Slater would have to changed his underpants the minute he got off the field that day
Luke Brooks #167
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Slater would have to changed his underpants the minute he got off the field that day
pawsandclaws1
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Cleary was tailoring his game plans to the strengths of his players. This could get messy for the Maguire hardcore.
You keep repeating the highlighted sentence in the hope that if you repeat it enough times it will become fact.😁
Henchman arrives, what a surprise….
We haven’t kicked the season off yet so tell me why the club should sit down with Brooks and discuss a new deal? What has he done that’s worthy of an extension? And please try to write a genuine answer instead of fanboy b.s.
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Cleary relied on the strengths of Benji and later Farah to give the team some direction. He was well aware of their use by date and jumped as soon as the opportunity arose.
pawsandclaws1
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Tim Sheens wants Brooks back at Tigers... but would ‘prefer it to be at less money’
Tim Sheens wants Brooks back at Tigers... but would ‘prefer it to be at less money’
www.foxsports.com.au
id be on 1.1mill if i had a $ for every time i heard that . lolTim Sheens wants Brooks back at Tigers... but would ‘prefer it to be at less money’
Tim Sheens wants Brooks back at Tigers... but would ‘prefer it to be at less money’
Why re-sign him now?
Brooks would be currently at his lowest value, so signing him now would have the least impact on our cap.
If the club's power brokers believe he can produce quality football in an improved side nit would make sense to extend him it before he can showcase this to other potential suitors. Additionally, one can look at the other options likely to become available and assess if there likely will be a better alternative. If they do not believe there will be then again signing him now would make sense.
As for what has he done? I guess you will think all evidence would be 'fanboy b.s.' but I read this on another site today.
"And yet: if you factor in the meagre amount of ball he gets compared to other halves, his return is actually pretty good. His try assists are middle of the road, but when you factor in that the Wests Tigers are far from middle of the pack, it’s probably an overperformance. His linebreak assists are elite, suggesting that he’s putting blokes through gaps, but they aren’t capitalising on it.
His per possession creativity numbers are better than Sam Walker’s, as are his line engagements and his attacking kicks too. Difference is that Walker passes them to someone good, and Brooks doesn’t.
This isn’t a knock on Walker, by the way, but a reflection of a similar, rated player who flits between 6 and 7 but in a different, better team. Context is everything."
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Pascoes_barber
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Literally nobody cares about that award apart from the bloke who keeps bringing it up as if it has any kind of relevance.
More importantly the on-field results have been garbage for a decade - including a wooden spoon.
That'll go in the record books too. How good.
Pascoes_barber
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Most players improve with time and experience, but yeah, how about that amazing award he won 5 years ago...
Again this isn't accurate. Look at our points scored in relation to our ladder position for the majority of Brooks career. Then explain how struggling to score points has been the problem.
But why should we re-sign him even if he would be cheap? I get the market is bleak for halves, but we’ve given him 10 years to try and lead us. If Brooks doesn’t do well with this new pack and even if we’ve re-signed him on a much cheaper deal, the bagging, insults and criticism won’t stop. If anything it’ll get even more intense because why he’s cheaper everyone will question and ask why we kept him? We actually need to see good footy from Brooks before we consider signing him on and that goes to all our players off contract not just him. No point keeping him if he is going to continue to struggle even with the pack improvement.
Sad that that will most likely be the only thing he’ll win in his career.
Under Fadge joined in October 2018
first season 9th
Second season 11th
Third season 13th
Forth season 16th last. Although half a season, but we were certainly heading that way!
Under Sheens started in 2003
Won the 2005 premiership
3 x semi final appearance coming 4th twice and 3rd once.
Came 9th 3 times
That’s the facts, yes Fadge was doing a great job, on the up and up!
Not saying sheens is the messiah, but a hell of a lot better than the Fadge!
Clowns.
Sheens won a premiership and got us finals bound. But 10 years for 3 finals is not good footy. He did better than Madge but Sheens record ain’t that good either.
Apart from Dolphins I can’t see which club would want him. The good ones have their halves sorted. If we don’t keep him SL may come calling.
Pascoes_barber
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Heard some (unconfirmed) mail that he's trying to secure a role in the fourth 'Hobbit' film. Good luck to him.
yep , i got excited when the SL rumors did the rounds a few years ago,for his wellbeing, its a far option
Tim Sheens
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Not when he decides to have a go at it, as his chasing down and tackle of ? last season showed. Adam also has plenty of both size and ability, just very often a lack of effort or application that lets him and the side down in defence.
