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Ryley Smith V Da Silva minutes distribution

Posted by Eli Stephens on August 1, 2025 at 4:04pm

Not sure who you guys think should be getting the lion share of the minutes but I think Ryles is cutting smith minutes a bit much. Da Silva is a good injection for 30-35 minutes but would like to see more of Ryley smith. Maybe both can be on the field at the same time at stages but that might be a next season thing

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- - Trent > Poppa August 1, 2025 at 4:30pm
    
    Yes but he will be second fiddle to silver if he's not careful
  - LB > Poppa August 1, 2025 at 4:55pm
    
    Give Da Silva a full preseason then make assumption him. He just turned 20, he is a pup in League terms. Smith is 22, his body is developed.
    
    Ryles would know what he wants with Da Silva, he will beef up and get stronger. Then from there it is up to his drive and talent to dictate his longevity in this league.
- Mick aka Big Chris > Trent August 1, 2025 at 6:02pm
  
  Well Trent I'll apologies in advance for being direct ..simplely put you have managed to put together another dopey post. - now Smith played 30 minutes and Da Siva 50 now Riley job imo is tackle, deliver good service for the initial exchanges and Da Silva to threaten around the ruck when the opposition starts to fatigue! A few more of these of posts and ill start calling you Coryn Hughes.
  - Trent > Mick aka Big Chris August 2, 2025 at 8:32am
    
    It's a comment not a post but I'm the dope 😂. The end of the day one will be favoured over the other.now I said smith because of the minutes da silver is getting.
- macybrown > Trent August 1, 2025 at 6:30pm
  
  Smith needs to pick up his game? Or do you mean TDS does?
  - Mick aka Big Chris > macybrown August 1, 2025 at 7:05pm
    
    Lol Mace go easy on Uncle Trent, who is likely at this very moment doing a google search
    - macybrown > Mick aka Big Chris August 1, 2025 at 7:23pm
      
      Ha Mick can't see Ryley has been anything but a very valuable and extremely hard worker myself. You reckon so too? Hope super right and JR wants to see TDS digging a little deeper see what he can do.
      - Mick aka Big Chris > macybrown August 1, 2025 at 7:29pm
        
        Haha gold Mace Ryley will only get better hooker is a demanding position so for a rookie i cant fault him - definitely a keeper, its a shame posters like to access thier reptilian part of the brain when posting
  - Mick aka Big Chris > macybrown August 1, 2025 at 7:05pm
    
    Lol Mace go easy on Uncle Trent, who is likely at this very moment doing a google search
SuperEel 22 August 1, 2025 at 4:30pm

My thought at the moment is that Ryles is seeing what he has in TDS. He knows what he's got in Smith and Smith continues to impress when on the field, but TDS is more of an unknown.