Future Immortal Cameron Smith showcased his full arsenal in guiding the storm to a 36-20 win over the nthqldcowboys | samphillips06 SMHsport NRL
Smith set up three tries in the first half alone - one each for Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Cameron Munster. The match was over by half-time and, with the result beyond any doubt, the Cowboys decided to play some football.
In reality this match was a masterclass from Smith, who has still not made a decision regarding his playing future. If this performance was anything to go by, the player many consider the greatest of all time still has plenty to offer.Smith marshalled his troops from dummy half, threw perfect passes from the first minute to the last and punished the Cowboys for disorganised goal-line defence with precision balls to set up Asofa-Solomona, Fa'asuamaleaui and Munster.
No side seemingly has any clue how to stop Munster's tackle-busting bursts, Jahrome Hughes has excelled in his second year at halfback and, while Ryan Papenhuyzen did not play on Sunday, he has staked a claim as the NRL's second-best fullback via some scintillating form this season.Combine that slick spine with a pack which wins the middle-third battle each and every week, and the Storm have a legitimate claim to premiership contention.
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