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Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)
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| Full name | Cameron Wayne Smith[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1983 Logan, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Wayne Smith AM (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker, spending his entire career with the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has also been an assistant coach of the Queensland rugby league team under former Melbourne teammate Billy Slater since 2022.
An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, Smith is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.[4][5][6] During his nineteen-year career, Smith won the Dally M Medal as the NRL's player of the year in 2006 and 2017, the Golden Boot Award as the international player of the year in 2007 and 2017, and the NRL's Dally M Hooker of the Year on nine occasions.[a] He was the captain of the Storm for fifteen years,[b] during which time they won the 2012, 2017, and 2020 NRL Premierships,[c] and also Australia and Queensland from 2012[d] until his retirement from representative matches in 2018.
Considered a future Immortal,[7][8] Smith is currently the NRL's games record holder, with 430 matches played;[9] he is the only player to have played over 400 matches. He is also the highest all-time points scorer in NRL history, having surpassed Hazem El Masri's 2,418 points on 12 April 2019.[10] Smith also holds the NRL records for most goals kicked (1295), most tackles made (16917), most grand final points scored (44) and most wins (310).[11][12]
Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for his service to rugby league.[1] He retired from professional rugby league in 2021.[9]
- ^ a b "Cameron Wayne Smith". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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- ^ "Cameron Smith". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Balym, Todd (3 December 2013). "Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith belongs in the list of rugby league all time greats". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Honeysett, Stuart (7 September 2017). "Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns anoints Cameron Smith as the greatest player he's ever seen". Wide World of Sports. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Moore, Andrew (29 September 2017). "Cameron Smith's greatest season at 34 shows why he is an all-time great and a future Immortal". ABC News. ABC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Logue, Matt (10 March 2021). "How long does Cameron Smith have to wait before he becomes an Immortal?". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ Masters, Roy (11 March 2021). "Smith announced himself as an Immortal early on – now it's just a matter of time". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Ward, Roy (10 March 2021). "'The right time to finish': Storm great Smith retires from rugby league". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Wolfgram, Jason (12 April 2019). "Smith breaks point-scoring record as Storm beat Cowboys". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Walter, Brad (25 October 2020). "If this was Captain Cam's swan song he hit the perfect note". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Gardiner, Gilbert. "Cameron Smith, the humble everyday champion who has given so much to Victoria". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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