OFFICIAL Bryce Gibbs [Discussion]

@Shooshmeister said:
Sharks did a Tigers, Gibbs has been out all year and so instead of bringing him back through reggies and getting him game fit, they put him straight into the team. See, the take note of what we do, not just take our players!
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He played 3 games in State Cup
 
Certainly not trim, but still went ok.

We have really missed him since we let him go, particularly his cover/marker defence and kick pressure from a front rower. Quite ironic that Blair is finally covering these areas since being pushed forward.

As far as the other player let go to accommodate him goes, hindsight is a real [This word has been automatically removed]. However, at the time I also thought that Fifita, (like many up and coming players before him) was very lazy and would never quite fulfill his potential, with alcohol being a big off field factor. It sure came back to bite us on Friday night.
 
@innsaneink said:
@Eye Of Da Tiger said:
No great loss. Fafita on the other hand !!!!

He was a big loss, one of if not the nest defensive prop in the game.
And his metres puts Blairs figures to shame
'10 or '11 was the only player along with Tuiaki to consistently crack 100m

Been enjoying the fish cocktails & prawn cutlets by the looks of things - good luck to him
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Yep.
 
@underdog said:
@innsaneink said:
@Eye Of Da Tiger said:
No great loss. Fafita on the other hand !!!!

He was a big loss, one of if not the nest defensive prop in the game.
And his metres puts Blairs figures to shame
**'10 or '11 was the only player along with Tuiaki to consistently crack 100m**

Been enjoying the fish cocktails & prawn cutlets by the looks of things - good luck to him

Tuiaki's career ended in 2009 dude.

I want some of what you are on.

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but back on point I think Bryce looked like a fat sack of crap - I'd be ashamed of myself if I trundled back onto the park looking like that after having free access to state of the art exercise equipment and personnel and if it was an integral part of my work. He looked absolutely gassed after his first hit-up.

That would be like rocking up to work as a policeman after time away wearing a pair of thongs.
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bad memory
 
Gee a bit hard on Bryce. He had shoulder surgery & achilles tendon repairs off season that were not great jobs, so it took longer, meaning not a lot of training. So Bryce has done very well to even play this year, so chill a little & applaud his effort.
 
I think moving Gibbs on was an astute move, not cause he is no good, he was very useful for us for a long time, but his body was starting to fail when we moved him on, and he hasn't played much footy in the last 2 years.
 
I fully believe that if Bryce Gibbs was still playing with us, people would be complaining about his constant injuries (a la Galloway who is injured far less often) and apparent heavy playing weight.

It's much easier to rose-colour your outlook on players from other clubs when you probably don't watch and scrutinise every minute they are on field.
 
Gibbs was a big loss, even though he hasnt played many games this year, Fifita i wasnt worried about as he ran to much cross field, But i was wrong he has developed into a very good player.
 
Yeah that's the reality. We haven't missed him because he's rarely played. We got lucky in that sense. Wasted $$ for the tiger sharks.
 
I still see it the same as I did when the sharks announced their signing.

Gibbs no big loss, was getting a bit long in the tooth and couldn't see him improving at all.

Fifita was a devastating loss for mine. I watched him develop through the NYC with Lui and Dwyer and always new he was something outside of the box and would be a special player. Sure he was in a bit of a rut at the Tigers, not getting decent game time and running sideways alot. Obviously had some personal issues with Sheens. Shot his mouth off a fair bit (still does), but in reality that showed confidence within himself. Massive, massive loss.
 
@jirskyr said:
I fully believe that if Bryce Gibbs was still playing with us, people would be complaining about his constant injuries (a la Galloway who is injured far less often) and apparent heavy playing weight.

It's much easier to rose-colour your outlook on players from other clubs when you probably don't watch and scrutinise every minute they are on field.
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mere speculation
 
@Goose said:
I think moving Gibbs on was an astute move, not cause he is no good, he was very useful for us for a long time, but his body was starting to fail when we moved him on, and he hasn't played much footy in the last 2 years.
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It was not an astute move. He was signed to a 4 year extension a couple of months before he left and we are still paying some of his contract. He left the club under different circumstances.

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You sure about that?

Bryce recently admitted he left of his own accord. He was put on an official and final warning for some misdemeanor by Sheens and chose to go else.

IF the above is true (I don't have a link - read it in the press) we would not be paying his contract ?
 
Farah himself said on radio on Saturday we're paying $200,000 of the Sharks salary cap and there are reports we're paying up to 4 players at other clubs. Heighington is some of it but apparently Gibbs is included. Beau left without a contract which rules him out. I don't think Fafita is one of the ones we're paying but I just wouldn't be surprised with the management decisions we've made.

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