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
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There are some guys we would have liked to have seen in the finals and a few others we would have liked to have been No. 1, but you take a look at the bracket and realize it was meant to be. You realize that next week is what a lot of these guys were looking to, and they wanted to make sure they got there.
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I would have thought either of them would do the job well if it is indeed a wing spot they are looking for.
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We don't think we're looking for a third party that did it.
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Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,
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We're going to go down there, turn over every stone.
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When we get at least three guys in double figures we win pretty big.
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We're finding we're not able to build all the roads we need to build, so we have to find other ways to move people around.
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We want to prove we can compete in the top half of the Premiership, and that challenge continues on Sunday afternoon,
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Would you like to build a house and have an unlicensed electrician wire it?
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We've got five still alive. If we can keep on winning, especially on the front side of the bracket, we'll be pretty close to where we are right now.
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We have quite a bit of nursing experience. We almost feel like we're kind of the experts in the retirement living area.
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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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Our first match in the group could not be more difficult,
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Our field-goal percentage wasn't good and our free throws weren't good; 14 of 23 (at the line) wasn't good.