PLAYER Gehamat Shibasaki

[Mustafur]

Needs his own thread, because damn what a return he has made this year, Honestly deserves to make the QLD team this year he is just that good.

 

[MrTickyMcG]

It’s an amazing turnaround from Shitbasaki to screaming out Go Shiba!

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

It's kind of ironic that he has become so damn reliable.

Definitely passed the "keeping mariners spot warm" phase.

 

[Bronx48]

We had doubts and he’s shut that all down. What a season he’s having!

 

[Foordy]

He has been Madge's big success story of the year so far.

Madge must have stolen some of Bellamy's magic dust

 

[Cult]

If Slater really wanted to win he’d be named at centre

 

[Sproj]

He looks big, strong, eh fast and smart. The pin up boy for being a late bloomer. Definite credit to both Maguire and Gibasaki, he’s been a shining light in a dismal season thus far.

 

[Wolfie]

I've always been a fan of Shiba. I always thought he was a better player than Kotoni tbh but he just seemed to keep making lots of stupid errors. It seems to have clicked for him this year and he looks a player.

 

[BroncsFan]

If Slater really wanted to win he’d be named at centre

No... too many broncos getting named in the last 12hr

 

[Galah]

I honestly think the nrl would be in a better place if teams could support younger players “more financially” for longer that haven’t cracked the nrl straight off the bat. Some players just need more time.

 

[Cult]

No... too many broncos getting named in the last 12hr

You’re right. None of them should actually be named. One game doesn’t make us a better team. But Shibasaki is probably the most consistent option at centre at the moment

 

[Galah]

I've always been a fan of Shiba. I always thought he was a better player than Kotoni tbh but he just seemed to keep making lots of stupid errors. It seems to have clicked for him this year and he looks a player.

Plays like he’s come out of the storm system, hard work, straight running, no bullshit.

 

[Sproj]

I imagine Howarth would be ahead of him though.

 

[Super Freak]

I imagine Howarth would be ahead of him though.

Yeah Howarth was in the conversation before his injury, now that he's back and played a couple of good games, he'll be ahead of Gem.

 

[ningnangnong]

Shibasaki has been an absolute revelation.

Boy, was I sceptical when I saw him named to line-up in the first game of the season, and then even more so when his first involvement was a drop or missed tackle (I can't remember).

Since then though, he's come on leaps and bounds. He looked very threatening with the ball last night.

Massive credit to the bloke. He can actually pull off the moustache/goatee combo too - a lot of blokes look ****ing stupid with it, so that's also a huge plus.

Respect.

 

[_wwong]

this is a perfect example of a player on a small contract that’s hungry to stay in first grade. Whereas when they give a young player a big pay day, the player stops trying.

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

this is a perfect example of a player on a small contract that’s hungry to stay in first grade. Whereas when they give a young player a big pay day, the player stops trying.

This year:
Shiba>staggs
Karipani>cobbo
Gojewski>riki

It's been a terrible season results and overall performance-wise so far but I hope the examples above lead to the club as a whole realising:

1. Hard work beats talent
2. NO player is irreplaceable or more important than the team as a whole (that even includes haas) so we shouldn't be paying overs when moneyballing is the answer
3. We can nurture and get the best out of players

 

[bb_gun]

Hopefully the rise of Gem will prove to our R&R that you don't need to fill every spot in your 13 with overpaid "superstars" who may or may not deliver. You can find cheap solid first graders who do all the basics, never give up and rarely let you down. The money you save can then go towards balancing out your top 30, so that when we have a few injuries we don't completely implode.