Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Phil Vivers Smith
- Born
- Monday, 15th July, 1946
- Died
- Saturday, 22nd April, 2000 (Aged 53 years and 281 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1971
- Preseason Cup
- 1972
Biography
Randwick RU centre played in 8 Tests with the Wallabies before following club and Test partner John Brass to the professional code in 1970. Smith signed a four-year contract with Souths but the fair-headed centre had returned from the South African tour requiring a cartilage operation and struggled during the ensuing seasons. A succession of knee injuries forced him into retirement at age 27 in 1973.
- 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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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 85.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 31 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 80.65% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1972 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1972 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1973 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | 1971-73 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 85.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
Your Say
29 Jun 2012 9:45pm
I remember Phil doing the most amazing kicks to find 'touch' that I have ever seen. He would 'unexpectedly' kick for the further side of the field, catching the opposition unaware and gain an incredible amount of field position.
25 May 2017 12:52pm
Phil Smith was a Clovelly JRLFC junior playing during the late 50s and early 60s before his switch to Randwick. He is in the Clovelly Crocodiles Hall of Fame.
22 Oct 2018 9:46pm
Phil was a junior rugby league player with the Clovelly JRLFC for many seasons and is in their HALL of FAME & Team of the Century.
5 Nov 2019 11:56am
I was at the game that Phil stepped past Chang twice in the one game.
If not for chronic knee injuries he would of been a great. A awesome guy no longer with us past away in his mid 50ies so young R.I.P.
15 Jul 2020 6:05am
My Dad came home from a Souths v St.George trial game and said Phil stood up Graeme Langlands three times in the game. Such a shame his knees were so fragile.
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