11-01-2015, 01:37
Powell said in his post-Match snooty that smithies has saved us many times which is correct, but he seems to make clangers at crucial moments often costing us momentum or costing us points. Don't get me wrong I love the lad and have always said his shot stopping is one of the best in the league if not the best. But he has not developed in the last two years in fact he has gone backwards. His distribution kicking wise is still piss poor and sometimes very ponderous, his command of his box is still suspect and he clearly needs strong competition to consistently perform. If I'm being honest. I would take Murphy who maybe can't reach the heights of smithies calibre of saves but is less susceptible to costly errors. I do hope smithies comes on and proves me wrong as I have a lot of time for the lad.