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Message: [QUOTE="Kooly87, post: 3102403, member: 9326"] The personality clash is certainly possible, I'm not ruling it out, but the more and more that roster has been gutted, the less and less I'm inclined to believe personalities were an issue as much as finances appear to be. On face value it seems far more likely that they just needed some breathing space and that having an out and out Halfback on the books was surplus to requirements if Smith is going to do the job instead. Your point about retirements is a pertinent one. They have two great Hooking prospects already on the books to replace Cam Smith in B.Smith and Harry Grant, so they likely won't need to go to market there, so Smith's money can go to a star Halfback once Smith is finished defacto playing that Halfback role for them. I think there is even the real possibility that at some stage this year or next they'll make it official and Smith will actually wear the #7 jumper and one of those two Hooking prospects will get his #9 jersey. It may lighten Cam Smith's defensive workload and extend his career just a little longer, and that will certainly make the Croft departure make far more sense if it does eventuate. [/QUOTE]

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