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Timothy Aiden Smith (born 13 January 1985 in Runaway Bay, Queensland) is an Australian professional car crasher and rugby league footballer. He previously played for Super League clubs Wigan Warriors and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Salford Red Devils(Heritage #1308), and in Australia for the Parramatta Eels and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby Leaguen the NRL. Smith's usual position is in the halves. ==Playing career== Smith started his NRL career with the Parramatta Eels and received much acclaim from Parramatta legend Peter Sterling, who "handed over" the Eels number 7 jersey in an episode of ''The NRL Footy Show'' in the middle of 2005. After leading the competition in try assists he won the rookie of the year award at the 2005 Dally M Awards. With 40 try assists in his debut season Smith was named the 2005 Parramatta Eels season's rookie of the year. In December 2005, Smith was allegedly involved in a street scuffle with a man in the inner-Sydney suburb of the Rocks. He denied any such action and no charges were laid. In December 2007, further allegations of public drunken behaviour were made against Smith. Smith was suspended indefinitely by the Eels. He remained on contract with the club, and Parramatta stated the most important issue was his health. Smith booked himself into full-time rehabilitation interstate. On 8 January 2008 the Parramatta Club reviewed his behaviour at the rehabilitation clinic and lifted his suspension but he was subject to a number of sanctions which included a fine and charity work. Early in the 2008 season, after just three games of football, Smith advised his club and team-mates that he was suffering from bipolar disorder.〔()〕 He then gave a statement to the media saying he had been given an indefinite leave from football, saying he was having trouble coping with the constant criticism from the media. Smith returned to his family in the Gold Coast, with the aim to rest and recuperate with the aim of returning to professional rugby league in the future. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Smith (rugby league)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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