Brian Smith
Brian Smith
Formerly played for South Sydney from 1975 to 1979 and is best known as the coach of teams like the Illawarra Steelers and Parramatta Eels.
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth14 March 1954
forward looking saturday
Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,
attitude games guys last mind nobody people played playing respects role seed thinks underdog won
The guys have played with the attitude (that) nobody really respects them and nobody really thinks they can win. We don't mind playing the underdog role and I think there's a lot of people that thought we were the underdog at the 4 seed and we shouldn't have been seeded fourth, and that's fine. Those are people's opinions, but we've won 16 of our last 18 games right now and we're just on a roll.
chance depth gives sure test
It's important we find the right person. This gives us a chance to re-evaluate and make sure we're going with the right guy. This will test the depth we do have.
far finds great hard kid kids outside room shows succeed whatever worker wrestling
He is just such a hard worker that he finds a way to succeed at whatever he does. It's great having a kid like him in the room because the other kids see what he does outside of wrestling and it shows just how far you can go if you put the work in.
ball felt good strikes throw
I felt good out there. My change-up was working well, and I was able to throw strikes and put the ball in play.
champion finalist five guys returning state
Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight.
guys playing trusting
The guys started trusting each other more. We started playing as a team.
ball consistency defense share
Everyone contributes on our team. We share the ball and have started to play defense with more consistency and aggressiveness lately.
focused loving
It's been a real blast. We're loving (this trip), but we're focused on a goal.
aaron mattered
Aaron got him when it mattered the most.
bad bleeding damage eye inside
He was bleeding from inside the eye but we don't know how bad the damage is.
field free good percentage throws
Our field-goal percentage wasn't good and our free throws weren't good; 14 of 23 (at the line) wasn't good.
few fifth high ranked reach state team win
Going into the state tournament, we're ranked fifth or so. Every guy's going to need to win a match, and more than a few need to be pretty high on that podium so that we can reach our team goals.
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