LIVE GAME Trial 2 V Roosters..

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BAGNF05 said:
We just played a solid game and beat a decent looking Roosters outfit and he’s getting his regular blows in the gonads
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Because he was average and our attack looked miles better as soon as he went off the field. Just because we won doesn't excuse any average performances.

I'll give him credit for his solid defence and good support work as well though
 
bigsiro said:
This.
See Brodie Croft. Looked good in a Melbourne winning team. Was dubbed the next Cronk. After giving him a proper crack at half where he ultimately proved sub-standard, they didn't waste too much time in moving him on.
Likewise when he went to Brisbane. They acted quickly too.
So whether it's in a team of champions or a team going through a rebuild, significant shortcomings of a halfback are invariably too great to overcome.
We should learn from the teams who have cultures of success. They might make some bad recruitment decisions (everyone does), but when they do they don't make excuses, they make changes.
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So doesn't that fall on the coach then?

Madge has backed Brooks his entire tenure at the club. So did Ivan Cleary who got the best out of him. Brooks is halfback again in a season where Madge desperately needs overall team improvement or he's possibly shown the door.....why would he risk losing his job if he didn't think Brooks can play?

It's about time people realise we just don't have the cattle, probably haven't for a long time..but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel very soon
 
JC99 said:
Because he was average and our attack looked miles better as soon as he went off the field. Just because we won doesn't excuse any average performances.

I'll give him credit for his solid defence and good support work as well though
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The intensity of the Roosters dropped off noticeably and they rotated players in the second stanza. Our attack was too sideways in the first 25 mins but then we adjusted that. It was also pissing rain. I’ll pile on when it’s deserved but that wasn’t worthy of the shots fired.
 
supercoach said:
Going to be a long season of Brooks bashing, reminds me of the Fitzy bashings all those years ago. Every game, every week. It’s the same old same old.

I agree he is no Cooper Cronk, but every week he gets smashed by supporters of this club. If you don’t think he is up to scratch, vent your anger at Madge who picks him.

After being a Balmain and now WestsTigers man for over fifty years, I can tell you Brooks is a gun compared to plenty of sevens we have tried over the years.
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Coopy was the overseer of the greatest GF pasting in the history of the game at a pro level. Bloke was kissed on the arse by the team's he had around him for the most part. If he played for a struggler club it'd be Cooper Who?
Played his role in a gun team who was cheating the cap.
 
BAGNF05 said:
The intensity of the Roosters dropped off noticeably and they rotated players in the second stanza. Our attack was too sideways in the first 25 mins but then we adjusted that. It was also pissing rain. I’ll pile on when it’s deserved but that wasn’t worthy of the shots fired.
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Roosters couldn't complete a set in the last 20 mins lol

Stuff like when they defended their line for 5 sets in a row in the first half takes its toll in the back end of matches
 
Speed2burn said:
So doesn't that fall on the coach then?
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Absolutely. I don't blame Brooks; he is who he is. It ain't gonna change. Madge, Sheens and co have the responsibility.

Speed2burn said:
Madge has backed Brooks his entire tenure at the club. So did Ivan Cleary who got the best out of him. Brooks is halfback again in a season where Madge desperately needs overall team improvement or he's possibly shown the door.....why would he risk losing his job if he didn't think Brooks can play?
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No bloody idea. But I do know this, if Madge persists with Brooks, then it will be the hill he dies on. Like the others.

Speed2burn said:
It's about time people realise we just don't have the cattle, probably haven't for a long time..but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel very soon
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Croft had the cattle at Storm and Broncos. He was even made co-captain at the Broncos. They didn't make that excuse.
@Speed2burn I think we all agree that we need the cattle. It's just not a good excuse for Brooks anymore.
 
Enough about Brooks anyway.
Don't want to bring yet another thread down and turn it into another Brooks basher vs Brooks supporter tete a tete. (There are plenty of other threads for that!)
Re his game on Fri night: while I didn't rate his halfback play, his running and support game were on point. If he played more as a 6 .... that's another discussion.

Anyway, we won the match, I was chuffed and I rubbed it into every Roosters fan I could find.
It's a win and I'll take it!
We are one in a row!
 
TIGERPOWER said:
No mate I watched the whole game . Brooks looked disinterested and did not click at all with Hastings. When Hastings took control we looked a completely different team. It’s alarming the one eyed brooks supporters actually think he did well.
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Mate you should look in a mirror you will see one eye , you and your cronies have NFI. Fortunately we have Madge and Sheens with more knowledge than you.
 
bigsiro said:
Enough about Brooks anyway.
Don't want to bring yet another thread down and turn it into another Brooks basher vs Brooks supporter tete a tete. (There are plenty of other threads for that!)
Re his game on Fri night: while I didn't rate his halfback play, his running and support game were on point. If he played more as a 6 .... that's another discussion.

Anyway, we won the match, I was chuffed and I rubbed it into every Roosters fan I could find.
It's a win and I'll take it!
We are one in a row!
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Yeah I’ll respect your views and leave it there. Not going to change peoples opinions about him and it’s boring going back and forth 😂

Onto the purple scum next 🔥
 
JC99 said:
Find the grass with his long kicks, organise the attack, force repeat sets and set some tries up with your passing. He did none of those in the trial game

Almost every other halfback I've watched in these trials has done at least a few of these things. He did some other good things but I just want to see him show some footy smarts...
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Maybe you should be watching the games, in the first trial he was kicking against a strong wind and rain , and even then did a fine grubber kick through and got it past the Manly winger and found touch, he also set up Tuilagi for the only try we got.
 
hobbo1 said:
Worst halfback in the comp ..only a shit club like ours would persevere with such a useless player for so long … punt him
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Brooks has been consistently one of our best players, if not the best player since he has been in first grade, if he is as bad as you say, what does it say about the players around him.

We beat the Roosters, Brooks played well, as did a lot of our players that night, and all you can be is negative
 
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