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
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.
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.
beating kids might satisfied worried
The only thing I might be worried about is the kids being satisfied after beating Garber.
care helps kids means program ranked week
It's nice, but it means little. It helps put the program on the map. The kids sense we're accomplishing something. But every week we have to take care of business, or we won't be ranked for long.
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.
good kids main next spot
The main thing is that we got the kids through to next week. We're in a good spot right now.
caution throw
We just like to have fun, throw caution to the wind.
fitness match
We just wanted to give him some match fitness.
bit definitely moved
We moved a bunch. It definitely made things a bit more interesting.
bit boys felt leaf looked mental sort time took video
We felt this time we took a bit of a leaf out of Lance Armstrong's book. They looked at a bit of video of his mental preparation ... I think the boys got a little bit out of that sort of thinking.
looking party third
We don't think we're looking for a third party that did it.
pack patience post
The Worcester pack look to be very well-prepared, and they will take some stopping. We will have to play with persistence and patience to post a victory.
champion finalist five guys returning state
Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight.
forward looking saturday
Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,