Curtis Scott signs with Canberra Raiders to end 2023

[yeh raiders]

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I can’t wait to see Smith defending on the edge!

[Seiffert82]

I thought Craig Bellamy could create star halfbacks from the dust of the earth and the sweat of his brow.

We still doing this guys?
Really?

To be fair, Bellamy's a pretty ordinary coach, he just got touched on the dick by signing once in a generation players Smith, Cronk, Inglis and Slater.

I predict the Storm will be bog ordinary once Inglis goes to Souths.

Point stands. He needs to find a halfback.

[FuiFui BradBrad]

Just saw today in News.com the Storm are planning a bit of a shuffle
Cam Smith > Halfback
Brandon Smith > Hooker
Papenhuyzen > Fullback
Hughes > Replace Scott in Centre

Croft > out

[Beejay]

You’d have to back them in to get it right but that’s a huge move for Cam Smith to go to halfback full time.
I mean just for that club, Cam Smith has been making the first decision on where the ball goes for the last 15 years, and the subtlety in how that happens.
Another fun thing to watch next year.

[Coastalraider]

ITs a big stretch based on the traditional role and style of half back.

We have shown this year that those roles can be somewhat reinvented depending on squad. Our main ball player and on field brain was not our halfback. Melbourne of all teams are capable of playing players to thier strengths rather than the general accepted roles.

[Botman]

Bellemy and Robinson doubters are just taking yearly fat, giant L's

[Botman]

Point stands. He needs to find a halfback.

Long term, yeah the storm are going to need to find or develop their next halfback
But for next year?
He's got the single greatest Rugby League player to ever step foot on a field playing halfback for him. I think they'll be alright

[yeh raiders]

I think they’ll be better with the greatest hooker ever, playing hooker.

[gerg]

Well... they got lucky this year with some of their wins, but I think once Cam Smith retires they'll have nothing left.

It's not like *checks notes* Craig Bellamy could create star halfbacks from the dust of the earth and the sweat of his brow.

Rumour has it he actually created star players in a petrie dish of spittle extracted from the coaching box. Since toning down his antics the star players have dried up, literally.

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[The Nickman]

Well... they got lucky this year with some of their wins, but I think once Cam Smith retires they'll have nothing left.

It's not like *checks notes* Craig Bellamy could create star halfbacks from the dust of the earth and the sweat of his brow.

Rumour has it he actually created star players in a petrie dish of spittle extracted from the coaching box. Since toning down his antics the star players have dried up, literally.

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Agreed. Now he's just got these absolute bums like Cam Munster, Ryan Papenhuyzen and Brandon Smith.

I predict the Storm will struggle in *checks notes* 2020.

[Botman]

Yeah but once he loses Cam Munster and Papenhuyzen and the Smith boys it'll curtains for Bellyache

[FuiFui BradBrad]

You’d have to back them in to get it right but that’s a huge move for Cam Smith to go to halfback full time.
I mean just for that club, Cam Smith has been making the first decision on where the ball goes for the last 15 years, and the subtlety in how that happens.
Another fun thing to watch next year.

They're saying it'll prolong his career, because he won't have the workload at Halfback as he would at Hooker. Im going to be watching them with interest

[sprintman]

Storm re-signed four players this morning. Scott wasn’t one of them

[The Nickman]

Yeah but once he loses Cam Munster and Papenhuyzen and the Smith boys it'll curtains for Bellyache

Agreed. I reckon they'll struggle to make the 8 in 2029.

[bonehead]

You’d have to back them in to get it right but that’s a huge move for Cam Smith to go to halfback full time.
I mean just for that club, Cam Smith has been making the first decision on where the ball goes for the last 15 years, and the subtlety in how that happens.
Another fun thing to watch next year.

They're saying it'll prolong his career, because he won't have the workload at Halfback as he would at Hooker. Im going to be watching them with interest

i won't, I hate watching them along with 14 other teams

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[Roger Kenworthy]

Yeah but once he loses Cam Munster and Papenhuyzen and the Smith boys it'll curtains for Bellyache

Agreed. I reckon they'll struggle to make the 8 in 2029.

You hate to see it.

[Seiffert82]

Point stands. He needs to find a halfback.

Long term, yeah the storm are going to need to find or develop their next halfback
But for next year?
He's got the single greatest Rugby League player to ever step foot on a field playing halfback for him. I think they'll be alright

Yep, time will tell.

Brandon Smith is a tough little livewire and he'll certainly benefit from having Cameron Smith in the halves taking the pressure off his game next season, but he's obviously no Cameron Smith.

[Seiffert82]

Storm re-signed four players this morning. Scott wasn’t one of them

Not surprising given he already has a contract with them until the end of 2021.

He's available because the Storm have to shed a player or two for cap compliance next season and they have allowed him to talk to other clubs.

But now Cam Smith has told him to stay, so I'm not entirely sure who is running the show down there.

[Beejay]

Ooft
...

Responding to speculation about a bombshell switch, Bellamy said Smith is “too valuable” at dummy half to be “mucking around” with the Storm line-up.

“I’m not quite sure how that got out there,” Bellamy told the Herald Sun.

“I can’t ever see him moving to halfback full-time, we might play him there on occasion and have spoken about that over the years, but I’d be very, very, very surprised if he ended up playing halfback full-time.”

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[KasparRaider]

Can anyone share the DT story called “Why Curtis Stone’s looming arrival will make or break Joey Leilua”

[Matt]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, and will get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Storm would actually be better off without Cam Smith. His best is behind him and is actually hindering the youngsters coming through. He also has personality issues with his younger teammates.

A spine of Papenhouzen, Munster, Croft and BSmith with Grant on the bench would be quality. I think these guys and Bellyache would be a top 6 side.

[RTW]

Point stands. He needs to find a halfback.

Long term, yeah the storm are going to need to find or develop their next halfback
But for next year?
He's got the single greatest Rugby League player to ever step foot on a field playing halfback for him. I think they'll be alright

Yep, time will tell.

Brandon Smith is a tough little livewire and he'll certainly benefit from having Cameron Smith in the halves taking the pressure off his game next season, but he's obviously no Cameron Smith.

Long term I don’t think B Smith will get moved from his current role. Harry Grant at the Sunshine Coast Falcons is one of the best young players I have seen in a while. He will be the starting hooker by the end of the year.


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[greeneyed]

Can anyone share the DT story called “Why Curtis Stone’s looming arrival will make or break Joey Leilua”

I’m betting it is because Curtis’s cooking will lead to Joey putting on too much weight.

[Beejay]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, and will get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Storm would actually be better off without Cam Smith. His best is behind him and is actually hindering the youngsters coming through. He also has personality issues with his younger teammates.

A spine of Papenhouzen, Munster, Croft and BSmith with Grant on the bench would be quality. I think these guys and Bellyache would be a top 6 side.

Does the only person on earth count as a minority?

[Seiffert82]

Point stands. He needs to find a halfback.

Long term, yeah the storm are going to need to find or develop their next halfback
But for next year?
He's got the single greatest Rugby League player to ever step foot on a field playing halfback for him. I think they'll be alright

Yep, time will tell.

Brandon Smith is a tough little livewire and he'll certainly benefit from having Cameron Smith in the halves taking the pressure off his game next season, but he's obviously no Cameron Smith.

Long term I don’t think B Smith will get moved from his current role. Harry Grant at the Sunshine Coast Falcons is one of the best young players I have seen in a while. He will be the starting hooker by the end of the year.


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One to keep an eye on then. Long term they will certainly need a bit more creativity than BSmith offers. They rely a lot on CSmiths short kicking game too. The big thing they will miss is his leadership and competitivness IMO.

Time will tell.

[zim]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, and will get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Storm would actually be better off without Cam Smith. His best is behind him and is actually hindering the youngsters coming through. He also has personality issues with his younger teammates.

A spine of Papenhouzen, Munster, Croft and BSmith with Grant on the bench would be quality. I think these guys and Bellyache would be a top 6 side.

That would be a quality spine. Maybe the squad as a whole would be better but using a spine they already have access to is not the best example.
As good as cheese is he might have already peaked.

[Ruben Daley]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, and will get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Storm would actually be better off without Cam Smith. His best is behind him and is actually hindering the youngsters coming through. He also has personality issues with his younger teammates.

A spine of Papenhouzen, Munster, Croft and BSmith with Grant on the bench would be quality. I think these guys and Bellyache would be a top 6 side.

Does the only person on earth count as a minority?

Hahaha. I was going to respond to Matt but reckon you’ve nailed my point, Beejay.

[gerg]

@Matt

GIF is private

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[Matt]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, and will get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Storm would actually be better off without Cam Smith. His best is behind him and is actually hindering the youngsters coming through. He also has personality issues with his younger teammates.

A spine of Papenhouzen, Munster, Croft and BSmith with Grant on the bench would be quality. I think these guys and Bellyache would be a top 6 side.

Does the only person on earth count as a minority?

Hahaha. I was going to respond to Matt but reckon you’ve nailed my point, Beejay.

I thought Id get that reaction here, and yes, 1 is a minority.
There are quite a few Storm fans who agree with me.

[Botman]

Hahah, WOW.

Good lord, that's truly one of the worst takes i have ever laid my eyes on... It's masterful, it's beautiful... it's...

Perfect.

[gerg]

If ever there was a time for one of your *chefs kisses* (TM) thingies it's now.

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[The Nickman]

Haha that’s great work, Matt. Considering the Storm are coming off the back of their best ever season and Queensland would absolutely snap him up to play Origin again next season if he made himself available.

Superb stuff... Milford > Slater type stuff.

[Northern Raider]

Matt trolling the GH well into the offseason. Excellent work.

[Seiffert82]

Don't know if the Storm are better off without Smith, but the fact is he is at the end of his career. The challenge for them is transitioning onto their next phase without Smith, Cronk and Slater.

I thought he was a bit slower this season and he certainly doesn't get the same level of latitude from the refs as he has had during the rest of his career. That's why he cracked the **** and threatened to quit. Not a great sign.

[BadnMean]

I'm gonna go on record as saying Smith has jumped the shark.

The diamond ring scam was such a weird move by Greenburg that the mod just shifted. Smiths moments of brilliance are getting rarer. He no longer has Slater and Cronk delivering quality execution again and again after he picks the go. Munster and Papenhuyzen are good, but won't be in future immortals discussions. Papenhuyzen is a rookie and Munster is nowhere near consistent as the two aforementioned.

Melbourne will win more than they lose. They have some good cattle, a big scary pack and a really great winger. But I think they'll go on the slide. You heard it here.