OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

[carltonleach]

It’s a shame really, u can see that mbye has bought into the tigers a lot and the fact u could visibly see the tears in his eyes it shows that he truly wanted to be the leader the tigers needed. Unfortunately this day and age it is easier to blame the captain and coaches then it is for individuals to put there hand up and admit they wer far below there best since mbyes time as captain (mbye definitely hasn’t played his best footy either)!! I will admit I think it’s the best move for him as player and I think he will put his best foot forward and play some good footy just a shame that it had to be this way for him!!

His eyes looked fine to me.

I thought I could see him tearing up in a few parts.

 

[Hangonaminute]

Tamou will be a good captain, but will likely only be on the field 45mins a game.

Gives an opportunity to blood someone else while he is taking a breather.


Brooks?

Not a bad idea. It worked for Scott Prince.

Maybe joint captains? Or Brooks as VC.


Brooks is the common denominator. He’s the player, in the position, you want the team to revolve around. He’s the guy who should be controlling possession and field position. He has the skill. He has the competitive streak. It’s time for to be handed more authority imo.

Brooks had 3 try assists last year!!!

Count them, one, two, three

As a halfback that's unacceptable, so do you really want to give him the burdon of captaining the team too?

Perhaps it's best to get him to be the best halfback he can be and hopefully get more than a pathetic 3 try assists before we go making him captain and adding more to his plate.


Brooks has 5 TA on fox sports lab? Anyway, you’re basing your opinion on raw data, which needs to be put in context. Benji has 21 TA to his name. Did that raw data save Benji? Why not? Brooks May have been instructed to run? He has 111 runs to Benji’s 49? How many times did Brooks get clean ball with an opposition on the back foot or last tackle in the forty compared to Benji?
I want to see Brooks take the attacking kicks, short and long. Admittedly, his short kicking game went off the boil for some unknown reason, but he definitely has the skill, and it’s the coach’s job to expose that whatever way he can.

I don't care, he's our halfback and we are going to go nowhere if he has 3 try assists.

I swear.....if he had 1 try assist there would be people making excuses and trying to defend him.

3 try assists for a halfback is not what you want from an NRL halfback, you can come up with all the excuses you like.

 

[happy_tiger]

I thought you had to be a step up before you can step down 😂

Punt the bludger

If we were Pirates ARRRRR he could take a step off a plank

 

[Sabre]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

 

[TonyTiger]

Stay with me on my radical idea........ give the captaincy to Brooks (there I said it)

I think Brook’s mindset will change, whereby, he will finally understand it’s his job to grab the team by the collar and be in control.

If he fails than at the end of season move him on, one way or another.



Not a totally rad notion dude. But it'd have to be done the right way.
I'd let Brooksy get a few games under his belt this year to settle in as the dominant shot-caller first, get comfy running the team his way. All the while he'd be observing and learning from Big Jim, then with Madge's blessings, he could go V/C and get a feel for it from there.
As someone else pointed out, Big Jim will spend a bit of time off the park so, regardless, we will need someone else to fill that void.
Maybe Mbye continues as V/C or Douehei steps up to the mark, seeing as he looks destined to start the season in the halves.
Other than that though, there's not alot of other obvious candidates imo.
As for moving him on, I'm backing Brooksy to get back to his better form, and hopefully supercede our expectations.

Madge’s reputation is on the line this year, he’s been handed the clay and the moulding has begun - there won’t be a captain running around in L plates for any period of time, the quest for the trophy starts on Day 1.

 

[Needaname]

Stay with me on my radical idea........ give the captaincy to Brooks (there I said it)

I think Brook’s mindset will change, whereby, he will finally understand it’s his job to grab the team by the collar and be in control.

If he fails than at the end of season move him on, one way or another.



Not a totally rad notion dude. But it'd have to be done the right way.
I'd let Brooksy get a few games under his belt this year to settle in as the dominant shot-caller first, get comfy running the team his way. All the while he'd be observing and learning from Big Jim, then with Madge's blessings, he could go V/C and get a feel for it from there.
As someone else pointed out, Big Jim will spend a bit of time off the park so, regardless, we will need someone else to fill that void.
Maybe Mbye continues as V/C or Douehei steps up to the mark, seeing as he looks destined to start the season in the halves.
Other than that though, there's not alot of other obvious candidates imo.
As for moving him on, I'm backing Brooksy to get back to his better form, and hopefully supercede our expectations.

Madge’s reputation is on the line this year, he’s been handed the clay and the moulding has begun - there won’t be a captain running around in L plates for any period of time, the quest for the trophy starts on Day 1.

Is there any insight into whether MBye will be our fullback for this year?
Providing we don’t get Laurie early. I can’t really see anyone else filling in.
Does anyone have in info on who is training in the role?
Without the captaincy and a full off season without injuries I believe MBye will probably be a decent addition for us there.
Having Laurie part of a stronger squad and pushing for the top spot each week is only going to benefit him and us as well. I think our spine / defence could do with the experience of MBye at the back. The following year, Laurie can come and capitalise on what our spine / team has gained as well as what he has developed in his final year at Penrith.

 

[Speed2burn]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Imagine downgrading from rts to mbye, would be extremely depressing

 

[AdelaideTiger]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

 

[avocadoontoast]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

With Laurie now unlikely to come Mbye is really important to us. He is the only player we have who can play fullback (ex AD but he'll be at 6).

Would have been nice to have a back up heading into the season.

 

[tonza]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

With Laurie now unlikely to come Mbye is really important to us. He is the only player we have who can play fullback (ex AD but he'll be at 6).

Would have been nice to have a back up heading into the season.

Dont be surprised if we go with Madden 7, Brooks 6 , Douiehi 1 , and Mbye 14, where he belongs, until a real fullback arrives.

 

[avocadoontoast]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

With Laurie now unlikely to come Mbye is really important to us. He is the only player we have who can play fullback (ex AD but he'll be at 6).

Would have been nice to have a back up heading into the season.

Dont be surprised if we go with Madden 7, Brooks 6 , Douiehi 1 , and Mbye 14, where he belongs, until a real fullback arrives.

I'll be extremely surprised if that happens.

 

[JC99]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

With Laurie now unlikely to come Mbye is really important to us. He is the only player we have who can play fullback (ex AD but he'll be at 6).

Would have been nice to have a back up heading into the season.

Yeah would nice to have at least one specialist fullback at the club even if they're not that great just in case. Maybe Kepaoa can do a decent job he did play some juniors at fullback but it'll be a big ask for him

 

[avocadoontoast]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Would be a terrible outcome for us, we wouldn't have a fullback...

With Laurie now unlikely to come Mbye is really important to us. He is the only player we have who can play fullback (ex AD but he'll be at 6).

Would have been nice to have a back up heading into the season.

Yeah would nice to have at least one specialist fullback at the club even if they're not that great just in case. Maybe Kepaoa can do a decent job he did play some juniors at fullback but it'll be a big ask for him

He's nowhere near ready for that role imo.

 

[Hangonaminute]

This is why we won't even go close to making the 8, one of the worst spines in the comp.
- No fullback
- Below average halfback
- A number 6 that isn't a genuine 6 (imo)
- A questionable 9, coming back from multiple injuries and at his best is average.

Just telling it as I see it.

 

[Cairnstigers]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

Imagine downgrading from rts to mbye, would be extremely depressing

No wonder we are all depressed on here
From Tedesco to Mbye

But RTS is a great player now and has been for quite some time
Tedesco only became great after he left here

 

[JC99]

This is why we won't even go close to making the 8, one of the worst spines in the comp.
- No fullback
- Below average halfback
- A number 6 that isn't a genuine 6 (imo)
- A questionable 9, coming back from multiple injuries and at his best is average.

Just telling it as I see it.

Our spine is definitely our weakest spot at the moment. Who knows if Brooks can find his old form, Doueihi is definitely a 6 but it's his first year there full time at first grade and Liddle and Simpkin are unknown. Mbye is just average.

There's always the possibility it works though, can't write them off yet. Liddle Brooks and Doueihi could all fire at once this year who knows.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

RTS to Rugby
Mbye to Warriors


not that I've heard anything, but it wouldn't be a bad outcome for us.

RTS to *us* and Mbye to Warriors would be an even better outcome!

 

[earl]

There’s always the possibility it works though, can’t write them off yet. Liddle Brooks and Doueihi could all fire at once this year who knows.

So could Mbye. The thing is all of these players can threaten. They have speed (ex Douiehi) and they have ability.

We just need them to be consistent and gel.

We have so many risk this season but if they come off we are a chance of making the 8.

 

[JC99]

There’s always the possibility it works though, can’t write them off yet. Liddle Brooks and Doueihi could all fire at once this year who knows.

So could Mbye. The thing is all of these players can threaten. They have speed (ex Douiehi) and they have ability.

We just need them to be consistent and gel.

We have so many risk this season but if they come off we are a chance of making the 8.

Definitely mate. If everyone plays their best consistently we should make the 8.

 

[Tiger_Bond]

Stay with me on my radical idea........ give the captaincy to Brooks (there I said it)

I think Brook’s mindset will change, whereby, he will finally understand it’s his job to grab the team by the collar and be in control.

If he fails than at the end of season move him on, one way or another.

Sounds like you want to set him up to fail so you can get rid of him.

I think it is a bad idea.

I want him to live to his potential or move over for someone who can control the team.......I don’t want anyone who wears our jersey to fail.