OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

@hobbo1 said in [Mbye](/post/1158169) said:
Still can’t believe he’s the captain but who else is there ?
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>**bolded text** We lack leadership.**bolded text**


Indeed we do
 
@GNR4LIFE said in [Mbye](/post/1158182) said:
@hobbo1 said in [Mbye](/post/1158169) said:
Still can’t believe he’s the captain but who else is there ?
We lack leadership.

Twal should be getting groomed for that role.
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He seems too quiet..
We need a mouthy player but in saying that under these new rules there’s less communication between players and refs
 
Defense really good....

The rest?

Leadership = literally non existent. Can anyone recall even one play in two years where Moses looked like a leader? I can't.

Extra effort? Never takes a dirty run or blocks out hard on a kick. This is our leader. Passive.

So...we basically have a pretty good, very passive, defensive center leading the joint...

When, in NRL history, has a passive defensive center lead a team to success?
 
@Geo said in [Mbye](/post/1158215) said:
Benji captained the side today...
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They're meant to be co-captains aren't they? Regardless it wasn't really the performance of an inspiring leader.
 
Mbye is the workmate we all have that prepares well, talks well, performs solid and says all the right things. He just doesn’t have that will to win and dominate. Anyone in sales knows these people they are middle of the sales leaderboard and get appointed GM because they play the game. If a footballer could make it as a politician it’s Mbye. We paid top money for competent performance.
 
@TYGA said in [Mbye](/post/1158316) said:
Mbye is the workmate we all have that prepares well, talks well, performs solid and says all the right things. He just doesn’t have that will to win and dominate. Anyone in sales knows these people they are middle of the sales leaderboard and get appointed GM because they play the game. If a footballer could make it as a politician it’s Mbye. We paid top money for competent performance.
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Sadly, true.

Moses is the type of bloke who will sleep well after a loss, not really care much about footy when it is not on and never bite anyone's head off.

Lovely bloke.

I have heard stories about him with fans and he really is a lovely bloke.

But is that what we want?

Benji is not a captain also. When 70% of your plays are poor ones and when you completely forget the game plan most weeks...you are not a leader.

No one in the pack is either.

Long term, Harry Grant would be PERFECT. He is already our best player / smartest by a mile.

But that won't happen obviously.

Not sure who else...Aloai? Packer would have been good had his career not of nosedived so much.
 
I don't think Mbye is our biggest problem. I agree with a lot of what most of you are saying, but the fact he's really solid in defense makes me OK with him being there for now.

Just needs to get more involved in attack.
 
5 runs for 19 metres last night. Also had a game changing play when he takes a straight hit up 1m out and gets dragged in goal.

Keep in mind this guy is paid 30% more Ponga, and at roughly the same price as Tedesco.
 
Didn’t do much in attack but defended really well again.

If he wasn’t on big money no one would really care about his performances, and it’s not his fault he got paid so much. Blame Cleary and Pascoe
 
Watch Mbye when he was young and coming through...he had little footy IQ, but he ran like a real athlete, was incredibly evasive and had genuine speed.

All that stuff seems to have gone. In its place is a really solid defensive C.

It is hard to work out if his game has changed so much due to injuries or lack of energy / enthusiasm.

But, for a guy who used to run the ball at speed, he now rarely even goes looking for the ball in support.
 
Yep .... very good defence but gun shy in attack.
But he is definitely not Capitan material.
Ahhhhh what I would give to see Tommy Raudonikis or Wayne Pearce in our team again with c next to their name.
 
@momo_amp_medo said in [Mbye last night](/post/1158863) said:
Yep .... very good defence but gun shy in attack.
But he is definitely not Capitan material.
Ahhhhh what I would give to see Tommy Raudonikis or Wayne Pearce in our team again with c next to their name.
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If Tommy or Pearce were in our team they would get sent off for knocking the other 16 guys out..
 
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