550K well spent or...
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JD Tiger
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I was guessing at five years, a close guess.
I have always liked Brooksy, he was better than Moses early on in FG. And still only 22, wow, I thought he was older.
I do like him, I am hoping he can pull it together, he has guts. And seeing him playing well and even being mentioned as a possible contender for Origin would make me very happy.
I think it was a telling moment when Webster drilled him from the sideline at 16 all. Speculating only - but maybe some pressure is mounting on Luke to develop his game, and while I have defended him, cant keep excusing less than average performances when we had ample posession and opportunity to give him a platform to really take some control of that game.
Only lost by one and he was ok - but the areas in which we depend on him he consistently falls short. Can pull off individual brilliance, but still not playing like a seasoned first grader. Really needs someone challenging for that position. He has improved his defence so credit there just needs to get the rest of his game in order -
pronto!
Only lost by one and he was ok - but the areas in which we depend on him he consistently falls short. Can pull off individual brilliance, but still not playing like a seasoned first grader. Really needs someone challenging for that position. He has improved his defence so credit there just needs to get the rest of his game in order -
pronto!
Byron_Bay_Fan
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They can't alwasy predict how the short kicks will go,even old champs get them messed up as well, we should just appreciate them when they come off. As long as 50% of times then okay.
JD Tiger
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I'd be happier with 50% of the time the short kicks coming good, but I'd be surprised if the stats for his kicks shows as high as that. 25% I reckon would be high.
For a couple of years though, seemingly all he (and Moses) did was bomb the ball, and almost never kick short kicks. Must have been under coaches orders, there's no other explanation. So maybe he's still getting used to kicking short kicks again, after being coached not to employ them.
Pawsandclaws
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Brooks really is our only kicking option close to the line so it is easy to pressure him. Lolohea has a clever short kicking game but maybe Cleary is attempting to shield him from this pressure.
Club_Sandwich
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Unfortunately I think Brooks has peaked and what you see is what you will get. Until we find someone better we're stuck with him.
goldcoast_tiger
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Its something that junior coaches can do a lot more about.
Having a 3 metre box marked out behind the tryline and having to kick( roll) the ball in to the box as a game before training every day( from5 to 10 metres out) can have some surprising results at the end of even one season,
As they get better at it, the box can be made smaller.
If it's made into a team competition, the kids will soon be practising it as soon as they arrive at training.
It's something that can start right back at u6 , as it's fun, and it's competitive throughout the team.
It's never too early, And it works
Having a 3 metre box marked out behind the tryline and having to kick( roll) the ball in to the box as a game before training every day( from5 to 10 metres out) can have some surprising results at the end of even one season,
As they get better at it, the box can be made smaller.
If it's made into a team competition, the kids will soon be practising it as soon as they arrive at training.
It's something that can start right back at u6 , as it's fun, and it's competitive throughout the team.
It's never too early, And it works
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As long as they have 100kg+ guys running at them as they try it ..I'm all for it..
balmain boy
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His biggest problem is his decision making. He's still extremely hesitant all over the field. He second guesses himself and as a result miss-times things all the time, or just plain up makes the wrong decision at the wrong time. The short flat ball to his left edge second rower is a diabolical pet play of his.
He has the skills but still doesn't have the right aptitude of a halfback. Not sure if its the pack. If you get the ball in space on the last, survey your options and make the wrong decision that's on you, not the guy who hit the ball up a few tackles ago. But then again he has the least damaging back row and outside backs in the league to work with. Even Johns would struggle to put our backrowers through a gap.
He has the skills but still doesn't have the right aptitude of a halfback. Not sure if its the pack. If you get the ball in space on the last, survey your options and make the wrong decision that's on you, not the guy who hit the ball up a few tackles ago. But then again he has the least damaging back row and outside backs in the league to work with. Even Johns would struggle to put our backrowers through a gap.
goldcoast_tiger
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Somehow I don't think that that they are quite ready for that, :laughing:
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Here's something for the people who seem to think a better pack will improve Brooks.
How good does our pack need to be?
(This is taken from the Tigers v Titans preview.)
"Why the Tigers can win: Ranked seventh in the NRL for metres gained per set, the Tigers forwards have shown that they can get their team on the front foot and their propensity to offload makes them a difficult team to defend through the middle. With an average of 11.2 offloads per game the Tigers rank fourth in the NRL this season for promoting the football"
Plenty there for Brooks to play off the back of, there are 9 teams that make less metres per set than us and 12 teams that have less offloads per game than us.
Yet they're probably all in front of us on the ladder.
As you can see our forwards aren't the problem, they're rolling down the field and getting plenty of offloads away.
Do we need to be 1st for metres gained and 1st for offloads before Brooks improves?
Will next year's pack improve our position of 7th and 4th?
If not, do you still think Brooks will be the player we need him to be next year and onward. Why?
cqtiger
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He said that he will now take charge of the team now that Moses has gone :laughing:
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Yeah, Thurston was no better at that age. That's why he played Origin in 2005 and got the Cowboys to the Grand Final…....................at the age of 22.
Maybe we should look at signing a backup in case Brooks doesn't kick on next year. I'd imagine it will be his last chance as well, with Cleary here and everything.
GNR4LIFE
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Probably sounds crazy, but I think a lot of his problems stem from his personality. He seems scared of his own shadow, how do you expect him to bark out orders to his forward pack.
Spud_Murphy
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I share your sentiments, Eddie. I was really hoping that the club would go on the lookout for an experienced halfback because I really don't think Brooks is up to controlling a team and I'm not sure the partnership with Reynolds will work. I wonder if we could entice Trent Hodkinson over to come and play alongside his old mate Josh. Now there's a partnership I'd have more confidence in! Or even get Jeff Robson, who is off contract at the end of the year.
There are options, but it appears that Cleary is banking it all on Brooks to lead the team around next season and it doesn't fill me with much confidence at all.
