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  Camo73 December 6, 2009 at 8:05pm

  I'm a big fan.
  I think he had to go so he could sort himself out and hopefully he has done that.
  It would be a real shame to lose him to the NRL and I wish him the very best at the Broncos.
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  Djl December 6, 2009 at 8:42pm

  dont agree he has shockers in big finals games, 2005 prelim against cowboys, 2007 prelim against storm ring any bells?
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  cgee221 December 6, 2009 at 8:47pm

  I love Tim Smith as much as the next Tim Smith lover but without Jeff Robsons defence we would have conceded a lot more points than what we did this year. We lost the Grand Final because we played too nervous in the first half of the grand final and went away from what worked for us, throwing the ball around. When we did that in the second half, we proved Melbourne were as vulnerable as all our other opponents to our flambouyant style.
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  hayne_88 December 7, 2009 at 12:35am

  tim smith has a great passing and short kicking game and he can be quite creative.
  however:
  1. he is a very weak defender
  2. he barely runs the ball which made him predictable at times
  3. he has a history of alcohol fuelled incidents (something which parra dont need atm)
  4. and he crumbles under pressure. the game that springs to mind is eels vs cowboys 29 nil. is he was gunna win us a premiership that was our yr.
  
  so no, i do not want him back in the blue and gold.
  aside from all of that, i still wish him all the best at the broncos and i hope for his sake he has overcome his bi-polar and sorted out his life.
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  Bourbon Man December 7, 2009 at 1:04am

  Good luck to him. He's a quality footballer and, as far as I can determine, a decent person. He was 20 years old and had a few problems on the grog - which, of course, sets him well and truly aside from most other 20 year old males.
  
  I'd like to see him do well. Whilst we no longer need his services, I'd be happy to see him succeed.
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  Tinkerbell December 7, 2009 at 9:58am

  I will ALWAYS have a soft spot for Tim Smith as he was my favourite player from the moment he put on the Parramatta jersey, till the day he left us.
  
  I maintain that he was / is a footballer with tremendous talent and playing ability. His natural kicking game was second to none and if you watch highlights from 2005, its clear why we did so well that year.
  
  I really do hope he finds his feet in the NRL again and wish him every success. It would be really good to see him overcome some of the issues he had in his early career and blossom into a footballer worthy of the potential bestowed on him.
  
  P.S. As for him caving under pressure, I think its harsh. While his 2005 performance against the Cowboys was his worst, at that stage he was a very young man, leading around a team of very experienced footballers. From memory, Ben Smith also had a shocker that day. The ability to deal with pressure is a maturity and an experience thing, as well as coaching influence.
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    hayne_88 > Tinkerbell December 8, 2009 at 5:59pm

    fair call. but take a look at Morts in the game against the bulldogs. he had played half the games of Tim Smith, was half his size, was carrying an injury and he still had a cracker of a game. Didnt show any nerves or hesitation like Smith. Lets just pray theres no second yr syndrome for morts.
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      Djl > hayne_88 December 9, 2009 at 12:43am

      no such thing as second year sydrome its all in the players heads
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    Daneel > Tinkerbell December 8, 2009 at 7:12pm

    Agree 100% with everything you said Mary!
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      Joey > Daneel December 9, 2009 at 11:36am

      Same. 2005 was a cracker of a season to watch, I used to get just as excited to watch Tim Smith play as I do watching Hayne play today. Too bad about the Cowboys game. He was a little too young.