OFFICIAL Moses Mbye [Discussion]

[swag_tiger]

Ponga may not even be playing as he missed training yesterday with his ankle flaring up again.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

That's cute - Ponga is twice the player but Mbye is still good

It'll be Brooks vs Pearce as the key match-up

Ponga is also twice the price so I hope he's twice the player.

And I think the match up will be the forwards and their attitude. It won't be half v half or 6 v 6 or outside backs. If our best forwards available turned up with a hard work attitude, we would beat this mob by 40\. If not, it will be the other way around.

Imagine if Sue turns up for another one of his once a year games, packer gets angry, matulino runs straight and hard, eisenhuth tackles his bum off, and twal works his ring out. They won't touch us.

It may be cute, but it’s pretty well right.
There’s a major gap between the two of them at theirbest

 

[Furious1]

Mbye not in the same league. The game will be won or lost in the middle, just like every other game.

 

[fergiefurr]

They are used totally differently. Ponga is the Knights main play maker, Mbye has only been used as a support player for us so far. That will change next year. Kalyn had a full pre season with his team mates whereas Moses has only been at the club a bit over a month.

 

[Harvey]

Ponga has a skill set beyond Mbye’s wildest dreams. Great signing by Newcastle.

Part of recruitment is identifying that sort of talent. Similar to Taylor and Arrow at the titans. We haven’t recruited similar in years

 

[jrtiger]

Ponga has a skill set beyond Mbye’s wildest dreams. Great signing by Newcastle.

Part of recruitment is identifying that sort of talent. Similar to Taylor and Arrow at the titans. We haven’t recruited similar in years

Twal and Aloiai are probably the closest we have to similar recruitment. Got to remember that we always wanted to grow our juniors up until Ivan turned up, so you might see that happen in future.

 

[TIGER]

I don't understand how fullbacks match up.

It's not all that often a fullback tackles a fullback.
They don't compete against each other at all really.
It's not like you can compete in the air anymore (Matt Cough… Moylan.. Cough cough....Isako cough)

I'm more concerned about our powderpuff girls props matching up.

 

[Telltails]

Pearce our biggest problem. Has a way of making us look inept.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Mbye is an attacking threat but not too much of a defensive asset

I put up comparison stats before he made the switch showing tackle effectiveness and seeing him so far he doesnt look like stopping anyone get over his own try line.

If he has to become a great fullback he will need to improve on that IMO

 

[GNR4LIFE]

It’s no contest. One is a very player, the other is on the cusp of greatness.

 

[Tacky]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

 

[swag_tiger]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

Better then Lolohea.

 

[Tacky]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

Better then Lolohea.

Fair enough

 

[avocadoontoast]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

Gun.

 

[jrtiger]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

Shows a huge amount of effort and dedication which is worth its weight in gold in itself. Bit of work with two former fullbacks in Ivan and Hodgo and a full pre season with the boys next season and you'll see him go to another level.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

"I don't think Mbye carries the X factor. Won't win a game but won't lose one either." Like when he helped win the games vs Dragons & Bunnies?

 

[Harvey]

Somewhere in the middle. Solid maybe? Though Nofa did save his bacon with at least one botched attempt at defusing a kick

 

[mike]

So whats peoples assessment of Mbye so far? Dud or gun?

Solid. Good at the back and a great support player. We haven’t seen the best of him yet.

 

[NT_Tiger]

If Hodgo can bring out his best, WT is on a winner.

 

[mtd]

We definitely have the better one.
Very impressive today.