Luke Brooks #167

[TonyTiger]

If we had Sam Walker or Kyle Flanagan at Wests Tigers we would probably drop them as well.

The difference here is that we have Luke Brooks.

It's got to be someone on the board.

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[TonyTiger]

If we had Sam Walker or Kyle Flanagan at Wests Tigers we would probably drop them as well.

The difference here is that we have Luke Brooks.

It's got to be someone on the board.

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If we sign Kyle Flanagan then I’M OUT! - he’s as inept as Brooks ((just slower)

 

[tigerap]

5 buck bet?

sure...how do we do it?

 

[tigerap]

If we sign Kyle Flanagan then I’M OUT! - he’s as inept as Brooks ((just slower)

I'm already out....believe me its much better on this side....

 

[twentyforty]

Tigers wont be resigning him...if he was in their plans, he'd have a contract offer already...

Oh yes they will.
Our club is more focussed on politics and how they look rather than the job at hand. It’s for this reason they will announce the Brooks’ re-signing after we can get a win, round 20 I’m guessing, the boys want to give the bird to Jackson.

 

[twentyforty]

The crap you Brooks stans come up with to defend him is breathtaking.
I suggest you check those stats again but this time, try to do it without being 10 pints in. There are zero statistics to suggest he is an ok 7 and I'd love to hear your moronic defence.

He's not even top 50 of players for try assists or line break assists, and the only starting halfback with less try assists than him is Kyle Flanagan. Not to mention the eye test showing that he is still completely incapable of directing a team around despite have a really good forward pack which you Brooktards claimed would unlock his game.

Either back up your nonsense with the stats or stop posting lies because you Brooks fans are only embarrassing yourselves more and more.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but the one stat you pull up has more to do with the runner doesn’t it? The receiver needs to be reading the ball carrier, running to a gap with impeccable timing. This requires skills that WT and Bulldogs don’t have in abundance. It also requires plenty of game time together. You may have been on holidays and not aware that Brooks did not play at all after July last year and that includes no preseason, so I’m guessing he was rusty because of that in the first 2 or 3 games, but more importantly, ball runners had not had the opportunity to develop some rhythm and timing.
In the perfect world Brooks, Api, Bateman, Papali’i and others would have sorted this out during preseason.
Brooks is improving each game.
If you want to gauge his effectiveness by presenting stats, then point to the ones which require less skilful input by others?
e.g. 40/20s or FDOs etc.

 

[innsaneink]

Not a 7 or 6. Why not give him a go at 13.

'We'll rally behind Brooks': Tigers teammates

The Wests Tigers' playing group are backing beleaguered halfback Luke Brooks as the team fights through their worst NRL start in 24 years as a joint venture.

thewest.com.au

Not a 7 or 6. Why not give him a go at 13.

'We'll rally behind Brooks': Tigers teammates

The Wests Tigers' playing group are backing beleaguered halfback Luke Brooks as the team fights through their worst NRL start in 24 years as a joint venture.

thewest.com.au

"He's one player. It's a team sport," prop David Klemmer said.

"Obviously he's not making every single run, every single tackle, every single error. He's doing his best. He's trying but it's not going so well.

"Obviously, he's the highest paid so they come after him.

No...its because he doesnt get the job done in the attacking zone.

Centre Starford To'a suggested critics of Brooks lacked context in their derisions.

"People outside don't know what's happening in between our four walls. We'll rally behind him. We look after each other here," he said.

People see whats happening on the field, where it matters

 

[twentyforty]

No...its because he doesnt get the job done in the attacking zone.


People see whats happening on the field, where it matters

We can also see what’s happening in the public arena and there are some sick people out there hounding the WT 7 unnecessarily.

 

[innsaneink]

We can also see what’s happening in the public arena and there are some sick people out there hounding the WT 7 unnecessarily.

I agree some of the social media stuff is OTT...but no one is immune to constructive criticism

 

[You Know Who]

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but the one stat you pull up has more to do with the runner doesn’t it? The receiver needs to be reading the ball carrier, running to a gap with impeccable timing. This requires skills that WT and Bulldogs don’t have in abundance. It also requires plenty of game time together. You may have been on holidays and not aware that Brooks did not play at all after July last year and that includes no preseason, so I’m guessing he was rusty because of that in the first 2 or 3 games, but more importantly, ball runners had not had the opportunity to develop some rhythm and timing.
In the perfect world Brooks, Api, Bateman, Papali’i and others would have sorted this out during preseason.
Brooks is improving each game.
If you want to gauge his effectiveness by presenting stats, then point to the ones which require less skilful input by others?
e.g. 40/20s or FDOs etc.

Oh right, the old Brooks fan go to: it’s someone else’s fault! Brooks is the halfback which means he is largely responsible for directing our play, not the forwards or other backs. He decides when to spread the ball, pass it, take on the line etc so don’t even try that BS with me about blaming his teammates.

It’s pretty evident I’ve watched far more of our games than you have and the fact that you dismiss try assists and linebreak assists which are the best tangible indicators of a halves ability to set up his teammates, shows that you really don’t have a clue.

It’s not other players fault when Brooks throws bullet passes less than 1 metre away from them whilst being heavily marked. Nor is it their fault when he throws it a metre behind them. It is his literal job to organise our attack, especially in the oppositions 20m and he has continued to do this year what he has done for years before and that it run around like a headless chicken.

Brooks has one 40/20 this year. So you think his one flukey 40/20 (the first since the 2021 season btw and one of two he’s had since 2020) makes him an okay half?

How about errors? He’s currently second behind Lachlan Ilia’s for errors made but i guess that’s everyone else’s fault too.

How about missed tackles? He’s first amongst halfbacks but once again, I suppose that’s someone else’s fault.

Stop blaming others and wake up, it’s pathetic.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but the one stat you pull up has more to do with the runner doesn’t it? The receiver needs to be reading the ball carrier, running to a gap with impeccable timing. This requires skills that WT and Bulldogs don’t have in abundance. It also requires plenty of game time together. You may have been on holidays and not aware that Brooks did not play at all after July last year and that includes no preseason, so I’m guessing he was rusty because of that in the first 2 or 3 games, but more importantly, ball runners had not had the opportunity to develop some rhythm and timing.
In the perfect world Brooks, Api, Bateman, Papali’i and others would have sorted this out during preseason.
Brooks is improving each game.
If you want to gauge his effectiveness by presenting stats, then point to the ones which require less skilful input by others?
e.g. 40/20s or FDOs etc.

"Brooks is improving each game." 🤡

Come on boys, he's only been playing since 2013, we all know half backs hit form at 50. We need to stick with him and give him at least another 10-15 years. ya know, that potential thing.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Oh right, the old Brooks fan go to: it’s someone else’s fault! Brooks is the halfback which means he is largely responsible for directing our play, not the forwards or other backs. He decides when to spread the ball, pass it, take on the line etc so don’t even try that BS with me about blaming his teammates.

It’s pretty evident I’ve watched far more of our games than you have and the fact that you dismiss try assists and linebreak assists which are the best tangible indicators of a halves ability to set up his teammates, shows that you really don’t have a clue.

It’s not other players fault when Brooks throws bullet passes less than 1 metre away from them whilst being heavily marked. Nor is it their fault when he throws it a metre behind them. It is his literal job to organise our attack, especially in the oppositions 20m and he has continued to do this year what he has done for years before and that it run around like a headless chicken.

Brooks has one 40/20 this year. So you think his one flukey 40/20 (the first since the 2021 season btw and one of two he’s had since 2020) makes him an okay half?

How about errors? He’s currently second behind Lachlan Ilia’s for errors made but i guess that’s everyone else’s fault too.

How about missed tackles? He’s first amongst halfbacks but once again, I suppose that’s someone else’s fault.

Stop blaming others and wake up, it’s pathetic.

"Stop blaming others and wake up, it’s pathetic."

Imagine being so willfully bliss in your own delusions you never feel embarrassment. Must be a wonderful world to live in with the Luke "Loser" Brooks family that posts on here.

 

[Buttface]

"Brooks is improving each game." 🤡

Come on boys, he's only been playing since 2013, we all know half backs hit form at 50. We need to stick with him and give him at least another 10-15 years. ya know, that potential thing.

Someone has hacked @Winston Churchill
There needs to be an investigation.

 

[TCL]

The belligerent brooks bashing is a boring as F……

We get it you guys think he sucks and you want him gone, but day after day of posting the same shit is madness.
Same goes for the Brooks supporters.

It’s not even a discussion it’s just rock throwing and hand bags at 10 paces stuff.

 

[liltiger]

Bit harsh Winston. I’m all for bashing Brooks on a forum but for a media outlet to literally post something like that is below the belt. The guy is right - you can’t making posts like that and then spruking you care about mental health.

Tito it's a professional sport it's part of the life, if he had won every game in the last 12 months and the media were fawning over him he would definitely take it. Likewise he hasn't won in 12 months so he has to take the criticism that goes with it. Nothing wrong with stating facts

 

[liltiger]

No...its because he doesnt get the job done in the attacking zone.


People see whats happening on the field, where it matters

If Brooks knew what to do in the opp 20 and could help lay more points on for us it would completely change the complexion of the games we're in. We could be 5 - 2 now. Apart from the Broncs and Dogs we were in every game this year.

 

[Winston Churchill]

The belligerent brooks bashing is a boring as F……

We get it you guys think he sucks and you want him gone, but day after day of posting the same shit is madness.
Same goes for the Brooks supporters.

It’s not even a discussion it’s just rock throwing and hand bags at 10 paces stuff.

Thanks for contributing. I'm sure your post will cease all Brooks discussions.

 

[twentyforty]

Oh right, the old Brooks fan go to: it’s someone else’s fault! Brooks is the halfback which means he is largely responsible for directing our play, not the forwards or other backs. He decides when to spread the ball, pass it, take on the line etc so don’t even try that BS with me about blaming his teammates.

It’s pretty evident I’ve watched far more of our games than you have and the fact that you dismiss try assists and linebreak assists which are the best tangible indicators of a halves ability to set up his teammates, shows that you really don’t have a clue.

It’s not other players fault when Brooks throws bullet passes less than 1 metre away from them whilst being heavily marked. Nor is it their fault when he throws it a metre behind them. It is his literal job to organise our attack, especially in the oppositions 20m and he has continued to do this year what he has done for years before and that it run around like a headless chicken.

Brooks has one 40/20 this year. So you think his one flukey 40/20 (the first since the 2021 season btw and one of two he’s had since 2020) makes him an okay half?

How about errors? He’s currently second behind Lachlan Ilia’s for errors made but i guess that’s everyone else’s fault too.

How about missed tackles? He’s first amongst halfbacks but once again, I suppose that’s someone else’s fault.

Stop blaming others and wake up, it’s pathetic.

What was I thinking?

 

[You Know Who]

What was I thinking?

You clearly weren’t thinking at all based on your original comment.

But I wouldn’t expect anything less of a typical Brooks fan to ignore facts that completely contradict their delusional takes.

Keep living in blissful ignorance.

 

[Demps]

If I or you, were not doing our jobs to an acceptable standard... our employers would put us under some form of performance review.
Maybe even organise training.
All else fails, they would terminate the employment.

I'd love to know what process the Tigers have followed around Brooks' employment.

Performance review? Doubtful.
Organise training? I think equivalent would be dropping to NSW cup or RMC, allowing him to learn some basics.
Terminate employment? Definitely not, it's been 10 years.

Being in the public eye, opens him up to further assessments from the general public. Deal with it.

No different to walking past a house with long grass and critiquing it like... these guys need to take better care of their lawn... they need to do a better job.

Same thing.
Brooks has needed to do a better job.
And if he can't - Tigers should've found some one who can do the job.