Brandon Smith and Jahrome Hughes

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Mattpoet
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Where do we rate these too in terms of the Storm greats in their respective positions?

For me, Hughes is still 4th best halfback but gaining fast:
1.Cronk
2.Kimmorley
3.Orford
4.Hughes

Smith is probably 3rd best hooker but right up there as far as bench utility value goes.
Hooker:
1.Cam Smith
2.Swain
3.Brandon Smith
4.Hinchcliffe

Bench Utility:
1.Geyer
2.Brandon Smith
3.Hinchcliffe
4.Williams
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I have Hughes higher, he has better footwork than Cronk and Kimmorley. Hughes is only 26 so he might have another 8 years at our club as well.

As for the Cheese, he is just an absolute pleasure to watch.
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In my opinion, Orford was a flat track bully. He's much lower than Hughes
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I too would already have Hughes above Orford.

Bellamy's transition of Hughes from backup fullback to one of, if not the best halfback in the game, is another tale written in to Bellamy folklore.

Ox played twice as many games as our halfback, but Jahrome has already delivered a Premiership and driven our team to point scoring records.
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