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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1150246" data-attributes="member: 56232">Normally I hate the whole ignoring a players strengths and focusing on potential weaknesses but a 15 simply must be solid in the air and strong both in the tackle and positioning in defence. Steward has the turning circle of a barge, which is really being exposed intentionally. Smith is small, not particularly strong and doesn&#039;t practice much in the air to my knowledge. Remember when Daly was getting targeted and how bad it looked? It would be even worse with Smith. Given how frequently Stewart is being exposed, why would anyone think Smith won&#039;t be?He has great attacking vision but weaknesses will be exploited internationally. It&#039;s whether what he offers will offset the weakness and I don&#039;t think it will. Given how often we kick, our opposition will often be in possession and have numerous chances to kick to Smith and expose him, far more often than he will have a chance in an attacking move, especially given how **** poor our attack is. If we had a solid defence and were running good attacking moves then maybe but we don&#039;t, we constantly hand over possession. His weakness will be exploited and his strengths nullified by our own tactics. He should not be 15 as long as our tactics remain unchanged.Against Chili he faced a grand total of 0 kicks under pressure, never had to make a last ditch tackle or perform any of the defensive duties of a 15 for the entire game. He won&#039;t have that luxury again against any team that makes the quarters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1150246, member: 56232"] Normally I hate the whole ignoring a players strengths and focusing on potential weaknesses but a 15 simply must be solid in the air and strong both in the tackle and positioning in defence. Steward has the turning circle of a barge, which is really being exposed intentionally. Smith is small, not particularly strong and doesn't practice much in the air to my knowledge. Remember when Daly was getting targeted and how bad it looked? It would be even worse with Smith. Given how frequently Stewart is being exposed, why would anyone think Smith won't be? He has great attacking vision but weaknesses will be exploited internationally. It's whether what he offers will offset the weakness and I don't think it will. Given how often we kick, our opposition will often be in possession and have numerous chances to kick to Smith and expose him, far more often than he will have a chance in an attacking move, especially given how **** poor our attack is. If we had a solid defence and were running good attacking moves then maybe but we don't, we constantly hand over possession. His weakness will be exploited and his strengths nullified by our own tactics. He should not be 15 as long as our tactics remain unchanged. Against Chili he faced a grand total of 0 kicks under pressure, never had to make a last ditch tackle or perform any of the defensive duties of a 15 for the entire game. He won't have that luxury again against any team that makes the quarters. [/QUOTE]

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