Bernie Smith

Bernie Smith played 183 senior VFL games for Geelong between 1948 and 1958, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Bernie Smith's career spans 2 decades, from the 1940s to the 1950s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Bernie Smith at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 1950s. That figure measures Bernie Smith only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1950s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Bernie Smith include 2 premierships and 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits Bernie Smith with 3 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.