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Australia international rugby league footballer

Lindsay Smith
Personal information
Full nameLindsay Smith
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Penrith Panthers 54 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 6 October 2024

Lindsay Smith (born 13 January 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He won the 2023 and 2024 NRL Grand Finals with the Penrith Panthers.

Background

Smith played junior rugby league for the St Marys Saints and attended Westfields Sports High School.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016, Smith represented the New South Wales under-16s team and won the NRL Schoolboy Cup with Westfields Sports High School.

Smith represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2017.

In March 2020, Smith signed a contract upgrade to join Penrith's top 30 squad for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He joined the top 30 squad effective immediately in August 2020, following the departures of Kaide Ellis and Jed Cartwright from the club.

2021

In round 13 of the 2021 NRL season, Smith made his first grade debut for Penrith against the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval.

2022

Smith managed to only make three appearances for the Penrith first grade side in 2022. Smith spent most of the year playing for the clubs NSW Cup team. On 25 September, he played for Penrith in the clubs NSW Cup Grand Final victory over Canterbury.

2023

On 18 February, Smith played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge. Smith played 23 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the clubs 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the 2023 NRL Grand Final as Penrith won their third straight premiership.

2024

On 24 February, Smith played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan. Smith played 27 matches with Penrith in the 2024 NRL season. On 6 October, he won the 2024 NRL Grand Final with Penrith, the fourth consecutive premiership victory for the club.

Statistics

Year Team Games Tries Pts
2021 Penrith Panthers 1
2022 3
2023 23
2024 27 4 16
2025
Totals 54 4 16

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Jarvis, Danielle (5 October 2016). "Rugby league Saint excells [sic] at under-16 Origin match". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. New Zealand Rugby League (28 September 2017). "Aus Schoolboys def NZ 18s Select". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "Smith signs new Panthers deal". penrithpanthers.com.au. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Young gun Smith earns an early upgrade". penrithpanthers.com.au. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. "Round 13 team lists". NRL.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com.
  8. "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  10. "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "NRL grand final 2024 quick hits: Biting allegation, Panthers halves swansong and a controversial bunker decision". www.abc.net.au.

External links

Penrith Panthers – current squad
Penrith Panthers squad – 2023 NRL Premiers (5th title)
Penrith Panthers squad – 2024 NRL Premiers (6th title)


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