And so enters another Tiger cub to excite

Plenty will be made of Mitchell Moses' debut last Sunday. The 19 year old playmaker who's been tasked as one half of a duo tipped to bring the glory days back for Wests Tigers. Moses' introduction into first grade football was smooth and solid and possessed enough glimpses to believe there is a real class to his game.

Coming in at fullback, a position Moses is comfortable in, but not his favoured postion, Moses looked far from a weak link. He was peppered from the early stages by high balls courtesy of Jamie Soward of which he handled well. That no doubt would've settled a lot of nerves. For a fullback how you handle kick retention is vital. It's a position on the field where you can't really hide and the role can be ruthless. A couple of mishaps and next thing you know you're being moved out of there.

Defensively Moses wasn't really asked a lot of questions and there was nothing you wouldn't expect to see from a 19 year old on debut. It's likely he'll face a sterner test of his defensive ability on Friday night at Brookvale Oval versus Manly. Moses though did show an obvious strength in his attack. His pace shows that he'll be dangerous. His understanding with Luke Brooks was obvious  and he showed good ability to read the defence when it came to his passing game.

Coach Mick Potter will no doubt be harping into young Mitchell the importance of lurking around the ball in attack, especially off the likes of Brooks and Captain Robbie Farah. No doubt some tutoring from James Tedesco will be of some help in this regard. With his pace and ball skill, Moses becomes an immediate point of concern for defending teams, especially when he eventually adapts and feels comfortable in the top grade.

Much like the youngsters of 2013 who are showing the benefit of that initiation in 2014, Moses simply needs to lap up the first grade experience whilst he can. Next season his role will take on more importance and whilst he will likely battle it out with Blake Austin for the number 6 jersey next season, the experience he gains this season will without doubt be of huge significance for Mitchell.

 Not many people would've predicted Moses could play possibly six or more games this season, and he may still not do so, but as things stand it's quite possible he'll do just that. It's a real bonus for him and something the club will reap the rewards of in the future. 2015 will take care of itself, for now he needs to worry about simply playing football.