Paul Gallen exclusive: Cameron Smith is the greatest player I've seen, like it or not. 9WWOS NRL
For my last Test in 2016, up in Newcastle, I walk out for training and he’s already on the field practising passing and general-play kicking. At the end of the session, he’s goal-kicking.And I still remember our training sessions while touring overseas. We’re sitting on the bus, everyone has had their showers, everyone’s dressed … and we’re waiting for Cameron Smith.
A lot of people like Cameron Smith as a player. A lot of people don’t – mostly opposition fans, people who call him an assistant referee. I’ll never forget when he got sent for 10 in the bin at Sharkies last year; the social media memes afterwards were classic!But for me, any dislike towards him is tall poppy syndrome. People feel that way because he’s been so successful.
As a NSW fan, thank god he’s stopped playing Origin! He still could, I have no doubt. He works harder than anyone I’ve ever seen, especially on those little parts of his game. He rarely makes errors. He had one on Friday night that wasn’t even an error – the referee got it wrong! Playing 32 Tests with him, I saw it every single training session, without fail. Meticulous preparation. Practising kicks out of dummy-half, jumping down the short side, practising his hook kick back inside to the middle, pulling it up a metre inside the goal line from 40 metres out.Sure, you can say that Cameron’s always been lucky enough to play in the best teams.
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