In hindsight, I don't think it did Smith any favours that we made the GF in his first season. Expectations (including my own) were raised too high after that.
Conversely I wonder if we had managed to win the first game against Saints this season whether the team would have had the confidence to kick on. Probably not, but things really dropped off after that peak performance.
I agree his position had become untenable, and his win-loss record sums that up (second worse after Furner, who admittedly was a lot worse than Smith). In a longer perspective Smith merely carried on the mediocrity of the Agar days, and we were looking for a Murray-style appointment. First few months aside, I don't think Smith had much luck at Leeds - and I'm not talking about silly things like the training ground flooding (the classic Mac era excuse). I think his spine signings will all be okay but failing to buy good forwards was a major undoing.
27794.gif[b:1zy5cey6]"...To those people that wrote this team off...
to all those that criticised this team...
tonight's for you"
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Quote: Huddersfield1895 "It seems Brad Arthur is in the running for the Perth NRL club job if they are allowed into the competition.
I'm not sure what year it is in Huddersfield at present?
But IF Perth get the green light for the NRL then it will be in 2027 at the very earliest.
You need to think about where the Giants will be if the club "Trust the process" and keep Watson at your club until then
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