Good luck with the surgery,i hope everything goes 110% and you make a quick and full recovery
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Good luck with the surgery,i hope everything goes 110% and you make a quick and full recovery
How was Douihie disrespectful? He said what everyone was thinking. He wasn't on the park but to me he just made the team accountable which I haven't heard from any other player or coach. The team didn't put in and should be put on the spot. The fans deserve honestly and not the regular PR crap that comes out of the club.
I’d say the blokes unhappy about his comments might just be the same blokes who weren’t putting in.
when was the last time Douihie laced on a boot,
Dittto champion @Cobarcats - get well quick.
Tiger_Fanatic3
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The entirety of that article is pure garbage.
Best slam for JTJ for liking bikini pics on IG..
Spot on. It's the usual few of imagine.
GNR4LIFE
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Nothing says keeping a low profile and staying out of trouble straight of prison like being out at a pub till 2 in the morning
pawsandclaws1
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These are alleged comments but in general, best to not say anything especially when being interviewed by press looking for WTs' blood. Even more so when the team is under pressure right now. I would expect far better from him and I would like to think he was taken out of context.
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Can you re-word that post, unsure what you mean.
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NZ and Australia are feeling the pinch.
New Zealand is temporarily cutting fuel taxes to curb petrol prices that rose after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and has also said it will cut road user fees for diesel vehicles, and halve public transport fees from April 1st.
Aussies doing the same I believe.
Just interested, does anyone ride bikes to work, is enough being spent on bikeways to get them off major roads and make it safer.
During covid I know a few people that can't afford petrol now, is that happening in Sydney??
New Zealand is temporarily cutting fuel taxes to curb petrol prices that rose after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and has also said it will cut road user fees for diesel vehicles, and halve public transport fees from April 1st.
Aussies doing the same I believe.
Just interested, does anyone ride bikes to work, is enough being spent on bikeways to get them off major roads and make it safer.
During covid I know a few people that can't afford petrol now, is that happening in Sydney??
tig_prmz
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NRL teams Round 6: Wests Tigers make big changes, reveal plan to unleash Luke Brooks
Plenty were shocked when maligned playmaker Luke Brooks was named in a foreign position this week. But there is method to the madness.
Michael Carayannis
and
Brent Read
11 min read
April 13, 2022 - 4:03PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
184 comments
In a wide-ranging interview, Brooks spoke about the move, reacted to the criticism surrounding his form and addressed the prospect of being axed from the side.
Brooks acknowledged that after 177 top grade games it is time to turn over control of the side to Hastings.
Luke Brooks has conceded ownership of the Wests Tigers side to Jackson Hastings but the underfire five-eighth says his positional switch could help reignite his career.
Brooks also hit out at critics by declaring “why would I listen to what they say?”.
He will this week give up the No. 7 jersey he has largely occupied since his first full season in the top grade in 2014 and switch to five-eighth to accommodate Hastings.
“Yeah, he is going to be first receiver and the prominent half,” Brooks said. “I’m going to play off the back of him. I’m looking forward to that new role. He adds a lot to our attack. He is a good talker. He leads the team around well. That takes a fair bit of pressure off me
“Madge (coach Michael Maguire) and I spoke about what works for me and gets me to play my best footy. That’s running the ball. The thought behind it is to get me running the ball.”
Brooks has been largely playing as a second receiver in recent weeks with Hastings suspended. Much of the Tigers winless start has been lumped on the shoulders of Maguire and Brooks.
Brooks said the critics did not bother him.
“I’m off all socials,” Brooks said. “It’s hard this day and age to fully stay away. I just do my best to not listen to any of it. That’s their job, to sell newspapers and get TV ratings. If it’s on me, it’s on me. It’s part of the game.
“I’ve learnt to not worry about it. A lot of the people writing stuff have never played the game. They are having their two cents. Why would I listen to what they say? The opinions which matter to me are the people which matter at this club.
“I’m confident in my abilities. There are a few things in my game I need to fix. That will help me take opportunities that I’m not taking. I’m still confident in what I can do … I’m blocking out all the outside noise. Over the past few years it’s become the norm. I’m used to it.”
Brooks hopes the positional switch will return him to his 2018 form where he won halfback of the year after Benji Marshall largely took on the running of the side.
Hooker Jake Simpkin backed Hastings to direct the team.
“Jacko is very vocal,” Simpkin said. “It makes my job and the other boys’ job easier when he takes control like he does. It helps.”
Injured co-captain Adam Doueihi, whose return is still about two months away, has a mortgage on the No. 6 jersey. But Brooks had a blunt retort when asked if he feared joining the likes Tyrone Peachey, Jacob Liddle, Oliver Gildart and Ken Maumalo in getting dropped.
“I don’t know … not really,” Brooks said. “If it was to happen it’ll happen.”
The conjecture around the 27-year-old has continued since the off-season when he was linked with a move to Newcastle. He denied he had ever requested a release
“I have this year and next year to go,” Brooks said. “I’m committed. Anyone who knows me, knows if I’m here I’m going to be fully committed.”
MADGE’S DESPERATE DICE THROW
Michael Maguire has made one last-ditch effort to revive under fire half Luke Brooks by switching him out of the No.7 jersey as Tigers bosses defend Justin Pascoe’s decision to take a holiday.
Maguire has thrown his faith behind Jackson Hastings to turn the club’s fortunes around against the Eels on Monday.
Hastings will start at halfback for the first time in the NRL in six years with the struggling Brooks shifted to five-eighth as the club battles a winless start to the year.
While Maguire was trying to work out how to revive his side, chief executive Pascoe is on leave.
It is understood the family holiday was originally planned for the off-season but was cancelled twice because of Covid-19. Pascoe has still been working and has spoken with Maguire and head of football Tim Sheens, despite officially being on holidays.
Tigers chair Lee Hagipantelis defended Pascoe and refuted comparisons to Prime Minister Scott Morrison taking a holiday during the bushfires.
“It is a holiday that has been delayed a number of times due to Covid,” Hagipantelis said.
“A holiday that he has planned with his family for quite some time.
“He wrote to the board last week. The board said enjoy the holiday with your family. I don’t know how his presence would make much difference.
“I spoke to him numerous times. I know he has spoken to Tim and Madge (Michael Maguire). This is not a SCOMO (Morrison) moment. He is outside the jurisdiction but constantly on the phone. It is a question of perspective. From our perspective, it is not an issue.”
Brooks may have survived the chop but that did not stop Maguire from making widespread changes to his outfit, with co-captains Ken Maumalo and Tyrone Peachey dropped alongside Jacob Liddle and English recruit Oliver Gildart.
Jake Simpkin has earned a reprieve at hooker, with backrower Luke Garner moved to the centres. While Maguire has wielded the axe, the Dragons are staying patient by keeping their youngsters out of the top squad.
pawsandclaws1
Well-known member
Thanks Lauren. There was an article about the shortage of quality halves in the NRL. Cleary was interviewed specifically about Brooks and said when he was WTs' coach he let him play to his strength which is running the ball. It seems to have taken a while for Madge to catch on.
NRL teams Round 6: Wests Tigers make big changes, reveal plan to unleash Luke Brooks
Plenty were shocked when maligned playmaker Luke Brooks was named in a foreign position this week. But there is method to the madness.
Michael Carayannis
and
Brent Read
11 min read
April 13, 2022 - 4:03PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
184 comments
In a wide-ranging interview, Brooks spoke about the move, reacted to the criticism surrounding his form and addressed the prospect of being axed from the side.
Brooks acknowledged that after 177 top grade games it is time to turn over control of the side to Hastings.
Luke Brooks has conceded ownership of the Wests Tigers side to Jackson Hastings but the underfire five-eighth says his positional switch could help reignite his career.
Brooks also hit out at critics by declaring “why would I listen to what they say?”.
He will this week give up the No. 7 jersey he has largely occupied since his first full season in the top grade in 2014 and switch to five-eighth to accommodate Hastings.
“Yeah, he is going to be first receiver and the prominent half,” Brooks said. “I’m going to play off the back of him. I’m looking forward to that new role. He adds a lot to our attack. He is a good talker. He leads the team around well. That takes a fair bit of pressure off me
“Madge (coach Michael Maguire) and I spoke about what works for me and gets me to play my best footy. That’s running the ball. The thought behind it is to get me running the ball.”
Brooks has been largely playing as a second receiver in recent weeks with Hastings suspended. Much of the Tigers winless start has been lumped on the shoulders of Maguire and Brooks.
Brooks said the critics did not bother him.
“I’m off all socials,” Brooks said. “It’s hard this day and age to fully stay away. I just do my best to not listen to any of it. That’s their job, to sell newspapers and get TV ratings. If it’s on me, it’s on me. It’s part of the game.
“I’ve learnt to not worry about it. A lot of the people writing stuff have never played the game. They are having their two cents. Why would I listen to what they say? The opinions which matter to me are the people which matter at this club.
“I’m confident in my abilities. There are a few things in my game I need to fix. That will help me take opportunities that I’m not taking. I’m still confident in what I can do … I’m blocking out all the outside noise. Over the past few years it’s become the norm. I’m used to it.”
Brooks hopes the positional switch will return him to his 2018 form where he won halfback of the year after Benji Marshall largely took on the running of the side.
Hooker Jake Simpkin backed Hastings to direct the team.
“Jacko is very vocal,” Simpkin said. “It makes my job and the other boys’ job easier when he takes control like he does. It helps.”
Injured co-captain Adam Doueihi, whose return is still about two months away, has a mortgage on the No. 6 jersey. But Brooks had a blunt retort when asked if he feared joining the likes Tyrone Peachey, Jacob Liddle, Oliver Gildart and Ken Maumalo in getting dropped.
“I don’t know … not really,” Brooks said. “If it was to happen it’ll happen.”
The conjecture around the 27-year-old has continued since the off-season when he was linked with a move to Newcastle. He denied he had ever requested a release
“I have this year and next year to go,” Brooks said. “I’m committed. Anyone who knows me, knows if I’m here I’m going to be fully committed.”
MADGE’S DESPERATE DICE THROW
Michael Maguire has made one last-ditch effort to revive under fire half Luke Brooks by switching him out of the No.7 jersey as Tigers bosses defend Justin Pascoe’s decision to take a holiday.
Maguire has thrown his faith behind Jackson Hastings to turn the club’s fortunes around against the Eels on Monday.
Hastings will start at halfback for the first time in the NRL in six years with the struggling Brooks shifted to five-eighth as the club battles a winless start to the year.
While Maguire was trying to work out how to revive his side, chief executive Pascoe is on leave.
It is understood the family holiday was originally planned for the off-season but was cancelled twice because of Covid-19. Pascoe has still been working and has spoken with Maguire and head of football Tim Sheens, despite officially being on holidays.
Tigers chair Lee Hagipantelis defended Pascoe and refuted comparisons to Prime Minister Scott Morrison taking a holiday during the bushfires.
“It is a holiday that has been delayed a number of times due to Covid,” Hagipantelis said.
“A holiday that he has planned with his family for quite some time.
“He wrote to the board last week. The board said enjoy the holiday with your family. I don’t know how his presence would make much difference.
“I spoke to him numerous times. I know he has spoken to Tim and Madge (Michael Maguire). This is not a SCOMO (Morrison) moment. He is outside the jurisdiction but constantly on the phone. It is a question of perspective. From our perspective, it is not an issue.”
Brooks may have survived the chop but that did not stop Maguire from making widespread changes to his outfit, with co-captains Ken Maumalo and Tyrone Peachey dropped alongside Jacob Liddle and English recruit Oliver Gildart.
Jake Simpkin has earned a reprieve at hooker, with backrower Luke Garner moved to the centres. While Maguire has wielded the axe, the Dragons are staying patient by keeping their youngsters out of the top squad.
diedpretty
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“Madge (coach Michael Maguire) and I spoke about what works for me and gets me to play my best footy. That’s running the ball. The thought behind it is to get me running the ball.”
So Madge and Brooks only just started talking about this change that everyone on the forum has been saying for at least the last 2 seasons.
So Madge and Brooks only just started talking about this change that everyone on the forum has been saying for at least the last 2 seasons.
BAGNF05
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This is only the second game Hastings has been available to play 7
diedpretty
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So what. Doesn't alter the fact that Brooks has never been a 7 to move a team around the park and has always been a running 6. Its ludicrous that Madge has persisted with him so long as an organising 7. Almost rates as high as Sheensy's Johnny Cronk moment.
BAGNF05
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He’s yet to even prove he’s a running 6. We have told Parra our game plan so no doubt he will have pressure in his face all day.
I’m sorry Paws it goes both ways. If you continually put your hand up for the 7 jersey you have to take with it the responsibility of running the team.
If your suggesting that Brooks was playing 5/8 all those years ago with Marshall directing then why didn’t Cleary just name him in the 5/8 jersey.
I’ll tell you why, his kicking game is 10x better than Marshall’s ever non existent kicking game.
And generally your 7 is your best general play kicker.
I’m still not convinced that we won’t be relying on Brooks’ kicking game with Hastings at halfback.
I’m hoping I’m pleasantly surprised.
If anything what Madge has done since he has started at Wests Tigers is back Brooks claims to be the teams halfback and loaded him up with all the tools to achieve this.
Co Captain, Goal Kicker, main ball distributor.
Would you have done the same or just said “sorry mate your a 6 I’m recruiting a halfback”
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