Alistair Smith is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL).

AFL career

Alistair Smith was recruited from Perth

Perth Football Club

The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...

 in the 2008 AFL Draft

2008 AFL Draft

The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...

 by St Kilda, with their 4th round selection (number 62 overall).

Smith plays regularly with St Kilda's Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 (VFL) affiliate team Sandringham and spent 2009 and 2010 developing his career with the Zebras in the VFL.

Smith played three games in the 2010 NAB Cup

2010 NAB Cup

The 2010 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition that was played before the 2010 home and away season. The games were played between 12 February and 13 March, with the first match being between and at Subiaco Oval...

. The young midfielder was impressive in St Kilda's first NAB Cup match—he had 18 possessions and was named in the Saints' best. Smith was named emergency six times during the home and away season in 2010.

Smith made his debut for St Kilda against at Docklands Stadium

Docklands

Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in east London, England. It forms part of the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They have now been redeveloped principally for...

 on 10 April 2011, in round 3 of the 2011 AFL Season. He gathered 16 disposals on debut.

Smith wears the number 39 jumper for the Saints.

External links

• Alistair Smith's profile on the Official Website of the St Kilda Football Club