Date of birth: 20/7/90
Height: 186cm
Weight: 85kg
Club: Dandenong Stingrays
Bio: A pacy medium defender with a penetrating kick and the ability to run and carry the ball, Smith represented Vic Metro in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.
Jason McCartney says: Ash was with the [AIS-AFL] Academy two years ago as a bottom-aged lad and he plays mostly off half-back and is super quick. He won the 20m sprint test at draft camp. He's a great kick who started the year really well at TAC Cup level, but had some injury issues leading into the championships which meant he didn't play until late.
He had a fantastic game playing as a small defender in the Stingrays' preliminary final win. He has the ability to beat his man, but what I found really impressive were the strides he took this year in terms of his footy knowledge. He knows when to stay and when to leave his man and influence the play. He would have had 10 or 12 possessions in the third quarter of that prelim to really influence the outcome.
Stats:
| NAB AFL Under 18 Championships | ||||||||
| Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
| Vic Metro | 3 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Draft Camp highlights: 1st 20m sprint 2.8sec
6th repeat sprints (six x 30m sprints) 25.14sec
=10th standing vertical jump 67cm
