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Conman Smith
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<blockquote data-quote="scuubasteve" data-source="post: 148481"><p>I think I'll reserve my judgement on Smith until he's had some quality midfield opposition to play against.</p><p></p><p>I havn't seen him do anything wrong so far, and realise that his playing style (and the reason he's picked) isn't for flashy/barnstorming play. Rather, the coaches are obviously keen on having a solid defender and strong distributor in an area that has been very troublesome for the AB's for quite some time. I know I'd rather have him in France than back in NZ injured.</p><p></p><p>So if he struggles in the quarters then I'd be happy to have Mils at centre and McDonald or Evans at 15.</p><p></p><p>But, if he keeps performing like he is I'm happy for him to keep on doing what he's been doing; setting up space for other players (mainly the outsides), giving the ball to players who are in the team to score tries, keeping the movement of the rush defence line structured and turning over ball at ruck time.</p><p></p><p>I think his best performances are ahead of him, and not because he has played poorly.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Conrad Smith has also said recently that the reconditioning during injury has actually left him faster and stronger (apart from his hammies obviously) than he has ever been.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scuubasteve, post: 148481"] I think I'll reserve my judgement on Smith until he's had some quality midfield opposition to play against. I havn't seen him do anything wrong so far, and realise that his playing style (and the reason he's picked) isn't for flashy/barnstorming play. Rather, the coaches are obviously keen on having a solid defender and strong distributor in an area that has been very troublesome for the AB's for quite some time. I know I'd rather have him in France than back in NZ injured. So if he struggles in the quarters then I'd be happy to have Mils at centre and McDonald or Evans at 15. But, if he keeps performing like he is I'm happy for him to keep on doing what he's been doing; setting up space for other players (mainly the outsides), giving the ball to players who are in the team to score tries, keeping the movement of the rush defence line structured and turning over ball at ruck time. I think his best performances are ahead of him, and not because he has played poorly. Edit: Conrad Smith has also said recently that the reconditioning during injury has actually left him faster and stronger (apart from his hammies obviously) than he has ever been. [/QUOTE]
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