Quote: sharky64 "I apologise here but I have to blow smoke into Myler here, he looked completely different complementing Gale. Gale added the bit we’ve been missing, direction! I thought young Johnson stood up well and is good enough. Ward showed why he should be Captain and adds so much. Again I apologise I ain’t Cam’s biggest fan but he reminded me a bit of O’Loughlin style play and hopefully this is his kick up to get better now. Again I understand it was only a friendly but it was good to see everyone take it seriously! All round good team performance.'"
Every time Smith plays his natural role he excels. Problem is successive coaches have rarely done that. Given the chance, he is better than Knowles at Saints, who is also an excellent player for them. They backed their player though, and allowed him to develop in his natural role. The link provided yesterday to the halfs, is what made them excel. Took the pressure off them, and gave them space.