Probably 'news' now as the owner of one of the cars that was damaged put it on YouTube earlier this week.

Description on You Tube :

"Published on 27 Dec 2015
On 13th September 2015 in Brough, East Yorkshire, my and my mother's cars were badly damaged (and later written off), along with the destruction of our garden wall, by Australian Rugby League star Tim Smith, when he drove into them in his Audi A4."

If they hadn't have put it up, it wouldn't have been 'news

I have watched this video a few times now and something was really bugging me.

Not the drink driving, that's bad but the penalties are in place to deal with it. I get the drink driving, I don't do it but when I was in my mid 20 (pre kids) my own interpretation of DD was somewhat loose though never as loose as this. He deserves all he gets and possibly more.

No what bothers me is what he did next. In an attempt to get away with it he makes a cowardly attempt to hide his guilt by getting in the back seat and I assume pretend he wasn't driving. Most DD offenders at least have the decency to hold their hands up and take it like a man or woman.

Not Smith though, and this explains a lot as to why such an obvious talent has so often failed to deliver on the pitch when needed. This explain to me at least why Smith was never a great RL player or the answer to our problems.

My old mate Belly (and yes he is a mate of mine believe it or not) used to say that we had a dumb team because they wouldn't follow Smith around. This is not a dig at Belly because despite me not being quite as big a fan of Smith than he I did broadly agree. Yet this video makes it clear what a selfish and gutless individual this bloke is. He's no team player and isn't someone you'd want next to you in the trenches. This mentality must have been obvious to many of his team mates and must have transferred onto the pitch. To me at least it's obvious now why perhaps a large number of his team mates were perhaps not happy to follow someone who clearly lacks any kind of leadership qualities needed and as I say is IMO the definition of a "non team player" if that makes sense.

I don't buy this all RL are gladiators claptrap and certainly don't buy the role model stuff. RL like all team sports is a mix and RL has it's fair share of reprobates. However most get the idea of being a team player and having a modicum of honour and decency. What I suspect is that the one thing RL players can't forgive is a lack of guts, something Smith has occasionally shown IMO. What he did in this video is the ultimate expression of this personality flaw.

Smith did some great stuff every now and then and it would be churlish to deny it. It's equally unfair to damn him completely as most of us are flawed - however his particular flaw marks him as unfit for the job he held and it's a shame it wasn't more obvious sooner.

I wish Tim the best and hope he defeats his demons before someone really gets hurt - but he'll need to find far more courage than displayed on that video. Tim you're a bell end but you can improve like we all can - oh, and you won't find the answer in a bottle I'm afraid.

So ends the sermon

You did not have to be the messenger though


A bit of mischief making on your part I suspect.

I am so glad I logged in to get the latest up to date news. Bless the RLcommunity for keeping things current.

I didn't put it on loverugbyleague.com? On you tube? Or on itv calendar website! I put a link on here where most Wakefield fans who are on Facebook or Twitter will have seen it already, just because you put your hands over your eyes doesn't mean something is happening all round you.. Me :NAUGHTY?? Jeez new year new start for our club

onwards and upwards

Well its a new year and a new start for the Trinity. I am 100% sure the culture at the club's changed and we can all look forward to a much more professional 2016.

Looking at that you've got say to we'll done to the club for handling it in such a professional maner at such a crucial time of the season unlike those two clowns

If anyone wants a comment from the club, they made one at the time, and when speaking to us.



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But would you repost items or comments that kept highlighting bad news about your family for example?

Why would there be a supporters forum about the happenings of his family?

That's not the point. What I'm saying is, if you love the club (as a name like Wakefield No.1 would suggest) similar to member of your family or even a close friend why would you want to spread dirt.

As much as we supporters wish this was put to bed, the club dealt with it correctly and as such it only gives us renewed credit as it goes viral, and will not be disrupting next seasons preparations.

However the guilty parties in this sad episode are possibly wishing this would go away, far more than we are!

As an outsider I agree with this. No doubt some people will have harboured doubts about the way Wakefield handled it at the time, thinking that they should have been allowed to play at such a critical time. With this video coming out, no one (players/fans) can be in any doubt that the right decision was made and if anything help prepararions for your season.

Pointing out, on a Wakefield fans forum, a video that is all over over rugby league websites and social media is hardly spreading dirt. If anything this footage shows that the club dealt with it in the correct manner. Really not sure why you have your knickers in a twist over this, the video has just come into the public domain, it's a justifiable topic of discussion.

Why wouldn't the club deal with it in a proper and professional manner, some comments on here would have you believe it's not capable of doing so.

I can't see your issue.
I don't see anything bad here for the club.

The fact that it shows very clearly that the players did a bad thing, and the fact that the club handled it very well is a good thing for me.

WTW reacted in a responsible and professional manner in a way you would expect a club of it's standing to do and therefore as far as I'm concerned are above reproach over this embarrassing situation, quite a few on here seem to agree with this, so on that point why does it seem that these said posters feel the need to defend something that seriously ought to be ignored and resigned to the confines of the Vitriol Terrace where it belongs.

This.

Thank You sacred Cow , some people have it in for others no matter what you do!

Whilst he did himself no favours an im by no means sticking up for him did does Mr Smith not suffer from Bipolar.

The club at the time dealt with this in a way that unfortunately not many other clubs in professional sport would have done and for that we should be very proud.
If footballers, this would have been swept under the carpet (with the help of a few quid) and at most other Rugby League clubs i think it would have been the same.

Slightly different circumstances i know, but after his repeat offences, Leeds should have done the same to Hardaker. Yes, he's a better player than Smith/Locke, but on a scale of importance to the relevant team, the week before a relegation decider, they didn't get much more important than Smith was to us. Big balls from Carter/Smith and for this they should be commended. This footage coming out simply supports that, and i don't see a problem with it been shared on the Wakefield forum??