Rumours and Stuff

[I bleed blue & gold]

40 Try Assists in your debut season. What a year that was. No-one has beaten that record and I can’t see anyone doing it anytime soon.

 

[hineyrulz]

Smiths kick from our own 20m against the Warriors in a wet weather game to set up a try was just magical. Just a shame players like him were pushed out of the game so we could let a Melbourne get away with murder in the ruck.

 

[Gronk]

40 Try Assists in your debut season. What a year that was. No-one has beaten that record and I can’t see anyone doing it anytime soon.

Tim Smith should be viewed by the fans In the same light as Paul Mares or David Woods. A career cut short by a disability. Instead we all engaged in ridicule whilst he was burdened with mental health issues. Sorry Tim.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And to make matters worse, we continue the abuse against his brother Will, the f**ken looser.

 

[IFR33K]

Tim Smith should be viewed by the fans In the same light as Paul Mares or David Woods. A career cut short by a disability. Instead we all engaged in ridicule whilst he was burdened with mental health issues. Sorry Tim.

And if he wore other colours he’d be just another f^*kwit that loved the drink too much

 

[Gronk]

And if he wore other colours he’d be just another f^*kwit that loved the drink too much

I guess we are all guilty of ignorance at times.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

What's an Old West warning to sales staff to expect customers soon?

The Injuns are coming!

 

[Eelementary]

tbf to a lot of players, I don't think anyone is as skilled as Tim Smith. He just came through at a time where skill, and risk-taking became unfashionable. The game was becoming more about completion rates, wrestling in the ruck which meant more and better set defensive lines. I think if he was coming through now he would've had a longer career as risk taking in attack is coming back and in certain team's structures completion rates aren't as important.

Also last year at the legends of league tournament you could tell he was a class above a lot of the players there too.

I say, without fear of exaggeration, that Tim Smith was perhaps the most skillful player I've seen.

 

[Eelementary]

He seems quicker than Smith as well, and judging by his pre-season exploits he's probably fitter.

Agreed!

 

[T.S Quint]

I say, without fear of exaggeration, that Tim Smith was perhaps the most skillful player I've seen.

Jarryd Hayne.

 

[Avenger]

Jarryd Hayne.

X2. Brett Kenny also up there.

 

[Bazal]

Tim Smith should be viewed by the fans In the same light as Paul Mares or David Woods. A career cut short by a disability. Instead we all engaged in ridicule whilst he was burdened with mental health issues. Sorry Tim.

All this Tim Smith talk will summon the ancient one from his slumber. Especially this post... He was just mentally weak didn't you know???

 

[hineyrulz]

X2. Brett Kenny also up there.

Needs more Steve Crouch.

 

[84 Baby]

Needs more Steve Crouch.

That or Taulima Tautai

 

[Incorrect]

That or Taulima Tautai

The bloke about to be deported from the UK??

 

[hineyrulz]

That or Taulima Tautai

Daisy Fairleigh Agrees.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

At the risk of posting a rumour in the rumours thread it seems as though Timmy is staying, according to a few tweets in the past 24 hours. More than likely posted already, apologies if so.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2...LlINWsRUMIV3vipBaj-oyuAaX9I5J8xlUyi9YAQljACUI

Turns out he's definitely staying...

 

[Kornstar]

I concur. Remember Tim Smith's rookie year. Kid had the world at his feet, it was easily the best rookie season I can remember by a player that I've seen. But he was soon worked out and dismantled. Brown probably has a longer NRL career in front of him than Smith and is miles in front defensively, but I haven't seen anything to suggest he is going to dominate at NRL level yet. Goes without saying I'd love to be proved wrong....

I wouldn’t say they figured him out. Referees called many forward passes that weren’t forward against him purely cause the refs didn’t believe anyone could throw a pass like that.

2006 BS had lost the playing group and Smith suffered his illness and injury (he missed many games). Finished the season fine and we lost to a cheating Storm.

2007 we were knocked out by the cheating Storm, that’s what cost us a potential premiership, He also had the disadvantage of playing with Finch outside him.

2008 it all went to shit for him (and the team) thanks to Hagar having no idea how to deal with Millennials and they acted accordingly.

I love Drown and hope he has a long and successful career with us and I know he debuted 2 years younger than Smith, but Smith played over 200 top grade games here (90) and in the UK (120) over an 11 year career. Dylan lasted 3 games and has developed a problem with his back that needs to be closely managed and caused him to miss the next 11 games. I only hope he can get his body to a point where it holds together for him to give him an 11 year career at the top.

His back issues are very concerning, every time we get some promise something completely f**ks up for us!!

 

[hindy111]

I say, without fear of exaggeration, that Tim Smith was perhaps the most skillful player I've seen.

Gee.... I do not. His running game was garbage as was his defense.
Nice cut out pass and kicking game but far from the complete package.