Quote vastman="vastman"Tim Smith is a one trick pony, well two. A good cut out pass and an inside ball.
However despite defending him earlier this season he doesn't tackle or run in any direction and it's becoming a joke.
Truth is Rangi Chase is ten times the player and it hurts to say. Worse still he doesn't compete with previous Trinity halves either. Nowhere near as good as Brough who we have never managed to replace. Not as good as Jeffries and just about on a par with Rooney who at least scored occasionally.
Smith can go for me, I'm bored of this when I can be bothered stuff, he need to man up and lead the team.'"
I agree to an extent with this about Smith (particularly the comparisons with Brough and Chase), would argue that his is a better player than both Jeffries and also Rooney but not a right lot in it. I would be prepared to give Smith the benefit of the doubt for some time yet, and reserve judgement until Sykes comes back. I for one didn't rate Sykes particularly, but the dip in Smith's form has come at the same time as Sykes is missing so this for me is enough to save him from criticism. As for defence, he's not there to tackle and plenty have massive question marks over them in that department so prepared to give him that.
The one that is disappointing me is Poore, he is on a real downward spiral after starting fairly sprightly. I cannot help but think there is some truth in the rumours that he is on an extended site seeing tour with their lass until returning back down under next year - something is clearly affecting his performance on the field. In the last 2 games I don't think he has won a collision, yet he has continued to give away penalties, and not ones you can accept from an "enforcer" type of player, they are lazy needless ones that are simply daft and unavoidable more often than not.
I realise that he is a bit of a folk hero after paggaring Bailey and Farrell, but there are far too similarities between him and Korkidas for me. I fully expect the fanboys to be along in a moment sticking up for him too.
Who's ever heard of a former State of Origin prop that has been dominated by George Griffin and Ryan Boyle and others of their ilk?