Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

tiger_one said:
SEN radio (Sydney) today put up a rumour of a player swap:
Brooks and Schuster (Tigers and Manly).
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Odd considering the think tank there has also been saying we’ve offered Brooks a 2 year deal…
Schuster at all would be a monumental mistake - swapping one of our best players for him would be all time…
Total Wests Tigers

This fascination with playing Benji Ball really needs to be put to bed…
Benjis retired - and even he wasn’t that successful with it.
 
Should just give Brooks the rumoured amount and say we want you as a running 6 that’s your job and we’ll do everything in our power to get a game managing 7 to pair you with. If we don’t within the 2 yrs he can move on still only will be 30 and will have another 3-4 yr contract still available to him.
 
Coastie_Tiger said:
Should just give Brooks the rumoured amount and say we want you as a running 6 that’s your job and we’ll do everything in our power to get a game managing 7 to pair you with. If we don’t within the 2 yrs he can move on still only will be 30 and will have another 3-4 yr contract still available to him.
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Koroisau has been of huge benefit to Brooks. Having that quality in the 9 is outstanding for our team.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Ours was given the debacle of a season.
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fibrodreaming said:
I seem to recall that at the back end of 2018 Brooks formed a lethal combination with Garner on the left edge. Brooks was throwing great little no-look passes to Garner running an outside-in line. They terrorised the opposition in their red zone and, while it lasted, it was our most effective attacking play.

Madge assumed control in 2019 and moved Garner to the right and the combo was lost. This was a poor decision in my opinion because, as Warren Ryan might have said, it was the only feather we had to fly with.

I’m no expert on the subtleties of attacking play, but it seems to me that if two players are to form a good combination it requires both to play their part to make it work. If for example, a back rower is not a hole runner or a good line runner, then holding the half back responsible for the back rowers lack of line breaks is incorrect.

I’m simply pointing out that your comment above is incorrect. Perhaps the fact that Garner is the only back rower that Brooks has struck up this type of combo with is partly his fault. But I would suggest also that the back rowers he has played inside should shoulder some of the blame as well.
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I agree. Brooks and the second rower,
whoever, should discuss what lines or strategy they need put in place to make it work.
They need to talk to each other and come up with a plan that can work for both of them.
 
Man we can't bend over to Brooks in a negotiation where he's played decently for the first time in years. Can you say he's been that much better than Wakeham? I mean he's been a bit better but not by a remarkable amount.

A 2 year deal for 450-500k a year would work. Anything more than that and we're entering overpay territory. Yes Canberra spoiled the ruck but we had 0 points in 70 minutes when they had 13 on the field. You can't back up 66 with a near 0. He's never been consistent and his game is still very flawed.

When you're flush with cash you overpay stars because they're the building blocks of your team, not average players.

Prioritise a true halfback and then make a call on whether Brooks is a fit with them.
 
How about front loading some wins Sheens..?
FrodoTBagin said:
Yes.

I had a post a day or two ago about how we have been front loading and who I think we have frontloaded. Sheens very proudly claimed at the start of the year that they have already done some frontloading, still had a shit ton of money in the bank and how if we do not pick someone up we will continue to front load.
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FrodoTBagin said:
Reports today say we have offered 500-600k for Luke Brooks. I guess I am a lot closer to the mark than you are buddy.
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A bit of wishful thinking by the club I would think but worth a try.

What we offer and what we get are 2 different things.

At least you didn't call me CHAMP.
 
hank37w said:
A bit of wishful thinking by the club I would think but worth a try.

What we offer and what we get are 2 different things.

At least you didn't call me CHAMP.
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Oh I definitely agree there. My original post yesterday stated "even if Brooks stays for around 550K" so I never said I thought it would happen, just that I think that is what we would offer.
 
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Lukic said:
Man we can't bend over to Brooks in a negotiation where he's played decently for the first time in years. Can you say he's been that much better than Wakeham? I mean he's been a bit better but not by a remarkable amount.

A 2 year deal for 450-500k a year would work. Anything more than that and we're entering overpay territory.
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We'll probably pay 650k for 2 years with
the player allowance. Get him a good 7 &
I'm happy with it. Give him a year under benji
 
Coastie_Tiger said:
Should just give Brooks the rumoured amount and say we want you as a running 6 that’s your job and we’ll do everything in our power to get a game managing 7 to pair you with. If we don’t within the 2 yrs he can move on still only will be 30 and will have another 3-4 yr contract still available to him.
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We have a game managing half, that kicks goals. His name is Wakeham.
I saw him feeding the scrum last week in the 20m zone. Just wears 6 on his jumper.
 
Lukic said:
Man we can't bend over to Brooks in a negotiation where he's played decently for the first time in years. Can you say he's been that much better than Wakeham? I mean he's been a bit better but not by a remarkable amount.

A 2 year deal for 450-500k a year would work. Anything more than that and we're entering overpay territory. Yes Canberra spoiled the ruck but we had 0 points in 70 minutes when they had 13 on the field. You can't back up 66 with a near 0. He's never been consistent and his game is still very flawed.

When you're flush with cash you overpay stars because they're the building blocks of your team, not average players.

Prioritise a true halfback and then make a call on whether Brooks is a fit with them.
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Not that I disagree with you, but who do you have in mind?
 
Tucker said:
Not that I disagree with you, but who do you have in mind?
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Absolutely f’n no one - that’s how you hurl garbage like that out there…
As I said earlier - Sandow (never an elite half) was getting 500k in like 2012…

Anyone who thinks you’ll get an all season starting half for 400-500k…. Is still buying frozen cokes at maccas to try win a car..,
 
BAGNF05 said:
We signed him to help Roosters out and he’s a reserve grader. Can’t catch. Move on.
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was waiting for someone to blame Brooks short ball for his drop on the weekend - he wasn’t even looking at the ball, didn’t have his hands up - and was 20m upfield before he even realised he’d knocked on…

Seen plenty bigging him up, I don’t rate Talau much - but if he picking Him over AJ
 
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