 (4) 3 - - - 12
Scoring at South Sydney
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Melbourne 1 - - - 4 : :
Parramatta 1 - - - 4 : :
Syd Rstrs 1 - - - 4 : :
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu 1 - - - 4 : :
SFS2 2 - - - 8 :
Position - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Lock 1 - - - 4 : :
Hook 2 - - - 8 : :
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2025 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Rd18 Hook #22 Manly Brok L 37 18 - - 1 - - 9 3 57 2 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd23 Int #16 Gold Coast Robi W 58 20 - - 4 1 - 11 7 111 1 1 2 - - - - - :
Rd24 Int #16 Parramatta SFS2 W 59 23 1 - 2 - - 12 1 87 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd25 Int #15 St Geo-Ill StAu W 43 15 2 - 2 - - 7 - 69 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd27 Int #14 Syd Rstrs SFS2 L 43 25 - - 3 - - 1 1 6 - - - - - - - - :
2025 TOTALS 240 101 3 - 12 1 - 40 12 330 4 1 4 - - - - - :
2025 FG Average Minutes - 48.0
2025 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 33.7
2025 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 13.3
2025 FG Average Meters per run - 8.3m
2025 FG Tackling Ability - 89.4%
2026 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Pre02 Hook #9 Manly Mudg W 60 30 - 1 3 1 - 3 2 34 1 2 - - - - - - :
Rd06 Hook #9 Canberra PrSt L 43 20 1 - 1 - - 7 2 69 - - - - - - - - :
Rd07 Lock #9 St Geo-Ill StAu W 44 28 - 1 2 2 - 10 3 90 - - 2 2 - - - - :
Rd08 Lock #11 Melbourne MRSt W 13 11 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - :
Rd14 Hook #9 Manly Brok L 48 22 1 1 2 - - 4 4 34 - - - - - - - - :
Rd15 Hook #9 Brisbane StAu W 47 22 - - 3 - - 6 6 70 2 1 - - - - - - :
Rd17 Hook #9 Parramatta WSS W 58 25 - 1 2 1 - 6 5 56 - - 1 1 - - - - :
Rd18 Hook #9 Penrith WSS L 46 27 - - 4 - - 4 4 48 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd19 Hook #9 Newcastle StAu W 65 26 1 - 13 - - 7 4 69 - - - - - - - - :
Rd20 Hook #9 Canberra Bruc L 48 23 - - 1 1 1 6 6 94 1 1 - 1 - - - - :
Rd21 Lock #9 Melbourne StAu W 46 19 1 1 2 - 1 7 1 40 - - - - 1 - - - :
Rd22 Hook #9 Cronulla Ende L 57 27 3 - 5 - - 3 3 24 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd23 Hook #9 Parramatta SFS2 W 50 22 - - 1 - 1 5 4 32 - - - - 1 - - - :
Rd24 Hook #9 Canterbury StAu W 53 26 - - - - - 8 5 78 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd25 Hook #9 Warriors StAu L 50 27 1 - 3 - - 1 - 4 - - - - - - - - :
Rd26 Hook #9 Gold Coast Robi W 50 18 2 1 6 - - 4 3 40 - 1 - - - - - - :
Rd27 Hook #9 Syd Rstrs SFS2 W 68 20 1 - 1 - 1 9 8 78 1 - 1 - 1 - - - :
mPSF Hook #9 Newcastle SFS2 L 56 35 - - 3 - - 6 3 42 - 2 1 - - - - - :
2026 TOTALS 842 398 11 6 50 4 4 93 61 868 5 5 7 4 3 - - - :
2026 FG Average Minutes - 49.5
2026 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 37.8
2026 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 8.8
2026 FG Average Meters per run - 9.3m
2026 FG Tackling Ability - 88.8%
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
none
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE 2026 Rd22 FG Cronulla $750 - - 1st 1 Careless High Tackle 2026 Rd26 FG Gold Coast $1,800 - - 2nd 1 Careless High Tackle
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award none
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic none International none Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 2026 New Zealand (RLWC2026 Train-On Squad)
Player News
First Class Playing Career (2017-26)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 170 30 - - 120
Total FG Cup 4 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals 13 4 - - 16
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative 3 2 - - 8
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 191 36 - - 144
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