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
expect happen last reminded year yesterday
Yesterday was a joke. We don't expect that to happen again. It was a fluke. It reminded all of us about last year and how much we don't want to go through that again.
adviser bruce changed debate gets good kids last looks three
Bruce has come in and over the last three years, really changed what debate looks like. It really comes down to who is the adviser. ... If the adviser is good at what they do and promotes it and gets kids out, it thrives.
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We have kept faith with the players that performed so well last Saturday. As in that match against the French we are expecting a tough, forward dominated battle, but if our backs get a chance to run with the ball then we know that we have plenty of pace out wide.
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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.
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We just couldn't get past Frank on the last lap. It was a great race and a lot of fun. It was our best finish since we got fifth in 1999. Usually we don't have a lot of good luck here.
guys size
Our guys know the court's the same size we have here.
city danger impact putting seeing ships visual
We don't feel we are putting that roadway in any significant danger at all and don't feel that this has any significant impact on the city of Eastport in any way other than the visual impact of seeing the ships go by.
basketball played smart
We played smart basketball and did what we had to do down the stretch; we executed well.
hate race time
We hate that we won't be able to race at Joliet, but there just isn't enough time to get it done.
control game guys keys line
We had a lot of guys around the football. One of the keys to the game was that we were able to control the line of scrimmage offensively and defensively.
group match
Our first match in the group could not be more difficult,
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.
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Maybe some of our youth came out a little bit in that. But I think they learned their lessons. We were fortunate enough, like I said, to be able to walk out with one even after we blew that lead. It's all a learning experience; it's fun. I mean, a great crowd and the boy were into it -- I told Chris Newsome I thought he was going to give me an early heart attack and I'm too young to get one of those.
bang kid strong
Manning's a big, strong kid and Cole doesn't get to bang much down low. That should be one pairing to watch.