Rod Lester-Smith
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| Date of birth | 18 July 1959 | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm; 89 kg | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1978–83, 1993 1984–87 1988–91 |
East Fremantle (WAFL) Hawthorn Brisbane Bears |
97 (81) 70 (23) 39 (15) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993 season.
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Rod Lester-Smith (born 18 July 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, as well as Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL. He was a member of the 1985 All-Australian Team.
Lester-Smith played mostly on the wing at East Fremantle, during six seasons with the club. Although he was injury prone, particularly in his knees, Lester-Smith managed 89 games in his first stint with the Sharks and was a member of the 1979 WAFL premiership team.
At Hawthorn he spent most of his time at half back and was unlucky not to play in a winning grand final team: Lester-Smith played in the grand final losses of 1984 and 1985; when Hawthorn won a flag in 1986, he was a last minute omission from the grand final team.
A Western Australian interstate representative, Lester-Smith was selected as an All-Australian team in 1985. In the same year he was Hawthorn's top vote getter at the Brownlow Medal count. Lester-Smith crossed to the Brisbane Bears in 1988, and celebrated his 100th VFL/AFL game with a 66 point win over Geelong at Carrara. He won a reserves premiership with the Bears in 1991.[1]
He finished his career with one season back at East Fremantle, in 1993. He coached the club for part of 2003 and the entire 2004 season.
Lester-Smith later worked as football manager at the West Coast Eagles.
References
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External links
- Rod Lester-Smith's statistics from AFL Tables
- Rod Lester-Smith's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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