Career
Originally from Diamond Valley Football League club Greensborough, McMaster-Smith played as a rover and wingman. He had almost made a Grand Final with Fitzroy in 1960 but they lost the Preliminary Final to Collingwood by five points and he was also at Carlton when they reached the 1962 Grand Final but he missed the entire finals series. After the 1965 premiership decider, he was forced to retire due to chronic hamstring problems.
He played football as an amateur so he could compete in amateur athletics competitions.