Rod Lester-Smith
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Rod Lester-Smith is a former Australian rules football
er who played with East Fremantle
in the West Australian Football League
, as well as Hawthorn
and the Brisbane Bears
in the VFL/AFL
. He was a member of the 1985 All-Australian Team
.
Lester-Smith played mostly on the wing at East Fremantle, during six seasons with the club. Although he was injury prone, particularly in his knees, Lester-Smith managed 89 games in his first stint with the Sharks and was a member of the 1979 WAFL premiership team.
At Hawthorn he spent most of his time at half back and was unlucky not to play in a winning grand final team: Lester-Smith played in the grand final losses of 1984 and 1985; when Hawthorn won a flag in 1986, he was a last minute omission from the grand final team.
A Western Australian interstate representative, Lester-Smith was selected as an All-Australian Team in 1985. In the same year he was Hawthorn's top vote getter at the Brownlow Medal count and an All-Australian. Lester-Smith crossed to the Brisbane Bears in 1988, and celebrated his 100th VFL/AFL game with a 66 point win over Geelong at Carrara.
He finished his career with one season back at East Fremantle, in 1993. He coached the club for part of 2003 and the entire 2004 season.
Lester-Smith later worked as football manager at the West Coast Eagles
.
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 who played with East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
, as well as Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
and the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He was a member of the 1985 All-Australian Team
All-Australian Team
The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a coach, of the best performed during the season....
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Lester-Smith played mostly on the wing at East Fremantle, during six seasons with the club. Although he was injury prone, particularly in his knees, Lester-Smith managed 89 games in his first stint with the Sharks and was a member of the 1979 WAFL premiership team.
At Hawthorn he spent most of his time at half back and was unlucky not to play in a winning grand final team: Lester-Smith played in the grand final losses of 1984 and 1985; when Hawthorn won a flag in 1986, he was a last minute omission from the grand final team.
A Western Australian interstate representative, Lester-Smith was selected as an All-Australian Team in 1985. In the same year he was Hawthorn's top vote getter at the Brownlow Medal count and an All-Australian. Lester-Smith crossed to the Brisbane Bears in 1988, and celebrated his 100th VFL/AFL game with a 66 point win over Geelong at Carrara.
He finished his career with one season back at East Fremantle, in 1993. He coached the club for part of 2003 and the entire 2004 season.
Lester-Smith later worked as football manager at the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
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