Smith told Rowey & Bicks on the FIVEAA sports show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a bit of a shock, which I think is why we saw the reactions we saw yesterday. I think a lot of the guys were shocked at the length of time that was proposed. We know that was a worst-case scenario, but it\u2019s a long time away from home when it\u2019s not really what you\u2019re used to or what you signed up for or are prepared for. A few guys were pretty shocked I think\u2026<\/p>
\u201cI think kids are the main factor here. Us guys that don\u2019t have kids, we\u2019re happy, we just want to get back into it and we\u2019re pretty happy to do it in any way, but the guys that have just had newborns\u2026 they\u2019re worried about their partners.<\/p>
\u201cGuys have got one, two, three kids and they\u2019re leaving their partners for potentially four or five months to deal with raising them and on their own\u2026 I think that\u2019s the main concern, which you have to understand and I completely understand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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