Neville Smith (rugby league)

Neville Smith
Captain-coach at 23yrs old
Personal information
Full nameNeville Bussey Smith
Born(1915-12-13)13 December 1915
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 August 1997(1997-08-05) (aged 81)
Allawah, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936–38 Brisbane Valleys
1939–43 St George 59 15 118 281
Total 59 15 118 0 281
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
1940–41 New South Wales 6 6 9 0 36
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1939–43 St George 68 39 4 25 57

Neville Bussey Smith (13 December 1915 – 5 August 1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. A Queensland state representative, Smith became a premiership winning captain-coach with Sydney's St. George club. In seasons 1939 & 1941 he was the NSWRFL premiership's top point scorer.