OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

[tigermac88]

It’s been obvious for 3 or 4 days. No subtle grins from Ivan or thumbs up from Mbye to the Tigers members need to confirm that.

I’m already looking past him and waiting to see who else we pick up. Granville and Kelly hopefully.

I know of the Kelly news but where has the Granville stuff come from?

Kelly is pretty much a done deal. Buggered if Granville is coming.

I thought I heard somewhere a couple of days ago that Granville resigned with the Cowboys for 3 years, I could be wrong though.

 

[swag_tiger]

Is anyone a little nervous about this signing?

Don’t get me wrong I think he’s got a lot of potential and talent. He’s got plenty of speed, footwork and his time in the halves has benefited his passing and kicking game. He also seems to have a good attitude and head on his shoulders.

I just can’t get my around is he better then Tui or Thompson? All have similar traits to their game and are fairly similar players. All are also pretty untested at fullback.

Tui probably has a bit more x-factor than Thompson, but Thompson is ever improving and has been safe as a bank at fullback. Thompson just lacks that passing game in the backline that modern day fullbacks need.

Unless Tigers have picked Mbye up for about $500k per year then I really can’t really see the value or think he will make much difference then our current options. He might be a slightly better player than Tui and Thompson, but is Mbye going to be a real game breaker for us in comparison?

Not worried in the slightest. For all of Tui's upside, I don't think he's a genuine fullback. I reckon Mbye will complement our style of play moreseo than Tui.

I'm surprised by this Willow. I thought you would be the kind of person critical of this signing.

No idea why you would think that.

You have very specific types of players you want the Tigers to target.

 

[Nelson]

It’s been obvious for 3 or 4 days. No subtle grins from Ivan or thumbs up from Mbye to the Tigers members need to confirm that.

I’m already looking past him and waiting to see who else we pick up. Granville and Kelly hopefully.

I know of the Kelly news but where has the Granville stuff come from?

Kelly is pretty much a done deal. Buggered if Granville is coming.

I thought I heard somewhere a couple of days ago that Granville resigned with the Cowboys for 3 years, I could be wrong though.

I think what you're referring to are articles saying he is "close" to re-signing with the Cowboys. I haven't seen anything saying he has actually re-signed yet.

 

[tigermac88]

I know of the Kelly news but where has the Granville stuff come from?

Kelly is pretty much a done deal. Buggered if Granville is coming.

I thought I heard somewhere a couple of days ago that Granville resigned with the Cowboys for 3 years, I could be wrong though.

I think what you're referring to are articles saying he is "close" to re-signing with the Cowboys. I haven't seen anything saying he has actually re-signed yet.

Yeh I think you’re right, I just had a look and couldn’t find anything :laughing:

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Would love to get him this year, would really boost our chances to finish in the 8..

He isn't the best fullback in the comp at the moment but with Cleary and Hodgo coaching him he could become one of the best.

Plus he is versatile and is a better kicker than what we have at the moment and I would hate to think how many games we have dropped over the years because of goal kicking.

 

[Guest]

Not worried in the slightest. For all of Tui's upside, I don't think he's a genuine fullback. I reckon Mbye will complement our style of play moreseo than Tui.

I'm surprised by this Willow. I thought you would be the kind of person critical of this signing.

No idea why you would think that.

You have very specific types of players you want the Tigers to target.

Mbye fits the bill quite nicely. Not a superstar, but he is improving at fullback and he has a decent football brain, not to mention commonsense. The next step up from Mbye for me was RTS. Different player, but he is respected by his peers despite his young age.

 

[swag_tiger]

I'm surprised by this Willow. I thought you would be the kind of person critical of this signing.

No idea why you would think that.

You have very specific types of players you want the Tigers to target.

Mbye fits the bill quite nicely. Not a superstar, but he is improving at fullback and he has a decent football brain, not to mention commonsense. The next step up from Mbye for me was RTS. Different player, but he is respected by his peers despite his young age.

Seens like you have been doing some research.

 

[Fade_To_Black]

Speaking of their halves, Foran, what is doing? From marquee man to nothing. No organisation, no flare, no threat.

His body is shot, hobbled off at half time like a 60 year old.
Great buy for the Dogs just like Sharron.

Fozza does his best work after dark apparently. A rolled-up $20 and a stint at Stilleto's will fire him up.
He was the Buzz Rothfield Medallist today.

 

[jirskyr]

Already in the signings thread, can we merge?

 

[jirskyr]

Knew this thread would come along if he had an average game and we won.

He's far better the Lolo and Thompson at fullback. Both those guys were not considered good enough for the NRL this time last year.

It's hard to stand out when his team has no attack, and as well as being a fullback he has to do most of the kicking because Foran is broken down. He'll suit our style much better.

My thoughts exactly. What exactly were Foran and Frawley doing to set up or support Mbye during the second half? The attack started to go preferentially to Mbye, as too the kicking… he's the FB.

Tedesco is one of the best FBs in the game, but as soon as we asked him to do too much from that position in 2017, his game started to slide.

 

[Yossarian]

Most players have good games and bad games. On the average over a season if they're more often good than bad that's about as much as you can hope for. He's not going to be the next immortal but he's a very good player. If we based all our signings on player's worst games we'd never sign anyone.

I disagree I think a lot of our signings over the years were based on their worst games…

Mbye not one of them tho..

The past is a foreign country Geo… It's probably sadder to say we signed players based on their better games and they were still rubbish.

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Speaking of their halves, Foran, what is doing? From marquee man to nothing. No organisation, no flare, no threat.

His body is shot, hobbled off at half time like a 60 year old.
Great buy for the Dogs just like Sharron.

Walks with the same bow-legged swagger as Peter Sterling after 200 games. He looks broken.

Yesterday reporters were saying that he was injured and wouldn't play. He looked like just spent 2 weeks in Thailand.

I bet Foran wouldn't have signed if Des wasn't there and everyone said it was a good signing because Des always got the best out of him because he defiantly wasn't playing well at the Warriors.

I doubt he will be to worried locked in on a huge long contract.

Des defiantly got the last laugh

 

[Nelson]

Speaking of their halves, Foran, what is doing? From marquee man to nothing. No organisation, no flare, no threat.

His body is shot, hobbled off at half time like a 60 year old.
Great buy for the Dogs just like Sharron.

Walks with the same bow-legged swagger as Peter Sterling after 200 games. He looks broken.

Yesterday reporters were saying that he was injured and wouldn't play. He looked like just spent 2 weeks in Thailand.

I bet Foran wouldn't have signed if Des wasn't there and everyone said it was a good signing because Des always got the best out of him because he defiantly wasn't playing well at the Warriors.

I doubt he will be to worried locked in on a huge long contract.

Des defiantly got the last laugh

He started off well at the Warriors, that's why there was quite a bit of interest in him on the market. It didn't necessarily look like a bad signing at the time (albeit risky) but as last season wore on it started to become more obvious that he's physically busted…and now it's really obvious.

 

[Telltails]

Gave the members the thumbs up as he walked in the tunnel At full time…#onthebus

Would love the see the Kennel's heads collectively explode if that was caught on video.

Tacky, get on the job!

If one of our players did that while still playing for us you would all be calling for his head!

 

[Seantice]

There is a lot of upside to Mbye. The fact that he can pass, kick, has speed and goal kicks are all positives. He has things to learn no doubt but this is his first year at the back. I love Thompson but in the end he cant kick or pass. He stays on the wing and Mbye goes to fullback. Im not sold on Lolohea. Too lazy for my liking.

 

[Balmainian]

Is anyone a little nervous about this signing?

Don’t get me wrong I think he’s got a lot of potential and talent. He’s got plenty of speed, footwork and his time in the halves has benefited his passing and kicking game. He also seems to have a good attitude and head on his shoulders.

I just can’t get my around is he better then Tui or Thompson? All have similar traits to their game and are fairly similar players. All are also pretty untested at fullback.

Tui probably has a bit more x-factor than Thompson, but Thompson is ever improving and has been safe as a bank at fullback. Thompson just lacks that passing game in the backline that modern day fullbacks need.

Unless Tigers have picked Mbye up for about $500k per year then I really can’t really see the value or think he will make much difference then our current options. He might be a slightly better player than Tui and Thompson, but is Mbye going to be a real game breaker for us in comparison?

Can you describe what Tui's X factor is?
Im not being sarcastic mate i just struggle to see what his special attributes are.

 

[Telltails]

At this point in his career a more expensive Tui imo, so hope if and when he gets here Ivan gets him earning his keep.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Is anyone a little nervous about this signing?

Don’t get me wrong I think he’s got a lot of potential and talent. He’s got plenty of speed, footwork and his time in the halves has benefited his passing and kicking game. He also seems to have a good attitude and head on his shoulders.

I just can’t get my around is he better then Tui or Thompson? All have similar traits to their game and are fairly similar players. All are also pretty untested at fullback.

Tui probably has a bit more x-factor than Thompson, but Thompson is ever improving and has been safe as a bank at fullback. Thompson just lacks that passing game in the backline that modern day fullbacks need.

Unless Tigers have picked Mbye up for about $500k per year then I really can’t really see the value or think he will make much difference then our current options. He might be a slightly better player than Tui and Thompson, but is Mbye going to be a real game breaker for us in comparison?

Can you describe what Tui's X factor is?
Im not being sarcastic mate i just struggle to see what his special attributes are.

I too would be interested to know.

 

[colmcd]

Seems like this is happening, unlike the rubbish about Rona, Barba, Holmes etc that won’t die. Almost time to start discussing where we should play him.

I think his best positions in order are

Fullback
Hooker
Running 5/8.

His strengths are his speed and running game. He also can throw a quality long pass as half of his older highlights are long balls to Thompson and Rona.

Can we just add Rona to the team list now? If we the Premiereship this year, that guy deserves a ring! Man every pass we throw out now, well that was for Rona! Man Rona IS the Bus, we would be no where in the ARU if it wasn't for him.

You make a good point about Mbye though. His combination with Reynolds in the halves was crap. However when he combined with Thompson, with Hodkinson and Reynolds at the halves, it worked well.

I am not seeing a 800k player in Mbye though. I don't know if I am seeing a 400k player. When the guy is on fire, he can reach 800k but the Bulldogs are at the bottom of the table for a reason, and Mbye is one reason.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Is anyone a little nervous about this signing?

Don’t get me wrong I think he’s got a lot of potential and talent. He’s got plenty of speed, footwork and his time in the halves has benefited his passing and kicking game. He also seems to have a good attitude and head on his shoulders.

I just can’t get my around is he better then Tui or Thompson? All have similar traits to their game and are fairly similar players. All are also pretty untested at fullback.

Tui probably has a bit more x-factor than Thompson, but Thompson is ever improving and has been safe as a bank at fullback. Thompson just lacks that passing game in the backline that modern day fullbacks need.

Unless Tigers have picked Mbye up for about $500k per year then I really can’t really see the value or think he will make much difference then our current options. He might be a slightly better player than Tui and Thompson, but is Mbye going to be a real game breaker for us in comparison?

Can you describe what Tui's X factor is?
Im not being sarcastic mate i just struggle to see what his special attributes are.

I too would be interested to know.

Sets up match winning trys, undefeated with him in the team this year.