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
bring guys people playing pushing starters stay
We were able to bring a lot of people off the bench. We were able to stay fresh. We have a lot of guys pushing our starters for playing time.
build four played rest solid
We played four solid quarters. It's something that we can build on for the rest of the season.
attack bit blew boy came chris crowd early fortunate great heart learned learning maybe walk youth
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.
face talented
We know that we will face a talented team,
additional command control deployed flood major resources staff
We have the resources we need, we've deployed additional command control staff if we need to escalate this to a major flood fight.
great second seven start tournament until wins
Getting the seven wins was a great start to the day. We were in second place after the first session, but unfortunately the tournament doesn't end until (today).
perspective
From our perspective it would be a positive.
either indeed job looking spot wing
I would have thought either of them would do the job well if it is indeed a wing spot they are looking for.
across fast jet stream
If we could only find a fast jet stream and whiz across the Atlantic, that would be great.
england good hudson james kennedy man nick potential recent selection talent top true whose worked
Nick Kennedy is an exceptional talent whose recent selection for England A indicates his potential at the top level. James Hudson is a young man that I have worked with before. He is a true professional and a good 'team' player.
becomes business managing playing reached resources season
Now that we have reached the business end of the season managing our playing resources becomes even more important.
basis build decorating
When you build something like this, you have to have some kind of basis to go with. However, the decorating here is freehand.
depends wrestlers
Because they've been here and know other wrestlers and schools, sometimes it can be a lot to handle. It really depends on the individual.