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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.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.
And if he wore other colours he’d be just another f^*kwit that loved the drink too much
The Injuns are coming!What's an Old West warning to sales staff to expect customers soon?
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.
He seems quicker than Smith as well, and judging by his pre-season exploits he's probably fitter.
I say, without fear of exaggeration, that Tim Smith was perhaps the most skillful player I've seen.
X2. Brett Kenny also up there.Jarryd Hayne.
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.
Needs more Steve Crouch.X2. Brett Kenny also up there.
That or Taulima TautaiNeeds more Steve Crouch.
The bloke about to be deported from the UK??That or Taulima Tautai
Daisy Fairleigh Agrees.That or Taulima Tautai
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 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.
Gee.... I do not. His running game was garbage as was his defense.I say, without fear of exaggeration, that Tim Smith was perhaps the most skillful player I've seen.