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Eelementary

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They have played almost the same amount. Smith has played 62 games, Mahoney 56.

Really?

Huh.

I'm surprised at that.

I rate Smith as a player, btw - he's a gun.

I just think that we have a gun hooker who is being forced to develop his game slowly.
 

Noise

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Really?

Huh.

I'm surprised at that.

I rate Smith as a player, btw - he's a gun.

I just think that we have a gun hooker who is being forced to develop his game slowly.
Yep. And Smith has played a lot of his games off the bench and as a lock. He has had less time to develop as a hooker than Mahoney.
 

hineyrulz

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Not really helping him play hooker though. He has only started in first grade 12 times, with only 6 of those games starting at hooker.
But Mahoney has had the disadvantage of playing under a coach who doesn’t think the dummy half post is all that important, a tackling machine that leads the line speed is all he cares about. It’s a wonder he hasn’t thrown a million bucks at Jake Friend.
 
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Eelementary

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Not really helping him play hooker though. He has only started in first grade 12 times, with only 6 of those games starting at hooker.

I'm sure that Cam would have been in his ear at training, doling out advice, and telling him where to stand, etc.
 

strider

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Has Brandon Smith proven to be a particularly good dummy half? ... We nitpick mahoney's dummy half play - people criticise his passing etc. Is b smith's better?

To me brandon has proven to be a strong running merkin with plenty of agro ... But not an actual permenant dummy half. ... He might be, but its not obvious yet
 

Joshuatheeel

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I'm also interested in what D.Brown will offer. Currently he is not producing much more then what a $150k W.Smith would

na, you really think Smith could defend on the edge like Drown can? Smith wouId be carved up .....

Additionally I doubt smith could average 100 plus metres in the halves, simply doesn’t have the size or strength to be a threat running the ball on the edge....
 

Gronk

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na, you really think Smith could defend on the edge like Drown can? Smith wouId be carved up .....

Additionally I doubt smith could average 100 plus metres in the halves, simply doesn’t have the size or strength to be a threat running the ball on the edge....
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