Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 18th June, 1983
- Current Age
- 42 years and 285 days
- Place Of Birth
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Anzac Tests
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017
- Tri-Nations
- 2006
- World Cup
- 2013, 2017
- Four Nations
- 2009, 2011, 2016
- State of Origin
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
- NRL Premiership
- 2012, 2017, 2020
- World Club Challenge
- 2010, 2013, 2018
- All Stars
- 2011, 2016
- Ron McAuliffe Medal
- 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015
- Dally M Hooker Of The Year
- 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Dally M Player Of The Year
- 2006, 2017
- Dally M Representative Player Of The Year
- 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
- Golden Boot Award
- 2007, 2017
- Wally Lewis Medal
- 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
- RLIF Hooker Of The Year
- 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
- Dally M Captain Of The Year
- 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
- RLIF Player Of The Year
- 2012
- Harry Sunderland Medal
- 2014, 2017
- RLIF Golden Cap
- 2018
- National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
- 2024
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Matt Smith
Biography
Former Brisbane halfback (Logan Brothers) joined the Storm in 2002 and quickly found success when he switched to the hooker role. Smith was rushed into the Queensland State of Origin team in 2003 after injuries to PJ Marsh and Mick Crocker in the first two matches of the series. The following year he was the Maroons’ No.1 choice as hooker and even if his goal-kicking let him down during the series, his dummy-half work and great defence around the rucks was a highlight of a series dominated by NSW. At club level Smith was a capable back-up goal-kicker to Matt Orford and took over that role following Orford’s departure from the club in 2006. That year Smith played an important role in Queensland’s State of Origin success, won the ‘Dally M’ Player of the Year award and led the Storm into the grand final against Brisbane. Despite Melbourne’s loss to the Broncos Smith finished a marvellous season when he was selected for Australia and played in all five Tests of the triumphant Tri-Nations series.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 56 | 9 | 67 | - | 170 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 87.50% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | - | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 2 | 17 | 1 | 29 | - | 62 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94.12% | List | ||||
| Four Nations | 3 | 19 | 4 | 26 | - | 68 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 78.95% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 11 | 42 | 5 | 19 | - | 58 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 61.90% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | 3 | 430 | 48 | 1295 | 4 | 2786 | 310 | 118 | 2 | 72.09% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 42 | 4 | 116 | - | 248 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 3 | 3 | - | 12 | - | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| All Stars | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 535 | 62 | 1394 | 4 | 3040 | 463 | 162 | 4 | 86.54% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2006-17 | 56 | 9 | 67 | - | 170 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 87.50% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2006-2017 | 17 | 1 | 29 | - | 62 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94.12% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| QLD | 2003-17 | 42 | 5 | 19 | - | 58 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 61.90% | List | ||||
| NRL | 2010-11, 2013, 2016 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2003-2017 | 46 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 60.87% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Melbourne | NRL 2002 | 2 | - | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2003 | 24 | 4 | 8 | / | 9 | 88.89% | - | 32 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2004 | 23 | 4 | 43 | / | 62 | 69.35% | - | 102 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 52.17% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2005 | 23 | 3 | 30 | / | 44 | 68.18% | - | 72 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 56.52% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2006 | 25 | 5 | 79 | / | 111 | 71.17% | - | 178 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 84.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2007 | 24 | 4 | 88 | / | 124 | 70.97% | - | 192 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2008 | 23 | 4 | 77 | / | 111 | 69.37% | - | 170 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 78.26% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2009 | 25 | 3 | 65 | / | 90 | 72.22% | - | 142 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 64.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2010 | 20 | 2 | 54 | / | 72 | 75.00% | - | 116 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2011 | 24 | 2 | 78 | / | 93 | 83.87% | - | 164 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 79.17% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2012 | 25 | 2 | 78 | / | 112 | 69.64% | - | 164 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2013 | 23 | 2 | 84 | / | 113 | 74.34% | - | 176 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 69.57% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2014 | 23 | 2 | 68 | / | 96 | 70.83% | 1 | 145 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 56.52% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2015 | 25 | 1 | 71 | / | 90 | 78.89% | - | 146 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2016 | 26 | 2 | 92 | / | 122 | 75.41% | 2 | 194 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 80.77% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2017 | 23 | 2 | 92 | / | 116 | 79.31% | - | 192 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 91.30% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2018 | 26 | 1 | 98 | / | 119 | 82.35% | 1 | 201 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 69.23% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2019 | 27 | 2 | 104 | / | 131 | 79.39% | - | 216 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2020 | 19 | 3 | 86 | / | 102 | 84.31% | - | 184 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 89.47% | List | |
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Melbourne | 2002-20 | 430 | 48 | 1295 | / | 1718 | 75.38% | 4 | 2786 | 310 | 118 | 2 | 72.09% | List | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, JoshyBoy, Darren Andrews
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
23 Jul 2015 9:36pm
Whatever you think of him, no doubt he oozes class. Congrats on 300.
30 Apr 2017 5:13pm
Complete player, best of the best year in year out, MELBOURNE QLD MAROONS
10 Jul 2017 3:28pm
Future Immortal, when he retires he will have played more minutes of the game then anyone else in history. And st Hooker which is astounding with the added extras of both goal kicking and captaining the at Club,State,National level. The most football educated player to ever lace a boot.
10 Sep 2017 12:48pm
The greatest to ever play the game
25 Sep 2017 1:19pm
As a Queensland supporter I hope Cameron plays on for another two years which should give him ample time to eclipse the current number 1 spot for most points scored in NRL. I love it how many people hate Cameron (because he is a Queenslander and brilliant player) only to love him when he plays for his country. Keep the Cameron show rolling for a bit longer please.
4 Oct 2017 5:14am
A bloody legend of a player. Always the smartest man on the field. Cheers smithy! you should be immortalized
7 Oct 2017 9:18am
Well done ,SMITH
Iam a Melbourne stormer fans from oktedi-papu new guinea who admires your playing skills in rugby and wish you all the best with your boys in coming four nations rugby tour in October 28,2017.
Best luck!
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23 Nov 2017 3:16pm
His standards and behavior with respect to his sport off and on the field is in my opinion equal to the anybody else. As a hooker he is without doubt the best I have seen in my 50 years of watching the game. Good luck to him as he has earned every accolade he gets.
31 May 2018 12:05pm
He has won more games than most players have played he is awesome
29 Jul 2018 10:04am
he would have to be the G.O.A.T.greatest of all time.
24 Aug 2018 7:57pm
Arguably the best ever
5 Oct 2018 10:39am
Cameron is classy but I think Jt and a few other players (Andrew Johns ) are better than them as Cameron has always been in a stronger side
11 Mar 2019 5:43pm
Best player of his generation, top 5 player of all time and the best hooker ever.
3 Apr 2019 2:17am
Great vision as a player, would have been interesting if he had stayed as a half back, the heavy defence in the middle does not seem to have slowed him down at all !
19 Apr 2019 1:41am
Without doubt the most complete League player of all time, its not just what he does on the ball but when he does it. No effort is wasted, he will stroll into the play if that is what is needed.
A true heads up player, makes things happen. Guides the team around the park, imbuing with that sense of calm that he has in the most crucial of moments.
26 May 2019 3:32pm
Great leader and brilliant career.
4 Jul 2019 7:39pm
Always enjoy watching him play. A classy and smart player. Tonight this is his 399th game. Next week will be legendary!,
14 Jul 2019 7:41pm
Hated the maroons and storms. As he played/ plays for both the teams, I have always dreaded him as a player. But his playing ability, leadership skills on field and his hard work ethic cannot be doubted to anyone. Arguably the greatest man to have ever played the game. Congrats on getting to 400.
14 Jul 2019 8:45pm
Give the man the immortal name before he retires, as he is the GOAT
15 Jul 2019 9:15pm
400 NRL games, 2500 points... the GOAT
1 Aug 2019 11:26pm
400 games, 2500 points, premierships, Origin, World Cups... simply the GOAT!
27 Jul 2020 8:47am
Greatest Player of all time, even better than me.
31 Aug 2020 5:14pm
It’s quite remarkable that he has played at a high level consistently for so long!
8 Nov 2022 9:21am
he was the best player of all time along with Billy slater
the are the 2 best players of all time
5 Dec 2025 9:49pm
A brilliant reader of the game with a Paul Clarke-like ability to read the direction of a set from three or four plays away.
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