Tyson Smoothy (born 7 July 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. He previously played in the NRL for the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos, where he won the 2025 NRL grand final.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 13 February, it was announced that Smoothy would depart the Brisbane club at the end of the season to take up a three-year deal in the Super League with Wakefield Trinity.[18][19] Smoothy started week three of the 2025 NRL finals series at lock filling in for the suspended Patrick Carrigan in a 16-14 win helping the Brisbane side make the 2025 NRL grand final. On 5 October, Smoothy was part of the 17 man squad that won the 2025 NRL grand final, ending a 19 year premiership drought.[20]
Individual
Team
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Melbourne Storm
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4 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2023 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
13 | |||
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2026 |  Wakefield Trinity
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| Totals | 46 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Tyson Smoothy accepts player of the match honours in the 2019 Hastings Deering Colts grand final
