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Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer

Athol Smith

Personal information

Full name

Athol William Smith

Born

(1913-08-27)27 August 1913
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Died

21 September 1953(1953-09-21) (aged 40)
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Playing information

Position

Second-row

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1935–38	Western Suburbs	45	13	0	0	39
1939–45	Balmain	95	29	0	0	87
19??–??	Souths (Toowoomba)
	Total	140	42	0	0	126
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1937	Country NSW	1	0	0	0	0

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1948–50	Balmain	66	40	6	20	61

Source:

Athol William Smith (1913–1953) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A Country New South Wales representative forward, he played club football in Sydney for Western Suburbs and Balmain (with whom he won the 1939 and 1944 NSWRFL Premierships and also later coached)

Playing career

Smith played seven seasons for the Balmain club between 1939 and 1945. He was a dual premiership winner with the Tigers, winning both the 1939 and the 1944 grand finals with them.

He later coached the club between 1948-1950. </ref>

Death

Smith died on 21 September, 1953, aged 40.

References

Rugby League Project
Whiticker/Hudson
Rugby League Project Coaches
Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players - 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
"Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.

v t e Balmain squad – 1939 NSWRFL Premiers (7th title)
1. Hec Day 2. Sid Goodwin (c) 3. Jack Winchester 4. Frank Hyde 5. Tom Bourke 6. Billy Bischoff 7. Jim Quealey 8. Dawson Buckley 9. George Watt 10. Dave Manning 11. Athol Smith 12. Billy Johnson 13. Jack Redman Coach: Bill Kelly

Balmain squad – 1939 NSWRFL Premiers (7th title)

Coach: Bill Kelly

v t e Balmain squad – 1944 NSWRFL Premiers (8th title)
1. Dave Parkinson 2. Arthur Patton (c) 3. Joe Jorgenson 4. Tom Bourke 5. Keith Parkinson 6. Stan Ponchard 7. Pat Devery 8. Jack Hampstead 9. George Watt 10. Colin Campbell 11. Athol Smith 12. Sid Ryan 13. Dawson Buckley Coach: Norm "Latchem" Robinson

Balmain squad – 1944 NSWRFL Premiers (8th title)

Coach: Norm "Latchem" Robinson

v t e Balmain Tigers head coaches
1908–13 Robert Graves 1914–15 Bill Kelly 1916–20 Arthur Halloway 1921–24 Charles Fraser 1925–29 Alf Fraser 1929 Reg Latta 1930 Norm Robinson 1930 Cec Fifield 1931 Reg Latta 1932 Charles Fraser 1933–34 George Robinson 1935–36 Joe Busch 1937 Harold Matthews 1938–43 Bill Kelly 1944–47 Norm Robinson 1948–50 Athol Smith 1951 Jim Duckworth 1952–53 Arthur Patton 1954–56 Norm Robinson 1957 Sid Ryan 1958–60 John O'Toole 1961–66 Harry Bath 1967–68 Keith Barnes 1969–73 Leo Nosworthy 1974 Alan Mason 1975–76 Paul Broughton 1977–79 Ron Willey 1980 Dennis Tutty 1981–86 Frank Stanton 1987 Bill Anderson 1988–90 Warren Ryan 1991–93 Alan Jones 1994–99 Wayne Pearce

Balmain Tigers head coaches

1908–13 Robert Graves
1914–15 Bill Kelly
1916–20 Arthur Halloway
1921–24 Charles Fraser
1925–29 Alf Fraser
1929 Reg Latta
1930 Norm Robinson
1930 Cec Fifield
1931 Reg Latta
1932 Charles Fraser
1933–34 George Robinson
1935–36 Joe Busch
1937 Harold Matthews
1938–43 Bill Kelly
1944–47 Norm Robinson
1948–50 Athol Smith
1951 Jim Duckworth
1952–53 Arthur Patton
1954–56 Norm Robinson
1957 Sid Ryan
1958–60 John O'Toole
1961–66 Harry Bath
1967–68 Keith Barnes
1969–73 Leo Nosworthy
1974 Alan Mason
1975–76 Paul Broughton
1977–79 Ron Willey
1980 Dennis Tutty
1981–86 Frank Stanton
1987 Bill Anderson
1988–90 Warren Ryan
1991–93 Alan Jones
1994–99 Wayne Pearce

Didnt play for Qld in 1953 - that was another Athol Smith born in 1932

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