Ken Smale

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Australian rules footballer (1933–2026)

Australian rules footballer

Born (1933-11-05)5 November 1933

Died 28 March 2026(2026-03-28) (aged 92)

Original team Warracknabeal (Wimmera FL)

Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Ken Smale
Personal information
Born	(1933-11-05)5 November 1933
Died	28 March 2026(2026-03-28) (aged 92)
Original team	Warracknabeal (Wimmera FL)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1955–1958	Collingwood	60 (98)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player: 1958
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth MacKenzie Smale (5 November 1933 – 28 March 2026) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for Collingwood.

Born in Warracknabeal, Smale played as a forward for the town team and he won the Wimmera Football League goalkicking award in 1952^[1] and 1953.^[2] Footscray were very interested in Smale in 1953,^[3] but he was keen to have a go in the VFL, he wrote to Collingwood asking for a try out. He spent the Easter Saturday in Melbourne with a six-game permit in case he was wanted. Collingwood was impressed and he finally got a clearance from Warracknabeal Football Club.^[4]

Smale was a forward player in the losing Grand Finals against Melbourne in 1955 and 1956 but he was on the bench when Collingwood won the 1958 VFL Grand Final.

He left Collingwood after the premiership win to return to his hometown of Warracknabeal, finishing with 324 games for the club, and winning two premierships in 1953^[5]^[6] and 1966.^[7]

In 2008 Collingwood granted him a life membership.^[8] Smale died on 28 March 2026, at the age of 92.^[9]

References

↑ "1952 - Still leads with goals". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 19 September 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
↑ "1953 - Warracknabeal, Minyip clash in Wimmera League 'FORM TEAMS' TO FIGHT OUT SECOND SEMI". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 4 September 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ "1953 - FOOTSCRAY AFTER SMALE". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 15 May 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ "1955 - MAGPIES LOSE SMALE". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 27 May 1955. p. 26. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ "1953 - Fists fly when player floored". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 21 September 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ "1953 - MAROONS WIN 1953 GRAND FINAL". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 22 September 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
↑ "1966 - Country Football". Google. The Age. 26 September 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
↑ "Pies honour Smale for [sic] life". 4 November 2008.
↑ "Ken Smale". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

External links

Ken Smale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Ken Smale at AustralianFootball.com
Ken Smale profile on Collingwood Forever

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1958 VFL premiers
Collingwood 12.10 (82) defeated Melbourne 9.10 (64), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Weideman (c) 2. Lucas 3. Harrison 4. Henderson 5. Brewer 6. Smale 7. Beers 8. Fellowes 9. Turner 11. Bennett 12. Greve 13. Gabelich 14. Serong 15. Rose 16. Merrett 17. Reeves 20. Sullivan 22. Gray 23. Twomey 24. Delanty
Coach: Kyne

v t e Collingwood Football Club · leading goalkickers
VFA	1892: Anderson/Smith 1893: Anderson 1894: Smith 1895: Smith 1896: Gillard
VFL/AFL	1897: Smith 1898: Smith 1899: Smith 1900: Smith 1901: Rowell 1902: Rowell 1903: Lockwood 1904: C. Pannam 1905: C. Pannam 1906: Lee 1907: Lee 1908: Lee 1909: Lee 1910: Lee 1911: Baxter 1912: Hughes 1913: Hughes 1914: Lee 1915: Lee 1916: Lee 1917: Lee 1918: Wraith 1919: Lee 1920: Utting 1921: Lee 1922: Coventry 1923: Coventry 1924: Coventry 1925: Coventry 1926: Coventry 1927: Coventry 1928: Coventry 1929: Coventry 1930: Coventry 1931: Coventry 1932: Coventry 1933: Coventry 1934: Coventry 1935: Coventry 1936: Coventry 1937: Coventry 1938: Todd 1939: Todd 1940: Fothergill 1941: A. Pannam 1942: A. Pannam 1943: A. Pannam 1944: Galbally/Richards 1945: Fothergill 1946: Fothergill 1947: Mann 1948: Richards 1949: Pimm 1950: Richards 1951: Dunstan 1952: Dunstan 1953: Rose 1954: Bromage 1955: Smale 1956: Smale 1957: Brewer 1958: Brewer 1959: Weideman 1960: Weideman 1961: Pay 1962: Weideman 1963: Waters 1964: Graham/Waters 1965: Norman 1966: Graham 1967: McKenna 1968: McKenna 1969: McKenna 1970: McKenna 1971: McKenna 1972: McKenna 1973: McKenna 1974: McKenna 1975: Carman 1976: Carman 1977: Moore 1978: Moore 1979: Davis 1980: Davis 1981: Daicos 1982: Daicos 1983: Richardson 1984: Williams 1985: Taylor 1986: Taylor 1987: Taylor 1988: Taylor 1989: Taylor 1990: Daicos 1991: Daicos 1992: Daicos 1993: S. Rocca 1994: S. Rocca 1995: S. Rocca 1996: S. Rocca 1997: S. Rocca 1998: S. Rocca 1999: S. Rocca 2000: A. Rocca 2001: Tarrant 2002: Tarrant/A. Rocca 2003: Tarrant 2004: Tarrant 2005: Tarrant 2006: A. Rocca 2007: A. Rocca 2008: Medhurst 2009: Anthony 2010: Didak 2011: Cloke 2012: Cloke 2013: Cloke 2014: Cloke 2015: Elliott 2016: Fasolo 2017: Elliott 2018: De Goey 2019: Mihocek 2020: Mihocek 2021: Mihocek 2022: Mihocek 2023: Mihocek 2024: Hill 2025: Elliott
AFL Women's	2017: Hope 2018: Bernardi 2019: D'Arcy 2020: Membrey 2021: Molloy 2022 (S6): Molloy 2022 (S7): James 2023: Morris-Dalton 2024: Barnett/Bonnici/Butler 2025: Howarth

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