Reimis Smith

Reimis Smith (born 13 May 1997) is a professional rugby league footballer contracted as a winger and centre for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Reimis Smith
Personal information
Born (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–20 Canterbury Bulldogs 49 25 0 0 92
2021– Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 25 0 0 92
As of 13 November 2020
Source: [1]

He has played for New Zealand 9s at international level.

Background

Smith was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Māori and Indigenous Australian descent.[2] Smith is the son of former New Zealand international Tyran Smith,[3] and the nephew of boxer and former professional rugby league footballer Anthony Mundine.[2]

Smith played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career

Early career

In 2015, Smith played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team,[4] before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season.[5]

2016
Smith playing for the Bulldogs in 2016

On 7 May, Smith played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[6] In Round 12 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Canberra Raiders,[7][8] scoring two tries.[9] He had played for the Bulldogs' Intrust Super Premiership NSW side the day before, but due to regular Bulldogs centre Josh Morris being called up to the New South Wales State of Origin side on the day of the NRL game, Smith was called up and had to drive from Sydney to Canberra to make the game.[3]

2017

Smith spent 2017 playing for the Bulldogs NSW Cup team, making no appearances for the first-grade team. On 6 May, Smith again played at centre for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos in the 46-22 loss at Canberra Stadium.[10]

2018

After the mid-season departure of Moses Mbye to the Wests Tigers, Smith earned a recall back into the Bulldogs first-grade team on the wing as Will Hopoate shifted from centre to fullback to fill in the void. He made his first appearance of the season in Round 15 against the Gold Coast Titans, playing on the wing.[11] In Round 24 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Smith scored a hat-trick of tries in Canterbury's shock upset 38-0 win at Jubilee Oval.[12] He finished the season with 11 matches and 7 tries. On 3 September, he was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis training squad but didn’t make the final 24-man squad.[13] On 3 October, Smith extended his contract with Canterbury to the end of the 2020 season.[14]

2019

In Round 8 of the 2019 NRL season against Manly-Warringah, Smith scored 2 tries in a 18-10 defeat at Brookvale Oval. In Round 19, Smith scored 2 tries in a 20-12 loss against the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.[15][16]

In Round 23 against arch rivals Parramatta, Smith was placed on report and then sent to the sin bin in the second half of the match after headbutting Parramatta player Maika Sivo during Canterbury's upset 12-6 victory at the Western Sydney Stadium.[17]

On 11 November, Smith signed a contract extension to stay at Canterbury until the end of the 2021 season.[18]

2020

Smith played 14 games for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season scoring four tries. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against over bottom side Brisbane. On 13 November, Smith was granted a release by the Bulldogs to join reigning premiers, Melbourne Storm.[19]

References
  1. "Reimis Smith - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 13 May 1997. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. Rothfield, Phil (25 November 2012). "Catch Australia's best sporting gossip with Phil Rothfield - What's the Buzz". News.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. Michael Chammas. "Canterbury Bulldogs coach Des Hasler lashes out at NRL scheduling and NSW Blues medical staff". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. NRL. "Round 10 NRL Team Announcement". Bulldogs. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 12 v Raiders". Bulldogs. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. "Updated team lists: Raiders v Bulldogs". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. "Raiders romp home to tame Bulldogs". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/05/05/junior-roos-power-past-kiwi-counterparts/
  11. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/16/goodbye-to-mbye-as-bulldogs-slump-to-worst-start-in-54-years
  12. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/26/reimis-smith-stars-as-canterbury-bulldogs-stun-st-george-illawarra-dragons/
  13. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/03/canterbury-bulldogs-rookie-reimis-smith-joins-returning-stars-in-extended-new-zealand-kiwis-squad/
  14. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/03/reimis-smith-re-signs-with-canterbury-bulldogs-until-end-of-2020/
  15. "Hasler completes homecoming with win against Bulldogs". SMH.
  16. "Raiders and Sydney Roosters consolidate spots in NRL top four with round 19 wins". ABC.
  17. "Reimis Smith faces possible ban after aiming headbutt at Parramatta Eels Sivo". Fox Sports.
  18. "Reimis re-signs with Canterbury until end of 2021". NRL.
  19. https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/reimis-smith-canterbury-bulldogs-nrl-2020-release-contract-melbourne-storm-rugby-league/1myranymyr5uc17dyjejyg95eb#:~:text=Canterbury%20Bulldogs%20winger%20Reimis%20Smith,45%20games%20for%20the%20Bulldogs.
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