Cameron Smith
Hooker
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2024
- Date of Birth:
- 18 July 1983
- Birthplace:
- Brisbane, QLD
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- Melbourne Storm
- Date:
- 13 April 2002
- Opposition:
- -
- Venue:
- Olympic Park
- Representative:
- Australia, Queensland
- Club:
- Melbourne Storm
Career
Milestones
- NRL games: 430
- Points: 2786 (48 tries, 1295 goals, 4 field goals)
- Australia: Tests 56 (2006-17), 33 Tests as captain (2007-17), Tri-Nations 2006, World Cup 2008, 2013, 2017, Four Nations 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016
- Captained Australia to World Cup victory 2013, 2017
- Queensland: State of Origins 42 (2003-17)
- Grand Finals: 8 – Melbourne 2006 c (L), 2007 c (W), 2009 c (W), 2012 c (W), 2016 c (L), 2017 c (W), 2018 c (L), 2020 c (W)
- Junior Kangaroos 2001, 2002; Queensland Under-19s 2001, 2002
- RLPA Dream Team 2019, 2020; Wally Lewis Medallist 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
- Dally M Captain of the Year 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019
- Captained Melbourne’s World Club Challenge-winning teams 2010, 2013, 2018
- Represented NRL All Stars 2010, 2011, 2013; World All Stars 2016
- Dally M Hooker of the Year 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
- RLIF Hooker of the Year 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
- Won Golden Boot award 2007, 2017; RLIF Player of the year 2012
- Harry Sunderland Medal winner 2014, 2017
- Dally M Representative Player of the Year 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
- Melbourne Storm player of the year 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020
- Dally M Player of the Year 2006 and 2017; Queensland Emerging Origin 2002-03
Biography
Cameron Smith is one of the most decorated players of all time. He is the only player to reach 400 matches, amassing an exceptional career which included 430 matches, all of them for Melbourne Storm between 2002 and 2020, 42 State of Origins for Queensland, and 56 Test matches for Australia (including 33 as Captain).
Smith scored 2786 points over the course of his career, including 1295 goals. He captained the Kangaroos to World Cup victory in 2013 and 2017.
Cameron Smith's Storm tribute
A hooker who boasted extraordinary durability, instincts and awareness, determination and dedication, and above all incredible leadership traits, his success as a player meant he was rarely defeated, and he boasts records which are likely to never be repeated. He was Dally M Medallist in 2006 and 2017.
Hall of Fame Members
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