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MOSES Mbye is embracing his new “superstar role” at Canterbury, saying he would have had “rocks in (his) head” to knock back the move to fullback under new coach Dean Pay.
Mbye will shift from the halves to don the No. 1 jersey in 2018, after Pay decided to restructure the Bulldogs’ lacklustre attack on his arrival over the off-season.
The 24-year-old has trained in the position over the summer, having never worn the No. 1 jersey at any point throughout his junior or NRL career. But he said he had no hesitation in accepting the challenge when the move was put to him by Pay early in the pre-season.
“You’ve got rocks in your head if you’re not going to jump at those opportunities,” Mbye said.
“It’s a superstar role and hopefully I can fulfil the hopes he’s got in me. “There were no questions asked about it. It was just mate, ‘that’s what we’re going to do this year’ and it was ‘sweet, beautiful’. It’s just another opportunity to play in the top level.
Moses Mbye will start the season at fullback.Source:News Corp Australia
“I think what he’s seen in the way I play around the game, I think that’s what he thinks best suits me.” Mbye worked closely in the off-season with former fullback Will Hopoate, who will shift to the centres as a result of the Dogs’ new attack. Star recruit Kieran Foran will likely partner Matt Frawley in the halves, with Pay desperately trying to reconfigure an attack that was ranked last in the NRL last year — leading to coach Des Hasler’s sacking.
“It will be different,” Mbye said.
“Two completely different coaches, opposites to be honest.
“Deano’s main goal will be to score more tries than are scored against us. He wants to play that brand of footy with fast options. I think it will be a bit more exciting.” Mbye’s future was one of several in doubt at the Bulldogs last year, after the signing of Foran and Kangaroo Aaron Woods raised salary cap concerns. While Mbye admitted he was confident he wouldn’t be pushed out given he only signed until the end of 2020, he would have copped it on the chin if he was asked to look at other options.
“I wouldn’t have been disappointed, I knew where we were at,” he said. “If it had to happen, it had to happen. But it never did. I wasn’t worried. “I had a contract here. I was one year into my new deal. I wasn’t stressed about it.
William Hopoate is likely to play in the centres.Source:AAP
“Sometimes clubs get in situations where that has to happen. Obviously (captain) James (Graham) moved on and the club moved on.”
MOSES Mbye is embracing his new “superstar role” at Canterbury, saying he would have had “rocks in (his) head” to knock back the move to fullback under new coach Dean Pay.
Mbye will shift from the halves to don the No. 1 jersey in 2018, after Pay decided to restructure the Bulldogs’ lacklustre attack on his arrival over the off-season.
The 24-year-old has trained in the position over the summer, having never worn the No. 1 jersey at any point throughout his junior or NRL career. But he said he had no hesitation in accepting the challenge when the move was put to him by Pay early in the pre-season.
“You’ve got rocks in your head if you’re not going to jump at those opportunities,” Mbye said.
“It’s a superstar role and hopefully I can fulfil the hopes he’s got in me. “There were no questions asked about it. It was just mate, ‘that’s what we’re going to do this year’ and it was ‘sweet, beautiful’. It’s just another opportunity to play in the top level.
Moses Mbye will start the season at fullback.Source:News Corp Australia
“I think what he’s seen in the way I play around the game, I think that’s what he thinks best suits me.” Mbye worked closely in the off-season with former fullback Will Hopoate, who will shift to the centres as a result of the Dogs’ new attack. Star recruit Kieran Foran will likely partner Matt Frawley in the halves, with Pay desperately trying to reconfigure an attack that was ranked last in the NRL last year — leading to coach Des Hasler’s sacking.
“It will be different,” Mbye said.
“Two completely different coaches, opposites to be honest.
“Deano’s main goal will be to score more tries than are scored against us. He wants to play that brand of footy with fast options. I think it will be a bit more exciting.” Mbye’s future was one of several in doubt at the Bulldogs last year, after the signing of Foran and Kangaroo Aaron Woods raised salary cap concerns. While Mbye admitted he was confident he wouldn’t be pushed out given he only signed until the end of 2020, he would have copped it on the chin if he was asked to look at other options.
“I wouldn’t have been disappointed, I knew where we were at,” he said. “If it had to happen, it had to happen. But it never did. I wasn’t worried. “I had a contract here. I was one year into my new deal. I wasn’t stressed about it.
William Hopoate is likely to play in the centres.Source:AAP
“Sometimes clubs get in situations where that has to happen. Obviously (captain) James (Graham) moved on and the club moved on.”
