550K well spent or...
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earl
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We should have gone hard for Benji.
kingbrooks
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Far out. Would happilly offer Benji 300k.
Brooks has had more than enough time to establish himself as a first grader…I have said on many occasions that the team will not reach the next level with Brooks at 7\. His time is up and has to be moved on regardless of the contractual issues or play him in the reggies as frankly that is where he belongs .
To be honest with Brooks. If we are looking to him to win a game then the team isn't do their job.
I know the spine is where the points come from but it does give an indication that we are well behind all over the park.
Brooks or another halfback it doesn't matter we shouldn't be putting them in positions where they need to win the game. It would be bloody nice for a game to be won because of the effort from the forwards or the backs / backrowers breaking the nine.
Doesn't mean I don't think Brooks needs to pick up hod game just means the team sucks as a whole.
I know the spine is where the points come from but it does give an indication that we are well behind all over the park.
Brooks or another halfback it doesn't matter we shouldn't be putting them in positions where they need to win the game. It would be bloody nice for a game to be won because of the effort from the forwards or the backs / backrowers breaking the nine.
Doesn't mean I don't think Brooks needs to pick up hod game just means the team sucks as a whole.
Brooks had a mixed bag today. Overall a below average game but consider the rest of the spine and the roster he has to marshall around.
We will be a better rounded unit with Lolo out of the halves and Reynolds there next year. Matty Mac needs to be tapped on the shoulder and told to work on his ability to play the 80\. Carrying JLJ on that bench was criminal.
We will be a better rounded unit with Lolo out of the halves and Reynolds there next year. Matty Mac needs to be tapped on the shoulder and told to work on his ability to play the 80\. Carrying JLJ on that bench was criminal.
momo_amp_medo
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2018
Tim Sheens
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Arrived late at the ground for various reasons with M4 changes not helping, and whilst we made kickoff, did not know the final lineup. Was really angry as well when I saw JLJ going on to replace MM.
VanillaThunder
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I'd assume it's because of his dodgy knees, not a lack of willingness. That said, if Liddle is fit we probably win and JLJ is not even close to first grade level. I wonder if JMK gets a shot if he's fit?
How many clubs would have a decent third-string hooker? Surely (and I know JT tried it with poor results) we can get ET in their for 10 minutes either side of half time?
Back on point though, I think 50-60 minutes of McIlwrick quality is worth it. Hell if Liddle goes down next year I'd have Reynolds spell him (MM) and just play with one half.
Magpie_Magic
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Offered little in attack.
But his kicking game was the best he has played imo.
But his kicking game was the best he has played imo.
Moses is putting in solid games at Parra when he never used to do that for us in the past. Put a good player behind the right pack and they will shine. Just give Brooks a chance next year and see if he improves under a new coach and forward pack, if he still fails to put in solid, constant performances then it'll be clear he just isn't NRL standard.
JD Tiger
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Usually I say the exact same thing, and we will see next year.
But I'm worried that maybe it isn't the bad pack at Wests Tigers that made it so hard for Brooks, maybe it's just his ability. How long has it been since he debuted? Five years? His career is half over. He still can barely get a good fifth tackle kick away, still can't pop a field goal under pressure when we need it. He must have had a dozen chances at field goals over the years to win it, I'd be interested to see the stats on how many has he missed opposed to ones he got over. He must have gotten a couple over surely, though I can't remember any ??
Pawsandclaws
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I can't remember if it was Gould or Johns who said Jennings had been switched to right centre to babysit Moses. We don't happen to have a spare former SOO centre to assist Brooks. He gets Kev who tries really hard but is not a noted defender.
I'm with kh_canada, Cultured Bogan and Needaname..as I wrote in another thread - Brooks hasn't had much chance this season really. Look at our spine. Since coming back from injuries he has had no 5/8 support at all, no decent dominant pack to play behind, he gets little playmaking support or imagination from our dummyhalf and Teddy has played only a few games. Tough gig for him and I don't think he isn't putting in, as a matter of fact I believe his effort level has been up there with the best in our team.
I am less worried about him next year than I am about plenty of other current players in our team - also a few of our new recruits.
I am less worried about him next year than I am about plenty of other current players in our team - also a few of our new recruits.
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You're right, it's dismal to see that he's had 5 years and still fails to do some of the siumple things like a 5th tackle option etc. I'm definitely not impressed in those stats but also look at the coaching he's had over the past few years too, could be a defining factor. See how he performs over the off-season under Cleary and beside Reynolds who has a wealth of experience too. We may be seeing the best of him in 2018
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