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Cameron Smith
Personal information
Full name Cameron Smith
Date of birth June 18, 1983 (1983-06-18) (age 24)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 6 ft 0 ins (1.84 m)
Weight 14 st 2 lbs (90 kg)
Nickname(s) Cam, Smitty, Smithy, The Body
Club information
Position(s) Hooker
Current club Melbourne Storm
Number 9
Youth clubs
Logan Brothers
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2002–present Melbourne 94 (374)
Representative teams**
2003–2007
2006
Queensland
Australia
11 (32)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 12 September 2006.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 1 October 2006. is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Australian city. ...

Cameron Smith (born June 18, 1983 in Brisbane, Australia) is a rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and the Queensland State of Origin Team. Smith captained the Melbourne Storm in their 15-8 loss to the Brisbane Broncos in the 2006 NRL Grand Final. is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Rugby league football (often shortened to rugby league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The logo of the Queensland State of Origin team The Queensland State of Origin team is a rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australias annual three-match State of Origin series against arch-rivals the New South Wales team. ... The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the city of Brisbane, Queensland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into National Rugby League. ...


Cameron Smith is widely regarded as a leader, and is often seen as one of the core members of the Storm due to his large role in the team's success over the last few years. Along with playing hooker he is also the first-choice goal kicker for the Melbourne Storm. He is already a crowd favourite among Storm supporters. Smith is key player for Melbourne and Queensland. Darren Lockyer soon due to retire could see Smith obtaining Captain of Queensland. Accomplishments: Hooker may be: A prostitute Galway Hooker, a traditional sailing vessel from the west coast of Ireland Hooker (rugby), a position in rugby union or rugby league Hooker Glacier, a glacier close to the slopes of Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand An expert practitioner of catch...

  • Won the Ron McAullife Medal for Queensland player of the 2005 State of Origin Series
  • Played in the 2006 Tri-Nations series-winning team for Australia
  • Dally M player of the year award (One of the youngest ever)
  • Captained the Melbourne Storm in the 2006 Grand Final
  • Won the Wally Lewis medal in the 2007 State of Origin

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport: Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. ... Captain of the Australia national rugby league football team Wally Lewis (born December 1, 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a former rugby league footballer who was one of the most pre-eminent players of the 1980s. ... State of Origin is the name used in Australia for sporting events or other competitions which involve teams from different States or Territories. ...

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