14 Facts About Craig Smoker

Craig Smoker was born on 4 April 1978 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Craig Smoker played school football for Scotch and represented Western Australia at the 1994 AFL Under 18 Championships.

Craig Smoker played 19 games in 1996 and kicked 26 goals.

Craig Smoker pursued a career as an agricultural consultant during this time.

Craig Smoker was traded to Melbourne for the 34th selection in the 1997 AFL draft.

Craig Smoker made his AFL debut in the first round of the 1998 season.

Craig Smoker played the first 14 of Melbourne's games, including a round 3 performance against Brisbane where he was matched against Jason Akermanis and received a Brownlow Medal vote and kicked four goals, two of which were in the last quarter.

Craig Smoker was dropped for the Demons' round 14 match against West Coast and named as an emergency.

Craig Smoker did end up playing in that match, but had a disappointing match against his old team, only having one disposal for the game.

Craig Smoker made his way back into the team for Melbourne's round 18 match against Brisbane and he played the following week against Carlton before being dropped again for round 20.

Craig Smoker did not play another senior game for Melbourne in 1998, although he was "on the edge of selection" during their finals campaign and was twice named as an emergency.

Craig Smoker had played 17 games for Melbourne across two seasons.

Craig Smoker played with the Seagulls for six season, from 2000 to 2005, totalling 94 senior VFL games.

Craig Smoker played from West Perth from 2005 to 2009, playing his 100th game in his last season.