It hasn't always been so good for Smith however, as memories of Workington's last visit before last Sunday illustrate.
He played stand-off for Town at Thrum Hall in July 1996 when they were swamped 74-14.
It was every bit as easy as it sounds for a Fax side who were just hitting top form with a month left of the first season of summer rugby league.
It may surprise younger readers to see Halifax and Workington in Super League but they were both indeed inaugural members as were Sheffield and Oldham.
Halifax actually finished third in the table in 1995/96 thanks to a great late flourish and repeated the feat in 1996 after a horrendous opening which saw them lose their first six matches.
The worm turned in midseason when John Bentley led a 50 point success at London, Paris were flogged and Fax went onto win at Bradford (and wreck the newly christened Bulls' previously undefeated home record) and put 60 points up Leeds at Thrum Hall in the final game of the season in August.
Despite the absence of Mark Preston the Fax backs scored points for fun in that golden spell.
"Bondy" had seen his Halifax career curtailed by his reluctance to turn full time professional and give up a lucrative career as an insurance underwriter plus a facial injury at Warrington in November 1995 which had given a rookie Fereti Tuilagi the chance to get his foot in the door.
To illustrate the fact Mike Umaga scored five tries which was further embarrassment for Smith who was in direct opposition to him.
Andrew Hardcastle has the team as Asa Amone, Bentley, John Schuster, Graeme Hallas, Tuilagi, Umaga, Craig Dean, Karl Harrison, Paul Rowley, Martin Ketteridge, Carl Gillespie, Simon Baldwin and Marty Moana with Johnny Brewer, Mark Perrett, Chris Chester and Mick Martindale the substitutes.
Bentley and Baldwin both scored a couple of tries in the sunshine with Hallas, Tuilagi, Brewer and Dean also crossing.
Only Steve Simms really knew why Umaga was actually playing at standoff that day because both Brewer and Chester were recognised halfbacks.
It was certainly a change of luck for the Samoan who had left his expensive new personal CD player on the floor of the carpark at Wigan the previous week when he and Schuster went in search of an off licence only to see the coach driver reverse over it!
Brewer was the man actually earmarked for the position.
The former Parramatta player was actually at Halifax on the cheap; he had a central Super League contract and they paid his wages.
To be honest Michael Hagan had returned to Australia in May 1995 and never been replaced. Chester was the young pretender but had suffered a bad ankle injury at Oldham over Easter and was just on his way back and Carl Briggs, signed from Sheffield, had faded.
And to cap Smith's disappointment their team coach was broken into and rifled during the game…..