Smithy is a very hard worker, gives his all each time he plays. Is constantly in the BoGs for Peel Thunder - but given their status as WAFL easybeats / basket-cases anyone with an ounce of talent and a good work ethic should be able to manage that fairly regularly.
For Freo he is very much a back-up player - well behind other small midfielders like Bell, JCarr, Schammer. He also seems to be a bit of a wet-weather specialist and plays more away games than home games - maybe because the larger ground at Subi doesn't really suit his style. He definitley has bucket-loads of courage and is more often than not the one at the bottom of the pack feeding it out... but get him on the end of a handball receive and it's anyone's guess where the ball will end up. Often it's about 30m in a direction about 45deg from where it was intended. Disposal by foot is not his strong point.
Will he make it?? Well, when we have a fully fit squad he would be nowhere near our Best 22 on his current form. However, with injuries decimating our squad at the moment he should have an opportunity to rack up a few games and impress the selectors. Definite fringe player... and probably on the fringes of the fringe. But damn good bloke by all accounts.