Tyson Smoothy

Tyson Smoothy (born 7 July 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Tyson Smoothy

Personal information
Full name	Tyson Smoothy
Born	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 Melbourne Storm 4 0 3 0 6 2023– Brisbane Broncos 33 2 0 0 8 2026 Wakefield Trinity Total 37 2 3 0 14
Source: [1] As of 24 April 2025

Background

Smoothy was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and raised on the Sunshine Coast. He was educated at Mountain Creek State High School and briefly Kawana Waters State College and played his junior rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.^[2][3]

Playing career

In 2015, Smoothy represented Queensland under-16 in their win over New South Wales.^[4] In 2017, he played for the Brisbane Broncos under-20s side and captained Queensland under-18.^[5]

In 2018, Smoothy joined the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup, playing for their under-20 side. In 2019, he was named Man of the Match in their under-20 Grand Final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.^[6][7] In 2020, Smoothy joined the Penrith Panthers, playing for them in the NRL Nines and the New South Wales Cup.^[8]

2021

In 2021, Smoothy joined the Melbourne Storm on a train-and-trial deal.^[9]

In Round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Melbourne club in their 26–18 win against South Sydney.^[10] On 6 October, he was released by the Melbourne club, having played only four games in the 2021 NRL season.^[11]

2022

Smoothy rejoined Sunshine Coast Falcons on full-time basis before being temporarily recalled by Melbourne Storm in Round 3 of the 2022 NRL season when their four first choice hookers were unavailable.^[12] He was named as a reserve, but was not required.^[13]

At the end of the 2022 Queensland Cup season, Smoothy was named as hooker in the competition's team of the season.^[14][15]

2023

Smoothy made his club debut for the Brisbane Broncos in his side's 24−20 victory over the Newcastle Knights in round 15 of the 2023 NRL season. He played a total of 13 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. He played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final.^[16]

2024

Smoothy scored his first NRL try in the Brisbane Broncos in his side's 38-12 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys in round 4 of the 2024 NRL season. He played 18 games for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals, finishing 12th on the table.^[17]

2025

On 13 February, it was announced that Smoothy would depart the Broncos at the end of the season to take up a three-year deal in the Super League with Wakefield Trinity.^[18][19]