ElleryHanley
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I am not sure why Hastings is copping so much on here.Let's see what the Newcastle forum say mid next year. He does have footy IQ, but a frontrowers speed. --One hump or 2 for you guys?
He busted his guts for us and has a genuine footy IQ.
Speed is not a factor IF you give him a 6 who has speed and can play off the cuff footy.
And he will have that in Ponga.
I actually think they will be a great pairing as their skillsets combine well.
I have been a long term Brooks fan on here...watched him since Holy Cross.
But, facts are facts, he can barely string a sentence together and has shown no ability to understand the game. Cooper Cronk commented a couple of years back that Brooks went to the side of the field for an entire set once when our opp had 12 men. Never once went to the side that was short.
I like him, and will always support a Balmain kid.
But anyone expecting Brooksy to develop any sort of game managing IQ in year 10 or so of his career will be disappointed. Yet again.
We need, desperately, to find a game managing half from somewhere. I still can't quite fathom why we did not swap Brooks for big Klem. Finding a running 6 is a hell of a lot easier than a game managing 7, which we once again do not have...