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[2013 TRC] South Africa vs. New Zealand in Johannesburg (05/10/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 596562" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Forgive me if I don't have a lot of faith in your predictions regarding Aaron Smith:</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>09/03/13</strong></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>08/05/13</strong></div><p></p><p></p><p>I for one am pretty glad the AB's selectors 'risked' him this year! Your whole argument seems to be other teams are going to work Aaron Smith out (how exactly is anyone's guess...). It isn't happening. Smith has been even better for the AB's this year than last year - I can only think of one poor performance in Black this year (the match vs Argentina which you have already alluded to). Aaron Smith's incredible passing game is crucial to the AB's current game-plan - without him the AB's would have to adjust the way they are playing (and given the way the just keep winning I can't see any logic in that!). The AB's aren't winning games at the moment in spite of Aaron Smith - he is a big part of why they are currently so successful. So forgive us Aaron Smith 'fanboys'* (as you have described us) if we continue to think Aaron Smith is a good choice as AB's halfback until other sides all get substantially better and/or 'figure Smith out'.</p><p></p><p>* "Fanboys" include myself, the AB's coaches, Jamie Joseph, and almost all the posters on the forum apart from austingtir <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 596562, member: 24910"] Forgive me if I don't have a lot of faith in your predictions regarding Aaron Smith: [CENTER][B]09/03/13[/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B]08/05/13[/B][/CENTER] I for one am pretty glad the AB's selectors 'risked' him this year! Your whole argument seems to be other teams are going to work Aaron Smith out (how exactly is anyone's guess...). It isn't happening. Smith has been even better for the AB's this year than last year - I can only think of one poor performance in Black this year (the match vs Argentina which you have already alluded to). Aaron Smith's incredible passing game is crucial to the AB's current game-plan - without him the AB's would have to adjust the way they are playing (and given the way the just keep winning I can't see any logic in that!). The AB's aren't winning games at the moment in spite of Aaron Smith - he is a big part of why they are currently so successful. So forgive us Aaron Smith 'fanboys'* (as you have described us) if we continue to think Aaron Smith is a good choice as AB's halfback until other sides all get substantially better and/or 'figure Smith out'. * "Fanboys" include myself, the AB's coaches, Jamie Joseph, and almost all the posters on the forum apart from austingtir :) [/QUOTE]
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