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SMITHY: Breaking down your NRL team’s chances in 2013 (Pt 3)
9 Mar 2013Following on from Thursday’s examination of your team’s chances, here is part three of the look at the prospects of the Raiders, Warriors, Broncos and Panthers. RAIDERS MYTHS – not so far back, many feared that Campese’s influence was paramount for Raider success. It took them quite a while but I think that was put [...]
SMITHY: Breaking down your NRL team’s chances in 2013 (Pt 2)
7 Mar 2013Following on from Tuesday’s examination of your team’s chances, here is part two of the look at the prospects of the Rabbitohs, Roosters, Cowboys and Sea Eagles. South Sydney Rabbitohs Myths: you have to lose one first before you win a grand final. I reckon Souths not making last season’s grand final and losing it [...]
SMITHY: Breaking down your NRL team's chances in 2013 (Pt 1)
5 Mar 2013With only three days remaining until the long-awaited kickoff to the NRL season, I thought I’d run the rule over each of the 16 NRL teams to find out who will be tasting success in 2013. Melbourne Storm Myths: Melbourne are grinding, defensive, wrestle, rule-bending champs – well they are, but they are also full [...]
SMITHY: Time to take action on head knocks
27 Feb 2013Please take the time to read Fitz Files on the back page of the sports section of Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald, or find it online here. It crystallised for me what has been a vexing problem for our sport and particularly so as a coach. The damning evidence available now of what the short and [...]
BRIAN SMITH: Dan the Man, under pressure this season
26 Feb 2013Daniel Anderson jumped at an 11th hour opportunity to go from development officer to reserve grade coach of the mighty Parramatta Eels in 1998. They won the comp. He didn’t blink when out of nowhere he was offered the Head Coach position at Warriors and a grand final followed shortly. St Helen’s was an English [...]
SMITHY: Today is (almost) all that matters in coaching
19 Feb 2013There is plenty of truth in the solid commitment to a team’s philosophy. Systems and structures are practiced over and over so that everyone knows what is expected and can perform under fatigue and pressure. I loved my mate Rocket Reddy’s yarn about his legendary coach Harry Bath, the veteran of many seasons in English [...]
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