| FORUMS > Leeds Rhinos > Lee Smith hangs up his boots |
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we lose a top class full back 2 days before a grand final. winger Smith drops in, gets man of match and we win.
same happens to cas and they fall apart and make excuses.
great lad Smith, never let us down. good luck to him
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Good player, but one of those that could have been truly great, but went to Union just as he was in his prime, like Chev Walker and was never the same, lesson there for young players. the YEP headline describing him as Rhinos legend, not sure about that. Could have been (see above) but would not say Legend, classic example of overuse of the word.
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| He was certainly a legend for me that night we won the GF with him stepping in for Webb at the 11th hour......I had £5 on him to win the Harry Sunderland at 33-1  |
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[b:hckzm0kh]Never Underestimate A Rhino[/b:hckzm0kh]
Challenge Cup Winners 1909–10, 1922–23, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2020
Superleague Champions 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
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| Quote: tad rhino "we lose a top class full back 2 days before a grand final. winger Smith drops in, gets man of match and we win.
same happens to cas and they fall apart and make excuses.
great lad Smith, never let us down. good luck to him'"
Got MoM for England in the following international aswell IIRC. I remember thinking at the time, why on earth are you going to RU! Great player. |
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| Quote: cheekydiddles "He was certainly a legend for me that night we won the GF with him stepping in for Webb at the 11th hour......I had £5 on him to win the Harry Sunderland at 33-1 ![]()
he was sublime that night and stepped up and performed regularly on the big stage, but could have been so much more. i wonder if he looks back and thinks, i should have stayed in league. he was there (union) less than a year, but then its a year lost and other year just to get back to where you where never mind 15-20% better, than its your absolute prime years gone and slow decline after that.
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He also scored in 3 consecutive Grand Finals...!! Not many can have done that!
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[b:hckzm0kh]Never Underestimate A Rhino[/b:hckzm0kh]
Challenge Cup Winners 1909–10, 1922–23, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2020
Superleague Champions 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
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rlhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/29/leeds-rhinos-wigan-warriors-challenge-cuprl
Personally, my favourite Lee Smith memory will always be, Leeds v Wigan, 2010 CC quarter final @ Headingley, one of the weirdest games I’ve ever witnessed, and played in awful conditions. Smith had just returned from RU and scored a last min try in a game where all the other points came from penalties. We won 12-10.
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| Quote: Rhinoshaund III "rlhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/29/leeds-rhinos-wigan-warriors-challenge-cuprl
Personally, my favourite Lee Smith memory will always be, Leeds v Wigan, 2010 CC quarter final @ Headingley, one of the weirdest games I’ve ever witnessed, and played in awful conditions. Smith had just returned from RU and scored a last min try in a game where all the other points came from penalties. We won 12-10.'"
Great game that. Heroics by peacock at the death to claw it back |
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Soon we will be dancing the Fandango
FROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB'S DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESS THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT IS.
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He is part of Leeds RL folklore without a doubt , he always had talent and undoubted potential, but I think his career took the right road when Tony Smith made him water carrier for a game . The. He went to the other code and once again not the same player
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[color=#4000FF:3azhjk0y]RHINOS TILL I DIE[/color:3azhjk0y]
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| Quote: rollin thunder "Good player, but one of those that could have been truly great, but went to Union just as he was in his prime, like Chev Walker and was never the same, lesson there for young players. the YEP headline describing him as Rhinos legend, not sure about that. Could have been (see above) but would not say Legend, classic example of overuse of the word.'"
Spot On.
Probably the most naturally gifted player to come through the ranks at Leeds in the last 25 plus years. |
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| Quote: Fieldheadrhino "Spot On.
Probably the most naturally gifted player to come through the ranks at Leeds in the last 25 plus years.'"
I remember watching him come through the Academy and he looked a shoe-in for first team right from the start. Very talented all-round player.
Given that your full-back should arguably be your more highly-skilled player (IMHO), Leeds have spent a long time without a real standout. Walker has the potential too if his temperament is right; but in Whitton and Stephens we have other players coming through behind him too, which is a great position to be in. |
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"Look, I'd never use injuries as an excuse..." Daryl Powell:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_23603.jpg |
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"Well, I think in Rugby League if you head butt someone there's normally some repercusions":d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_25511.jpg |
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| Quote: Rhinoshaund III "rlhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/29/leeds-rhinos-wigan-warriors-challenge-cuprl
Personally, my favourite Lee Smith memory will always be, Leeds v Wigan, 2010 CC quarter final @ Headingley, one of the weirdest games I’ve ever witnessed, and played in awful conditions. Smith had just returned from RU and scored a last min try in a game where all the other points came from penalties. We won 12-10.'"
Wasn't that the lunchbox incident? |
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