Hangonaminute
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Centre is his position, not fullback.
Doueihi
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cochise
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@Hangonaminute said in [Doueihi](/post/1224876) said:
We don't agree often but you are completely correct.
Roar_Power
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'I still like playing five-eighth': Doueihi eyes Benji's jumper
Christian Nicolussi
By Christian Nicolussi
September 14, 2020 — 3.51pm
Adam Doueihi sees himself as a No.6 but might have to wait until next season to get his wish as the Wests Tigers look set to recall Josh Reynolds for this week's clash against Melbourne.
Tigers fans will be split over who should replace the suspended Luke Brooks in the halves alongside Benji Marshall for Saturday's game. Reynolds, Doueihi and even rookie Jock Madden all have supporters.
Madden is no chance of being given a debut against a tough opponent like the Storm, so Reynolds appears the front-runner, despite some club greats last week hoping he would be overlooked for the rest of the year because of his Brookvale Oval walkout.
Doueihi said he would love to play five-eighth after being tried at fullback and, more recently, in the centres.
The 22-year-old was being groomed for Cody Walker's No.6 jersey at South Sydney over the summer until the club decided to re-sign Walker. He was then told to prepare for fullback before they signed Latrell Mitchell.
'I played all my junior footy and under 20s in the halves.'
Adam Doueihi
"I still like playing five-eighth, I played all my junior footy and under 20s in the halves,'' Doueihi said. "Long term, I'd like to see myself there but it's up to 'Madge' [Tigers coach Michael Maguire] where he sees me.
"We've also got Jock Madden coming up. I'm not sure if he's going to get a run [on Saturday] but if Madge gives me the No.6 or No.7 jersey, I'll definitely take it with both hands.''
At one stage last summer, Doueihi was linked to the Storm, only for the powerhouse club to baulk at the huge money he was on at Souths.
The chance to play alongside departing Tigers legend Marshall clearly had appeal.
"He's a freak of a player ... he's just an amazing bloke to play with,'' Doueihi said.
"He's a big leader in this club obviously. We have a young squad and we don't have much experience, for him to be around the boys at training and in the game ... he's a big name, has an aura about him around the club, loves the Tigers and you can see he's still got some footy in him.
"I think it helps [having someone with that aura], especially at our club. We're a young squad, not many boys have played finals footy or many first-grade games, so a big name does help us out.''
As for his first season at the Tigers, Doueihi said: "I'm happy with how I'm travelling. I've had a few niggles with the longer season and no byes this year. Everyone is carrying niggles now so you can't do many extras on the paddock at training, which is a bit disappointing.
"There's stuff I have to work on. It will be a big off-season for me to pick my speed up, get strong in the gym, get my endurance up. I haven't really done a pre-season. I've had surgeries the past few and the World Cup in [2017], so I'm looking forward to a really good pre-season next year and working on some things to fix up my game.''
Christian Nicolussi
By Christian Nicolussi
September 14, 2020 — 3.51pm
Adam Doueihi sees himself as a No.6 but might have to wait until next season to get his wish as the Wests Tigers look set to recall Josh Reynolds for this week's clash against Melbourne.
Tigers fans will be split over who should replace the suspended Luke Brooks in the halves alongside Benji Marshall for Saturday's game. Reynolds, Doueihi and even rookie Jock Madden all have supporters.
Madden is no chance of being given a debut against a tough opponent like the Storm, so Reynolds appears the front-runner, despite some club greats last week hoping he would be overlooked for the rest of the year because of his Brookvale Oval walkout.
Doueihi said he would love to play five-eighth after being tried at fullback and, more recently, in the centres.
The 22-year-old was being groomed for Cody Walker's No.6 jersey at South Sydney over the summer until the club decided to re-sign Walker. He was then told to prepare for fullback before they signed Latrell Mitchell.
'I played all my junior footy and under 20s in the halves.'
Adam Doueihi
"I still like playing five-eighth, I played all my junior footy and under 20s in the halves,'' Doueihi said. "Long term, I'd like to see myself there but it's up to 'Madge' [Tigers coach Michael Maguire] where he sees me.
"We've also got Jock Madden coming up. I'm not sure if he's going to get a run [on Saturday] but if Madge gives me the No.6 or No.7 jersey, I'll definitely take it with both hands.''
At one stage last summer, Doueihi was linked to the Storm, only for the powerhouse club to baulk at the huge money he was on at Souths.
The chance to play alongside departing Tigers legend Marshall clearly had appeal.
"He's a freak of a player ... he's just an amazing bloke to play with,'' Doueihi said.
"He's a big leader in this club obviously. We have a young squad and we don't have much experience, for him to be around the boys at training and in the game ... he's a big name, has an aura about him around the club, loves the Tigers and you can see he's still got some footy in him.
"I think it helps [having someone with that aura], especially at our club. We're a young squad, not many boys have played finals footy or many first-grade games, so a big name does help us out.''
As for his first season at the Tigers, Doueihi said: "I'm happy with how I'm travelling. I've had a few niggles with the longer season and no byes this year. Everyone is carrying niggles now so you can't do many extras on the paddock at training, which is a bit disappointing.
"There's stuff I have to work on. It will be a big off-season for me to pick my speed up, get strong in the gym, get my endurance up. I haven't really done a pre-season. I've had surgeries the past few and the World Cup in [2017], so I'm looking forward to a really good pre-season next year and working on some things to fix up my game.''
Strider
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AD centre all the way for me. Talau reserves all the way, if he shows be has improved give him a game again some point.
Tigerbuck63
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Doueihi is hot and cold at fullback, great under the high ball but his positional play and lack of speed is not an asset.
Centre at present seems to be his ideal position, could transition into a 5/8 but gives us at least a few back up options.
He is also still young and learning the game wants to improve, lets hope we lock down his position next season so he does improve in one role than being shuffled around.
Centre at present seems to be his ideal position, could transition into a 5/8 but gives us at least a few back up options.
He is also still young and learning the game wants to improve, lets hope we lock down his position next season so he does improve in one role than being shuffled around.
rihannafan1
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Centre or 5/8. The fullback experiment wasn't a complete flop but Mbye is better there.
WeststigsRdaBest
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I like the thought of doueihi in the halves...but he is a little limited....I feel madden would have more offer.....Grub is a definite no for me...madden,Mbye and doueihi are all better options
earl
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@WeststigsRdaBest said in [Doueihi](/post/1231322) said:
I think Doueihi can slot into a lot of positions for us but I'd like to see him stay in the centres or at fullback. Mbye and Brooks as our halves. If we get JAC let's see if he can fill the fullback role. If not Doueihi gets it.
Reynolds shouldn't be anywhere near the top team if we are going to be competitive.
WeststigsRdaBest
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@Earl said in [Doueihi](/post/1231338) said:
Very true I think we will have a lot of quality in the spine and grub just doesn’t cut it for me...love his energy but he doesn’t bring enough with a lot of new young guys coming in with more class
