Sweaty Betty's wrote:
Why?
Because, essentially, they're more or less the same player, Smith being a slightly poorer version of Finch. Even with modern tactics you still need some kind of a combination of a mainly runner and a mainly passer/organiser in any successful halfback partnership. Put 2 passer/organisers in the halves and you're as predictable and 1 dimensional in the backs as we currently are with having 2 runners there (or, more accurately, 1 runner and 1 n/a...)
Here endeth the lesson...