Josh Smillie

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Josh Smillie
Smillie with Richmond's VFL side in April 2025
Personal information
Born (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 19)
Victoria
Original team Eastern Ranges / Park Orchards Sharks
Draft No 7. 2024 AFL draft
Height / weight 195cm (6 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2025– Richmond 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Josh Smillie (born 17 May 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Richmond selected Smillie with pick 7 in the 2024 AFL draft alongside seven other rookies. Smillie is a tall midfielder with his key abilities being his athleticism, versatility and kicking.[1]

Early life

Originally from Park Orchards, Smillie played with the Eastern Ranges in the Talent League, where he won the Best and Fairest award in his draft year 2024. He captained the AFL National Academy Team, and played for Victoria Metro.[2]

His father, Bevan, played under-19 football for Essendon and was a Carlton listed senior player but did not play senior AFL football.[3]

AFL career

Smillie was selected by Richmond with the 7th overall pick of the 2024 AFL draft. At the representative level, hee

During pre-season in January, Smillie sustained a minor hamstring injury in a club internal trial match.[4] Richmond then confirmed in March that he would be unavailable for their opening fixtures as the hamstring "has not healed as well as we would have liked."[5] Smillie returned from this injury via matches in the VFL to try and warrant his spot into the senior side.[6] Smillie suffered a quadriceps injury in early August and was ruled out for the remainder of the season, yet to make his AFL debut. [7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Smillie Draft Profile". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Josh Smillie | AFL". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  3. ↑ "It's all relative for the Tigers". richmondfc.com.au. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Tigers draftee hurts hamstring, defender ruled out of early rounds". afl.com.au. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Josh Smillie Injury Update". richmondfc.com.au. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Tyler (2 April 2025). "AFL 2025: Richmond pick No.7 Josh Smillie to return from injury through VFL". The Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Josh Smillie Injury Update". richmondfc.com.au. 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Yze gives update on Smillie and Balta". richmondfc.com.au. 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-11-01.