Where there’s a Will ...

IF Parramatta’s Will Smith lost a kilo, he would be the lightest player in the NRL.

So tonight at ANZ Stadium he knows exactly what is coming. Or more specifically, who.

“I’m sure all Canterbury’s forwards will be running at me,” the 84kg Eel laughs. “But that’s nothing new.

“I think in most NRL games these days the halves and hookers are targeted defensively.

“Opposition packs try to wear you out. So I’ll be no different. I just need to get out there and do my job.”

While no stranger to filling gaps in the Parramatta backline – “I think I’ve played most positions out there” – Smith will tonight play his first starting game as a hooker.