Luke Brooks #167

Demps said:
What are they doing with Laurie?
Thought he had no interest from our club / any club.

It does seem like there's just more negotiation to take place...
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Nothing....
Unless you've heard or seen something I haven't?

I've heard Sheens say he wants to extend Charlie - Jahream Extended - Star Come on and Tupou doing well....
If they're doing anything with him it's for the Black and Whites only you'd imagine?
Haven't heard Sheens mention Daine at all much since he took over as coach.
 
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batboy said:
Nothing....
Unless you've heard or seen something I haven't?

I've heard Sheens say he wants to extend Charlie - Jahream Extended - Star Come on and Tupou doing well....
If they're doing anything with him it's for the Black and Whites only you'd imagine?
Haven't heard Sheens mention Daine at all much since he took over as coach.
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I'm under the belief Sheens doesn't rate Laurie.

He said AD was the best fullback at the club... says it all really. 😂😂

I can't see Daine being at the club next year and I don't think he'll even be in the NRL....

He has been open about Brooks staying...
See how it plays out.
It's likely it's just the $$ amount and he'll stay...
 
Demps said:
What are they doing with Laurie?
Thought he had no interest from our club / any club.

It does seem like there's just more negotiation to take place...
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I think that was Batboys point, if we didn't want him we'd just tell him he won't be making an offer. Maybe they wanted to make an offer to "look like the good guys" given he is a one club player, but they really don't want him, who knows.

Keen to see where this leads, has he caught management off guard or do they have a plan? History suggests there will be no plan but we shall see. It will be interesting to see how the players react as he seems well liked by the playing group, if not this forum
 
bathursttiger1 said:
I’m sure that there’s a plan B, there’s always things going on in the background and I think Fulton will have his fingerprints all over it.
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Mate we missed Munster, Moses, Johnson, Pearce and a few others under the rug.

We resorted to signing Wakeham a player who was on zero scouting boards few weeks out for the start of the season

Our own knocked us back.

It’s clear they are making it up as they go.

We will have zero choice but to go fringe or rookies now.

We are at least plan F, zero inbound for next season so far & 19 potentially out between now and 25. Oh and AD is the only half player in the squad and he won’t play for next season

We continue to be the laughingstock of the NRL.
 
Demps said:
I'm under the belief Sheens doesn't rate Laurie.

He said AD was the best fullback at the club... says it all really. 😂😂

I can't see Daine being at the club next year and I don't think he'll even be in the NRL....

He has been open about Brooks staying...
See how it plays out.
It's likely it's just the $$ amount and he'll stay...
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We might sign Laurie to play 7 next year. 🤣
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Mate we missed Munster, Moses, Johnson, Pearce and a few others under the rug.

We resorted to signing Wakeham a player who was on zero scouting boards few weeks out for the start of the season

Our own knocked us back.

It’s clear they are making it up as they go.

We will have zero choice but to go fringe or rookies now.

We are at least plan F, zero inbound for next season so far & 19 potentially out between now and 25. Oh and AD is the only half player in the squad and he won’t play for next season

We continue to be the laughingstock of the NRL.
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Not just ALL this.....

What player on earth in any other position will want to stay (Or come) here?

I can imagine it now -
The Tigers??? F*ck that - They've got back rowers playing in the Halves....
Get me out of here / I'm not touching that....
 
bathursttiger1 said:
I’m sure that there’s a plan B, there’s always things going on in the background and I think Fulton will have his fingerprints all over it.
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What plan B ? We tried to get Munster ,them Moses then Pearce then oh well let's resign Brooks .No one who is anybody in the list of half's wants to go to Concord .Maybe a couple 18 yr olds from our pathways LOL
I wonder if Parra with all their problems eg Dylan Brown might pair Moses and Brooks
 
cktiger said:
Fantastic news.
The money he was offered was not halfback money because, frankly, he’s not a halfback.
Also lowballed to let him know, no matter what gets spouted to the media, he’s not in our plans going forward.
The injuries look like they might start to be more of a worry too (although the offer was made prior to his current injury).
3 years, at his age, on decent money with average form and he decides it’s a no from him.
Be interesting to know who’s waiting in the wings.
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No one
 
batboy said:
Not just ALL this.....

What player on earth in any other position will want to stay (Or come) here?

I can imagine it now -
The Tigers??? F*ck that - They've got back rowers playing in the Halves....
Get me out of here / I'm not touching that....
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The scary part of this is Api MO end of next season. 25 Benji’s first formal year is really looking setup for success right now.

Benji has yet to attract anyone to the club, zilch, zero.

The narrative the club spins just looks worse and worse as the season keeps going on.
 
Stevec said:
What plan B ? We tried to get Munster ,them Moses then Pearce then oh well let's resign Brooks .No one who is anybody in the list of half's wants to go to Concord .Maybe a couple 18 yr olds from our pathways LOL
I wonder if Parra with all their problems eg Dylan Brown might pair Moses and Brooks
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Let’s just wait and see, hasn’t even been one day yet.
 
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Mighty_Tiger said:
The scary part of this is Api MO end of next season. 25 Benji’s first formal year is really looking setup for success right now.

Benji has yet to attract anyone to the club, zilch, zero.

The narrative the club spins just looks worse and worse as the season keeps going on.
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We'll trigger that Option or Extend Api...
I'm not worried about him.

The rest, I concur....
 
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Conspiracist theory time:

McDonell leaves and Brooks low balled. Sheens fuming and decides he can’t work with Hagi and Pascoe. Leaves at season’s end with Benji in tow. Leaves Fulton as recruitment manager who has a long and successful relationship with…..Des.

Probably won’t happen but fun to speculate
 
bbobb said:
Conspiracist theory time:

McDonell leaves and Brooks low balled. Sheens fuming and decides he can’t work with Hagi and Pascoe. Leaves at season’s end with Benji in tow. Leaves Fulton as recruitment manager who has a long and successful relationship with…..Des.

Probably won’t happen but fun to speculate
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Hasler is a decent coach you just never want to let him anywhere near recruitment and payment of players
 
bbobb said:
Conspiracist theory time:

McDonell leaves and Brooks low balled. Sheens fuming and decides he can’t work with Hagi and Pascoe. Leaves at season’s end with Benji in tow. Leaves Fulton as recruitment manager who has a long and successful relationship with…..Des.

Probably won’t happen but fun to speculate
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Jeez..that scenario cld work for me!!!
The nutty professer is sorta what we need..
 
From the elation at L.O . just 3 weeks ago to now the absolute pits !
It takes some special talent from our brainstrust to pull that off
What I really liked 3 weeks ago is the team looked happy and harmonious
Foolishly felt a bit of optimism
So we let Joe go , we tell a few others to go and put in error riddled really poor performances since and team looks an unhappy bunch again
Don't know who fingers are all over this. Justin or Scott or Tim
Benji is being set up with a hospital pass
 
Stevec said:
From the elation at L.O . just 3 weeks ago to now the absolute pits !
It takes some special talent from our brainstrust to pull that off
What I really liked 3 weeks ago is the team looked happy and harmonious
Foolishly felt a bit of optimism
So we let Joe go , we tell a few others to go and put in error riddled really poor performances since and team looks an unhappy bunch again
Don't know who fingers are all over this. Justin or Scott or Tim
Benji is being set up with a hospital pass
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I have no doubt somebody will end up being blamed and removed for all the cock ups but have very little faith on the right person being blamed
 
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