Rank the Smith’s from Saturday night

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

What's the contract situation with Turps? I'd like for him to be retained. Overall has probably been our most consistent hooker this year

[Serenader]

Brandon the most underwhelming, and the least impact of the lot.

wouldnt be missed if Sandon played hooker the entire match.

Hard to disagree with this. Very underwhelming. We can only keep hoping that he clicks into gear soon. What concerns me is the basics of his dummy half role…..passing. It is very ordinary and I’m not sure that is an easy fix. I don’t recall his service when he was at the Storm? I don’t remember it being average?

[Bates]

Sandon will develop into a star imo. We looked more cohesive when he came on to the park. We need to lock him down.

Billy Billy Billy Billy He's almost starting to grow on me. Is there a touch of Brett Kenny when he runs the ball?

Toddy. Give me Todd over Klein or Cummins any day of the week. It was a ranga fest.

Brandon. He doesn't suit our style of footy or hasn't found his groove yet. His dummy half service is slow and cumbersome. Perhaps a better 40 minute lock option.

[Rooster89]

I'm sure Branden Smith will turn it around next year and he has the skill to do it, but as it stands this year and for how much we paid he could be a contender for worst buy of the year.

[B2B]

Willing to give Brandon one more year , before I confirm he has been a total flop and abject failure. Last night did not go well , out of ten , Brandon was a one and Sandon was a 7.5

[roosterchook]

Just hoping Brandon Smith doesn’t turn out to be a dud but did much prefer Verrills. Brandon doesn’t seem to play much footy does he have an ongoing health issue or problem getting fit? The Storm certainly aren’t missing him.

[Dr. Voodoo Man]

I really think Brandon Smith is the worst signing Trent has made. For the money a major dud who seems to be not suited to the position he was purchased to play.

[Headless Chook]

Like a few others I will give him another 12 months before making a decision. Had limited prep with the club due to the world cup and then copped an injury so it has been a bumpy ride so far and for those of you old enough to remember, Adrian Morley didn't exactly set the world alight in his first season and we know how that turned out

[Rooster_6]

Like a few others I will give him another 12 months before making a decision. Had limited prep with the club due to the world cup and then copped an injury so it has been a bumpy ride so far and for those of you old enough to remember, Adrian Morley didn't exactly set the world alight in his first season and we know how that turned out

I hear this point and wish I could back it as we obviously all want him to succeed it's just that I already had my reservations about him going into the year.

we signed him at the beginging of 2022 after he had a huge season in 2021 and rightfully won dummy half of the year. The rule changes made his style of play so dynamic and so much of Melbourne's creativity that year came off the back of him either directly or off the back of the momentum he created.

However unlike some others on here I think the rule reversals in 2022 saw the game return back to some normality which doesn't suit Brandon's front foot, up tempo, run first style of play anywhere near as much.

His numbers this year are actually in line with the rest of his career, sadly I don't think that this is a down year for him. It's probably just the norm..



You can see all his stats right across the board peak in 2021 but every year before and after that they are very similar.

What he is doing less than compared to his previous seasons is running the ball and that's because Bellamy would often use him as a middle forward in games which is potentially where I see his career heading.

Sadly I think we signed a player based on an anomaly of a season and it could potentially hurt us for years to come as he's in the top 3 paid players at the club and has 24 months left to run on his contract.

[Cooko]

Billy the Kid - 8
Sandon - 6.5
Cheese - 3

Sandon needs to work on his delivery from half. Needs to start passing from the ground as he's inclined to take a step out of half which reduces the time his halves have with the ball. Drew (quick between the ears) was caught a few times on the weekend with slow service from Sandon.

Cheese has been very disappointing. I loved Verrills but another injury has him now done for the season so maybe we had to make a business decision. If Verrills stays healthy I'd love to see us make a play to bring him back down the track. Does his and Cheese contract end line up?

[Headless Chook]

I hear this point and wish I could back it as we obviously all want him to succeed it's just that I already had my reservations about him going into the year.

we signed him at the beginging of 2022 after he had a huge season in 2021 and rightfully won dummy half of the year. The rule changes made his style of play so dynamic and so much of Melbourne's creativity that year came off the back of him either directly or off the back of the momentum he created.

However unlike some others on here I think the rule reversals in 2022 saw the game return back to some normality which doesn't suit Brandon's front foot, up tempo, run first style of play anywhere near as much.

His numbers this year are actually in line with the rest of his career, sadly I don't think that this is a down year for him. It's probably just the norm..



You can see all his stats right across the board peak in 2021 but every year before and after that they are very similar.

What he is doing less than compared to his previous seasons is running the ball and that's because Bellamy would often use him as a middle forward in games which is potentially where I see his career heading.

Sadly I think we signed a player based on an anomaly of a season and it could potentially hurt us for years to come as he's in the top 3 paid players at the club and has 24 months left to run on his contract.

Yeah you could be right. It could also be that 2021 was the only season that he played predominantly as a 9. Prior to 21 he had Smith in front of him and Harry Grant returned in 22 to take his minutes away from him and shunt him back to the running forward role off the bench

[DP1990]

• Billy = 4 Star Performance
• Sandon = 3 Star Performance
• Todd = 2 Star Performance
• Brandon = 1 Star Performance (thanks for turning up to the game)

[MCMLXVI]

Oh the pain ... the pain.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Billy by a nose.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

Brandon will come good, been out for a long time this season and finding his feet in a team that's been struggling.
The blame crew bagging Robbo for such a terrible signing...ffs, try having some patience.