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Reimis Smith

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–20 Canterbury Bulldogs 49 25 0 0 100 2021– Melbourne Storm 56 20 0 0 80 Total 105 45 0 0 180
As of 22 September 2023

Reimis Smith (born 13 May 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs as a winger in the NRL and has played for New Zealand 9s at international level.

Background

Smith was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Māori and Indigenous Australian descent. Smith is the son of former New Zealand international Tyran Smith, and the nephew of boxer and former professional rugby league footballer Anthony Mundine.

Smith played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets and for the South Sydney Harold Matthews team. He was educated at Matraville Sports High School and then being signed by the Parramatta Eels in 2013.

Playing career

Early career

In 2015, Smith played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team, before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season.

2016 – 2020: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Smith playing for the Bulldogs in 2016

On 7 May, Smith played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos. In Round 12 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Canterbury against Canberra, scoring two tries. He had played for the clubs Intrust Super Premiership NSW side the day before, but due to regular Canterbury centre Josh Morris being called up to the New South Wales State of Origin side on the day of the NRL game, Smith was called up and had to drive from Sydney to Canberra to make the game.

Smith spent 2017 playing for Canterbury's NSW Cup team, making no appearances for the first-grade team. On 6 May, Smith again played at centre for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos in the 46-22 loss at Canberra Stadium.

in 2018, following the mid-season departure of Moses Mbye to the Wests Tigers, Smith earned a recall back into Canterbury's first-grade team on the wing as Will Hopoate shifted from centre to fullback to fill in the void. He made his first appearance of the season in Round 15 against the Gold Coast Titans, playing on the wing. In Round 24 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Smith scored a hat-trick of tries in Canterbury's shock upset 38-0 win at Jubilee Oval. He finished the season with 11 matches and 7 tries. On 3 September, he was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis training squad but didn’t make the final 24-man squad. On 3 October, Smith extended his contract with Canterbury to the end of the 2020 NRL season.

In Round 8 of the 2019 NRL season against Manly-Warringah, Smith scored two tries in a 18-10 defeat at Brookvale Oval. In Round 19, Smith scored two tries in a 20-12 loss against the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.

In Round 23 against arch rivals Parramatta, Smith was placed on report and then sent to the sin bin in the second half of the match after headbutting Parramatta player Maika Sivo during Canterbury's upset 12-6 victory at the Western Sydney Stadium.

On 11 November, Smith signed a contract extension to stay at Canterbury until the end of the 2021 season.

Smith played 14 games for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season scoring four tries. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against over bottom side Brisbane. On 13 November, Smith was granted a release by Canterbury to join reigning premiers, Melbourne.

2021 – present: Melbourne Storm

Smith played a total of 25 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Smith played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10–6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith.

In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Smith was taken from the field during Melbourne's victory over St. George Illawarra. It was later announced Smith would miss 10–12 weeks with a torn pectoral injury.

Smith made 22 appearances for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against Penrith. He would score five tries for the season, forming a partnership on the right edge with rookie winger Will Warbrick. Smith also made three appearances for the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup during the 2023 season.

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2016	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1	2	8
2018		11	7	28
2019		23	12	48
2020		14	4	16
2021	Melbourne Storm	25	14	56
2022		9	1	4
2023		22	5	20
	Totals	105	45	180