Cameron Smith has given his most expansive answer yet on why he finally decided it was the right time to retire from rugby league earlier this year. Smith's decision took an age to be announced publicly, with the Immortal-in-waiting keeping everyone guessing right up until the eve of the season-opener in March. mith confirmed that the first decision he made was to finish up at the Storm, explaining that he didn't want to be the reason the club lost either Harry Grant or Brandon Smith. "I didn't want to be a hindrance in Melbourne," Smith said. "What I mean by that is, we got two young guys, fantastic dummy-halves down there right now in Brandon Smith and Harry Grant. "I spoke with Craig last year this is before the season had finished — and I spoke to him about my concern about if I was to play on in 2021, being in Melbourne and holding those guys back, and potentially one of them leaving. "The club to lose one of those outstanding players would have been the wrong thing to do."
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