I've always thought Cam Smith was abit of a knob. I bumped into Him, Billy Slater and Cronk in Brisbane city at a 7/11 a few years back and Cronk and Slater were really nice and had a chat but Smith just like walked out of the store without really engaging at all.
I mean, on top of that personal experience, he obviously knew the club was over the cap all those years, and has constantly grabbed as much cash as possible. I remember how often players like JT and Lockyer would sit out of some of the test matches to let other players have a turn and get the big pay check. Smith has played all of them. From memory he hasn't sat out a single rep game. Then all the crap with the testimonial game, the crap now with the club for a 1 year deal. I just really don't like the bloke at all.
He is also the RLPA president or whatever which is a joke, has been a strong advocate for more money but playing less games, and not allowing trade windows. He's honestly been dictating the NRL from the top down. I mean he does have the 'reff boss' stigma about him too...
I also think the way he ditched QLD this year was pathetic. Left it until 2 weeks before the first game and in a year where JT and Cronk had already retired. Was just really shit. I think Freddy or one of the NSW old boys said he pulled out because he knew the dynasty was dead and he didnt want to tarnish his record. I couldn't agree more with this. He is a great player, but he has played with two of the greatest halves of all time in JT and Lockyer at rep level, one of, if not the best fullback of all time in Slater for his whole career, and a very very very good halfback in cooper cronk.