Quote: MadDogg "Consistent goalkicking would make us an even more dangerous side but it is striking how Smith has nailed the high pressure kicks. Not just the playoff and Grand final but Challenge Cup QF and SF (both had kicks from the touchline).'"
Absolutely. I don't have an issue with him keeping the job and I think he's shown he's got the mentality to actually kick better when the pressure is really on. Pointing out he actually didn't kick that well until the play offs last year isn't to be mistaken as me questioning him, it's just pretty factual but he's shown he's got what it takes and I do expect he'll show far more consistency with it now because he looked absolutely full of confidence at the end of the year. Also if part of it is concentration (as kicking at lower percentages in lesser games would suggest), him having Keighran breathing down his neck should focus the mind.
Harry Smith the goalkicker has been a bit up and down but Harry Smith the player has just got better and better and is now looking like a top level international scrum half. I think the confidence he will have taken from that end to 2023 will impact on all parts of his game going in to this season.