Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[Demps]

Brooks can play.

He isn’t a player who will guide the team around the park. He is like AD a 1 sided player. Hastings at lock with AD/Brooks could work it’s more a case of if Hastings wants to play long term at lock but probably more importantly if his body will be able to handle the load thrown at him as well. It’s a massive ask for anyone to play 80mins at lock today let alone a halfback converting.

Get Brooks on the left and he will create opportunities for sure if given the space.

Alot actually hedges on Hastings more so than Brooks himself to be successful here and that’s the biggest concern I have.

Are you saying he's a half back that lacks the skills a halfback should have ?

That'll do me.

 

[UnderTheBus]

I am just watching the game tonight and Reynolds has made quite a few "rookie" mistakes but little mention is made of it.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Same when Walters went down the short side on the last. If our 7 or 9 made those errors they would be critical of them for 3 or 4 sets. Bias/conscious bias, it’s real.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I also noticed no one made mention of his abysmal defence and organising of his edge last week as we kept strolling through....

Brooks misses 1 tackle we've got him in the toaster - Reynolds can barely make one.

the pure hatred for Brooks by some is unbelievable

 

[Pascoes_barber]

I also noticed no one made mention of his abysmal defence and organising of his edge last week as we kept strolling through....

Brooks misses 1 tackle we've got him in the toaster - Reynolds can barely make one.

Unfortunately Reynolds doesn't play for us.

 

[Demps]

the pure hatred for Brooks by some is unbelievable

The pure for love for Brooks by some is unbelievable.

It's an easy thing to say, on each side of the argument.

Brooks doesn't win us games.

 

[batboy]

The pure for love for Brooks by some is unbelievable.

It's an easy thing to say, on each side of the argument.

Brooks doesn't win us games.

Case in point.
Blind hatred can't see it when he does....

Won us the game against the Rabbits.
It's all good man, You don't need to admit it...

We actually watch the games.

 

[Demps]

Case in point.
Blind hatred can't see it when he does....

Won us the game against the Rabbits.
It's all good man, You don't need to admit it...

We actually watch the games.

That was 4 months ago....

Case in point.
Living in the past.

Holding into former glory.
No thanks.

 

[batboy]

That was 4 months ago....

I just pointed you to (1) game that he did win - pretty much single handedly
- with an intercept try, And then a field goal.
Also a big hand in the win the week before (But didn't get the accolades)

You said he doesn't win us games
- Which is just wrong

 

[Demps]

I just pointed you to (1) game that he did win - pretty much single handedly
- with an intercept try, And then a field goal.
Also a big hand in the win the week before (But didn't get the accolades)

You said he doesn't win us games
- Which is just wrong

And I pointed out it was over 100 days ago.
What has he won for us since ?

We can just go around in circles with this.

 

[batboy]

And I pointed out it was over 100 days ago.
What has he won for us since ?

We can just go around in circles with this.

Won us 80 minutes against the Cowboys...

 

[pawsandclaws1]

And I pointed out it was over 100 days ago.
What has he won for us since ?

We can just go around in circles with this.

Reynolds' dud pass near the Roosters' try line results in a Keary try. Reynolds has had a poor game tonight and pretty much the same last week. You won't read much about it. If it were Brooks, he would be taken to task about it.

 

[PJ2]

I also noticed no one made mention of his abysmal defence and organising of his edge last week as we kept strolling through....

Brooks misses 1 tackle we've got him in the toaster - Reynolds can barely make one.

Comparing brooks to Reynolds 🤣
That'll do me...

 

[PJ2]

Reynolds' dud pass near the Roosters' try line results in a Keary try. Reynolds has had a poor game tonight and pretty much the same last week. You won't read much about it. If it were Brooks, he would be taken to task about it.

Brooks is terrible my man, and we can't blame Madge anymore

 

[batboy]

Reynolds' dud pass near the Roosters' try line results in a Keary try. Reynolds has had a poor game tonight and pretty much the same last week. You won't read much about it. If it were Brooks, he would be taken to task about it.

Kicked the ball dead from a bomb....

Pretty easy to sit back and pick a footballers game to pieces innit.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Are you saying he's a half back that lacks the skills a halfback should have ?

That'll do me.

Not IMO. I did say in a previous post I think he is a 5/8th. Some think he is a halfback good for them, I have never seen it even when I watched him back in schoolboys. But I’m not an NRL coach so what would I know.

 

[batboy]

That was 4 months ago....

Case in point.
Living in the past.

Holding into former glory.
No thanks.

Well - He won it....

Pretzel Knees wasn't there to play back rower in 6 to help out...

 

[Telltails]

All halves make errors - they have the hands on the ball more than any other player bar the DH its how they balance that out with directing the play/team that sorts the better ones from the the average and below average ones.
They don't have to star they just need to do thier job. Looking at the teams in the top half of the comp and rating their halves compared to the bottom half of the comp gives a pretty good indication of why some teams are struggling.

 

[Demps]

Well - He won it....

Pretzel Knees wasn't there to play back rower in 6 to help out...

Living in the past.

Just like @Jedi_Tiger and his halfback of the year claim.

Hope common sense prevails and he's pulling on a different teams jersey next year.

 

[batboy]

All halves make errors - they have the hands on the ball more than any other player bar the DH its how they balance that out with directing the play/team that sorts the better ones from the the average and below average ones.
They don't have to star they just need to do thier job. Looking at the teams in the top half of the comp and rating their halves compared to the bottom half of the comp gives a pretty good indication of why some teams are struggling.

A fair assessment of the talent around them also helps with that...

 

[Telltails]

A fair assessment of the talent around them also helps with that...

Of course.