That is unequivocally good news.

A true Demon who stood by us in tough times.

Had his jaw broken behind play by the thug Mathews.

A loyal servant of the club as they say and to this day I see him at every MCG game.

This can only be good for us.

I was about 20 metres away from that incident pit. It was one of Mathews greatest [censored] acts. A dead set king hit.

Steven is a great guy and a family friend. As a kid he used to get me into the rooms at the MCG after games to meet the team. He also got my a footy signed by the entire 1994 team. He really loves the Dees and to this day attends every match and keeps in contact with those inside the club.

His appointment can only be a good thing for us. Good luck to him with the new position! Go Dees!

Cannot surely be bad for the MFC though his director's rôle could require him to declare conflicts of intrest in matters relating to MFC. At very least he should ensure that we are not screwed at any stage.

One of my favorite dees player. Was great at fb. Was killing Matthews the day LM king hit him with ball miles away (and smithy looking toward ball)

That is unequivocally good news.

A true Demon who stood by us in tough times.

Had his jaw broken behind play by the thug Mathews.

A loyal servant of the club as they say and to this day I see him at every MCG game.

This can only be good for us.

Peter Giles and Neville Bruns say hi.

This guy seems too good to be true. Where's the catch?

Congrats Steve, from your old mate and the guy who moved your admission to the Legal profession.

keep us in the loop with all the goss then pal

Edited March 4, 201511 yr by The Song Formerly Known As

I was about 20 metres away from that incident pit. It was one of Mathews greatest [censored] acts. A dead set king hit.

Why was this incident just glossed over? I was there that day. As far as I'm concerned Leigh Matthews is a thug, not any different from the drunken thugs who punch out night club patrons. For those of you who think Jeff Garlett committed a great crime by not informing the MFC of his full history just keep in mind his so-called sin was a sin of omission, not the cold-blooded sin of thuggery, or let's just call it what is really is, ASSAULT. Yet in AFL folklore Leigh Matthews is a heroe. Give me a friggin break!!!

Why was this incident just glossed over? I was there that day. As far as I'm concerned Leigh Matthews is a thug, not any different from the drunken thugs who punch out night club patrons. For those of you who think Jeff Garlett committed a great crime by not informing the MFC of his full history just keep in mind his so-called sin was a sin of omission, not the cold-blooded sin of thuggery, or let's just call it what is really is, ASSAULT. Yet in AFL folklore Leigh Matthews is a heroe. Give me a friggin break!!!

The Giles incident happened in front of me as a kid.

Have detested LM ever since. Is a sign of the times when a thug like that is in demand as a commentator!

IIRC, Steve is also the answer to a truly trivial piece of trivia, namely: "who was the 1st Little League participant to play VFL seniors?"

I was about 20 metres away from that incident pit. It was one of Mathews greatest [censored] acts. A dead set king hit.

I was behind the goals with my Steven Smith duffel coat on.

Had to look past the goal umpire ,Matthews and Smith to see the play.

Might've been 25m.

As you said, dead set king hit.

Couldn't believe the goal ump "didn't see it".

Edited March 4, 201511 yr by Fork 'em

Regrets, I've had a few...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/new-mcc-chief-steven-smith-has-some-regrets-over-his-200game-football-career-20150323-1m5vz1.html

The Giles incident happened in front of me as a kid.

Have detested LM ever since. Is a sign of the times when a thug like that is in demand as a commentator!

I think lovely Leigh got about three of our guys over the years with king hits behind the play, and no official ever saw anything as usual. And we never laid a glove on him as I remember things.