Player

Nigel Smart

Adelaide · #7·14 seasons (1991–2004)·278 games·Born 21-May-1969 (age 57)·188 cm·91 kg

All-time defender · #625 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

278

Disposals

4,056

Goals

116

Tackles

544

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

20 Jun 2004R13

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 32 20.13 (133) – 15.11 (101)

5 Jun 2004R11

vs Carlton

Lost by 4 12.15 (87) – 14.7 (91)

17 Apr 2004R4

vs St Kilda

Lost by 15 15.8 (98) – 18.5 (113)

11 Apr 2004R3

@ Fremantle

Lost by 9 8.16 (64) – 10.13 (73)

3 Apr 2004R2

vs Brisbane Lions

Lost by 21 11.17 (83) – 15.14 (104)

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Nigel Smart's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

20 Apr 2003R4

vsWest Coast

Won by 3315.16 (106) – 10.13 (73)

23 Aug 2003R21

vsKangaroos

Lost by 1010.4 (64) – 9.20 (74)

9 Aug 2003R19

@West Coast

Won by 2413.13 (91) – 10.7 (67)

20 Jun 2004R13

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 3220.13 (133) – 15.11 (101)

15 Jun 2003R12

vsMelbourne

Won by 7321.12 (138) – 10.5 (65)

5 Apr 2003R2

@St Kilda

Lost by 813.13 (91) – 15.9 (99)

3 Apr 2004R2

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 2111.17 (83) – 15.14 (104)

7 Jun 2003R11

@Hawthorn

Lost by 510.10 (70) – 11.9 (75)

13 Apr 2003R3

@Sydney

Won by 2715.13 (103) – 11.10 (76)

#10

30 Mar 2003R1

vsFremantle

Won by 5622.13 (145) – 13.11 (89)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

6 Sep 2003Elimination Final

vsWest Coast

Won by 5616.17 (113) – 8.9 (57)

#12

5 Jul 2003R14

vsRichmond

Won by 2810.12 (72) – 6.8 (44)

#13

29 Jun 2003R13

@Carlton

Won by 4213.14 (92) – 7.8 (50)

#14

26 Apr 2003R5

vsPort Adelaide

Lost by 129.12 (66) – 12.6 (78)

#15

11 Apr 2004R3

@Fremantle

Lost by 98.16 (64) – 10.13 (73)

#16

15 Aug 2003R20

@Collingwood

Lost by 3711.5 (71) – 15.18 (108)

#17

17 Apr 2004R4

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 1515.8 (98) – 18.5 (113)

#18

12 Sep 2003Semi Final

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 4212.10 (82) – 18.16 (124)

#19

31 Aug 2003R22

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 1612.6 (78) – 14.10 (94)

#20

11 Jul 2003R15

vsEssendon

Won by 4113.12 (90) – 7.7 (49)

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1991	Adelaide	20	7.0	6.2	13.1	2.4	1.4	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1992	Adelaide	17	7.7	6.4	14.1	2.1	1.8	—	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1993	Adelaide	22	10.0	6.2	16.2	3.7	1.7	1.1	0.8	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1994	Adelaide	17	7.2	5.1	12.3	3.3	1.3	0.8	1.1	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Adelaide	22	8.6	6.9	15.5	2.7	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1996	Adelaide	22	9.4	5.3	14.7	2.5	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1997	Adelaide	22	11.5	4.0	15.5	3.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1998	Adelaide	24	12.7	5.1	17.8	3.7	3.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	3.3	2.9	1.1	—	—	1.2	0.2
1999	Adelaide	21	10.3	5.6	15.9	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.6	3.0	2.3	1.8	7.2	9.1	1.5	0.3
2000	Adelaide	18	9.9	6.4	16.3	3.2	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.5	3.2	1.8	6.8	9.7	1.3	0.1
2001	Adelaide	23	9.7	5.8	15.5	3.4	1.9	0.3	0.5	0.8	2.6	1.9	1.8	5.9	9.4	1.2	0.3
2002	Adelaide	23	6.5	4.7	11.3	2.7	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.0	2.4	0.4	4.4	6.6	1.2	0.1
2003	Adelaide	21	6.3	6.0	12.3	2.7	1.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.8	2.0	0.6	5.0	7.0	1.1	0.1
2004	Adelaide	6	5.8	3.5	9.3	2.3	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.3	2.2	1.2	1.0	2.8	6.2	0.8	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1991	Adelaide	20	139	123	262	47	28	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1992	Adelaide	17	131	109	240	35	31	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1993	Adelaide	22	220	136	356	81	38	23	17	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
1994	Adelaide	17	123	87	210	56	22	13	19	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Adelaide	22	189	152	341	59	49	14	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1996	Adelaide	22	208	116	324	55	57	7	8	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1997	Adelaide	22	253	88	341	84	47	13	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1998	Adelaide	24	304	122	426	88	80	13	12	19	80	69	27	—	—	28	4
1999	Adelaide	21	217	117	334	69	30	12	10	13	62	48	37	151	190	32	7
2000	Adelaide	18	178	115	293	58	28	3	1	5	45	57	32	122	175	23	1
2001	Adelaide	23	223	133	356	78	43	7	11	18	61	43	41	135	216	27	7
2002	Adelaide	23	150	109	259	63	44	3	3	6	23	54	10	101	152	28	2
2003	Adelaide	21	133	125	258	57	36	3	5	1	38	43	13	106	147	24	2
2004	Adelaide	6	35	21	56	14	11	3	1	2	13	7	6	17	37	5	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

28, 27, 27, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24, 24

Kicks

19, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17

Marks

8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Handballs

13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12

Goals

5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Behinds

4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2

Hit Outs

4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Tackles

10, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5

Rebounds

7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5

Inside 50s

7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Clearances

6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Clangers

5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3

Frees

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees Against

4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Contested Possessions

14, 14, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10

Uncontested Possessions

18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14

Contested Marks

3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

Marks Inside 50

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

One Percenters

7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5

Bounces

5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Goal Assists

1, 1, 1, 1