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.
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)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2025 Jul 6 Rd18 Brok v Manly-Warringah (29y 36d)
Contracted Until
End of 2027
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 - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
FG Cup - - - - - - - -
SS FG - - - - - - - -
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2025 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - :
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
none
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE never
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award none
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic none International none
Player News
First Class Playing Career (2017-24)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 148 27 - - 108
Total FG Cup 3 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals 13 4 - - 16
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative 3 2 - - 8
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 168 33 - - 132
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