Matty Smith | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Matty Smith |
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 HERITAGE NO : 1155 Matty Smith was a very smart scrum half who could always be relied upon when he was drafted into the first team, invariably when deputising for Sean Long. He possessed neat footwork, tactical awareness and an excellent kicking game. Matty made his debut in a tight away victory over Huddersfield on the 12th of March, 2006. He scored a try in his next game against Harlequins in the home 30 points to 24 league victory. In 2007, injury to Sean Long enabled Matty to have an extended run of first team games at scrum half. He scored a try and kicked a goal in the 40 points to 12 win against Warrington at the HJ Stadium. He was also instrumental in sealing two points for the Saints in the home victory over Salford on the first of June 2007. In this match the scores were locked at 26 points apiece with only a minute to run in the match. Following a Saints drive the ball was switched back to Matty who slotted over a superb drop goal to send the crowd into a frenzy. At the end of the season Matty played in the Qualifying Semi Final against Leeds in a brutal encounter. Matty played his part in what is rated as the Saints best ever defensive display. Moreover, Matty kicked three vital goals as the Saints prevailed by 10 points to 8. The 2008 season saw Matty feature in league games against Hull and Catalans Dragons. In the former match Matty kicked 5 goals and scored a try in a 30 points to 29 victory. In France he kicked one goal but it was not enough to seal victory for the Saints on this occasion. During this year Matty decided to move on loan to Widnes to gain regular first team experience. This loan was then further extended to South Wales where Matty decided to ply his trade with the Celtic Crusaders when they were provided with a Super League franchise at the start of the 2009 season. Matty returned to the Saints, from his loan spell at Salford, for the 2010 Grand Final run as injuries to half backs disrupted the team. Matty played in the 2010 Grand Final only to end up on the losing side. After a remarkable career away from his hometown club Matty returned to the fold after captaining Wigan Warriors to a 2016 Grand Final success. The following two seasons proved frustrating for Matty as circumstances provided few opportunities for Matty to gain a foothold in the first team. Nevertheless his mentoring role in the squad brought rich praise from coach Justin Holbrook. In 2019 Matty moved to warmer climes where he took up a contract with the Catalans Dragons. He since had a spell with Warrington Wolves at the end of the 2019 campaign. Dave Dooley |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTALS: | 5 | 10 | 4 | 49 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 26th Dec 2004 | -- | W |
17 | Leigh Centurions * | Fr | H | 17 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Jan 2005 | -- | W |
20 | Widnes Vikings* | Fr | A | 22 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Feb 2005 | -- | W |
20 | Hull FC* | Fr | H | 28 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Feb 2005 | -- | L |
7 | Blackpool Panthers * | Fr | A | 16 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Jan 2006 | -- | W |
7 | London Skolars* | Fr | N | 42 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 28th Jan 2006 | -- | W |
17 | Widnes Vikings * | Fr | A | 70 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 12th Mar 2006 | 1 | W |
14 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | A | 18 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 6th May 2006 | 2 | L |
7 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | A | 16 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 12th May 2006 | 3 | W |
17 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 34 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Jul 2006 | 4 | W |
7 | Harlequins RL | SL | H | 30 | 24 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 19th Aug 2006 | 5 | L |
7 | Catalans Dragons | SL | A | 22 | 26 | VIEW | |||
| 11th May 2007 | 6 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | CCC5 | N | 70 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 18th May 2007 | 7 | W |
7 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | SL | H | 34 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 28th May 2007 | 8 | W |
7 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
| 1st Jun 2007 | 9 | W |
7 | Salford City Reds | SL | H | 27 | 26 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 17th Jun 2007 | 10 | W |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | SL | A | 40 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Jun 2007 | 11 | W |
7 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 54 | 4 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Jul 2007 | 12 | L |
7 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | H | 10 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Jul 2007 | 13 | L |
7 | Bradford Bulls | SL | A | 4 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Aug 2007 | 14 | W |
7 | Salford City Reds | SL | A | 32 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Sep 2007 | 15 | W |
7 | Leeds Rhinos | SLQSF | H | 10 | 8 | 3 | VIEW | ||
| 2nd Feb 2008 | -- | W |
24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats * | Fr | H | 38 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 7th Mar 2008 | 16 | W |
7 | Hull FC | SL | H | 30 | 29 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
| 15th Mar 2008 | 17 | L |
7 | Catalans Dragons | SL | A | 10 | 24 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 10th Sep 2010 | 18 | W |
7 | Warrington Wolves | SLQSF | H | 28 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Sep 2010 | 19 | W |
6 | Huddersfield Giants | SLQSF | H | 42 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Oct 2010 | 20 | L |
7 | Wigan Warriors | SLGF | N | 10 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Mar 2017 | 21 | W |
7 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 31 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 30th Mar 2017 | 22 | L |
7 | Salford Red Devils | SL | A | 14 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Apr 2017 | 23 | D |
7 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 14 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Apr 2017 | 24 | L |
7 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 18 | 29 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Apr 2017 | 25 | W |
7 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 26 | 22 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Apr 2017 | 26 | L |
7 | Widnes Vikings | SL | A | 14 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 28th Apr 2017 | 27 | W |
7 | Leigh Centurions | SL | H | 28 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 5th May 2017 | 28 | L |
7 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 18 | 40 | VIEW | |||
| 13th May 2017 | 29 | L |
7 | Castleford Tigers | RLCC5 | A | 10 | 53 | VIEW | |||
| 20th May 2017 | 30 | W |
7 | Hull FC | SL | N | 45 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 25th May 2017 | 31 | W |
7 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 22 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Jun 2017 | 32 | L |
7 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 12 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Jun 2017 | 33 | W |
7 | Widnes Vikings | SL | H | 26 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Jun 2017 | 34 | L |
7 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | A | 16 | 24 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Jun 2017 | 35 | W |
7 | Salford Red Devils | SL | H | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
| 29th Jun 2017 | 36 | L |
7 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 22 | 24 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Aug 2017 | 37 | W |
14 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 26 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Aug 2017 | 38 | L |
14 | Hull FC | SL | H | 6 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Aug 2017 | 39 | L |
7 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 14 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Sep 2017 | 40 | L |
7 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 16 | 26 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Sep 2017 | 41 | W |
14 | Salford Red Devils | SL | A | 30 | 4 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Sep 2017 | 42 | L |
7 | Castleford Tigers | SLSF | A | 22 | 23 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Apr 2018 | 43 | W |
14 | Widnes Vikings | SL | A | 28 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Apr 2018 | 44 | W |
14 | Hull FC | SL | H | 26 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Apr 2018 | 45 | L |
9 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | A | 20 | 24 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Apr 2018 | 46 | W |
9 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 66 | 4 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Apr 2018 | 47 | W |
9 | Salford Red Devils | SL | A | 60 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd May 2018 | 48 | W |
14 | Catalans Dragons | SL | H | 26 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Jun 2018 | 49 | W |
14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | SL | H | 26 | 4 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 35 | LOSSES : 20 | DRAWS : 1 |
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