Brandon Wakeham #267

[Halbrowne61]

I could not have been less enthused when he signed but in a terrible start to the season he's actually been really good. And I'm just thinking that he might actually be a good halfback.

Played great halfback role in trial v Canberra (very average against warriors), was pretty clinical in the brief snippets I saw of him in NSW cup and then was the biggest factor in changing the game and giving us some attack against the dogs. It was total transformation.

He's a sharp runner, quality passer (hey, a half who can pass!), decent kicker and has good instincts and support play and even tackled kikau on our line, something that doueihi couldn't manage. He showed more in his brief spell today than we've seen from a half at our club for a long time.

Is it possible our club has fluked a decent halfback? Any reason not to be positive about him?

And yet all he really did was play a good first grade halfback game. I think we have been numbed by LB and co for so long that we’d actually forgotten what even a half decent 7 can add to the team. Draw and pass ,put someone through a gap, back up, it’s all so simple when you think about it.

 

[Winston Churchill]

We are better off playing with 12 men than Brooks, such is his liability status.
So I don’t mind if it’s Wakeham or even if it’s thin air. Just punt him.

Been saying for weeks it would be beneficial to the club to play any old forward at 7 than thin air Brooks. Waste of a jersey.

 

[Tiger Woods]

We need something to go our way even if it's a fluke
BTW has anyone noticed that Brandon looks like a mix between Benji & kikau

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Wakeham assisted 2 tries within 2 minutes.

What does that clearly say about him.

 

[jmello]

Wakeham deserves a shot at half, with Brooks a running 5/8th

 

[Winston Churchill]

With the way Wakeham played today he deserves a 10 year contract and the superpower to never be dropped even if he plays the next 10 years as a park footballer at best, bringing zero value to the team. I mean after all weve done it before for a bloke after 1 good game on debut.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Wakeham assisted 2 tries within 2 minutes.

What does that clearly say about him.

We’ll give him the 3 points for a start because what he did had a positive effect on the game, and isn’t that what the best player does ?

 

[Glenji95]

The first trial he was average but in saying that we weren’t full strength. The second trial he was good and the last 2 Cup games has had a huge role in us winning those games and almost made a comeback for us. I think he’s got the potential to play 7 going forward for us.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Wakeham has always had talent...plus a great kicking game...plus is an excellent goalkicker...plus he can assist on multiple tries per game...

The issues? He has always tried to be Benji Marshall / extrovert. Go back to his dyed blonde hair days at the Dogs and flick passes into the crowd.

'That' Wakeham we do not need.

But he has also had great games...I saw him absolutely slaughter our state cup team before and was light years better than our state cup halves.

He is genuinely creative and can organise.

He is exactly what we need as long as he can keep maturing and realise he needs to play under control and not like Benji Marshall.

 

[watersider]

Wakeham has always had talent...plus a great kicking game...plus is an excellent goalkicker...plus he can assist on multiple tries per game...

The issues? He has always tried to be Benji Marshall / extrovert. Go back to his dyed blonde hair days at the Dogs and flick passes into the crowd.

'That' Wakeham we do not need.

But he has also had great games...I saw him absolutely slaughter our state cup team before and was light years better than our state cup halves.

He is genuinely creative and can organise.

He is exactly what we need as long as he can keep maturing and realise he needs to play under control and not like Benji Marshall.

Exciting to hear you positive about a player. Not saying you're overly negative, just hadn't been much to be positive about for about ten years.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Exciting to hear you positive about a player. Not saying you're overly negative, just hadn't been much to be positive about for about ten years.

I am actually quite excited...Da Silva is the best young nine I have seen come through in ages.

Bateman and Klemmer are leaders.

Matamua will be a decade long player at 13.

We just need the Brooks / Nofa / Twal / loser mentality era to be completely cleaned out.

 

[ancient_magpie]

Wakeham has always had talent...plus a great kicking game...plus is an excellent goalkicker...plus he can assist on multiple tries per game...

The issues? He has always tried to be Benji Marshall / extrovert. Go back to his dyed blonde hair days at the Dogs and flick passes into the crowd.

'That' Wakeham we do not need.

But he has also had great games...I saw him absolutely slaughter our state cup team before and was light years better than our state cup halves.

He is genuinely creative and can organise.

He is exactly what we need as long as he can keep maturing and realise he needs to play under control and not like Benji Marshall.

The trouble is the sheenius won't drop Brooks cause that's admitting he was wrong

 

[haynefan]

We had 1 set to win the game and we came up with 5 hit ups and an inside ball(which was knocked on) from 60m out. That's our 900k halfback steering the side, and if he wasn't steering that set....WHY WASNT HE??????

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. How about at least an offload? Players in support? Or a short pass...Anything...

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Who in our side is going to create something from nothing 70m out? That is your only hope at that point. That’s our major issue, no superstars.

No shift play on any tackle?
No kick?
😂😂 he's on 900k, he should try and play like a superstar

 

[Alltheway]

The trouble is the sheenius won't drop Brooks cause that's admitting he was wrong

Doesn’t need to drop brooks, just Doueihi. Funny how when Doueihi was out of the halves we went better.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Doesn’t need to drop brooks, just Doueihi. Funny how when Doueihi was out of the halves we went better.

Correct.

 

[The_Patriot]

Im not getting carried away with him.

His best value for now is that puts pressure on Luke and lets Luke know he needs to play better.

Funny how Brooks looked interested when he came on.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Tigers scored 3 tries in 25 minutes with Wakeham in the halves

Had previously scored 5 tries (1 an interception) in 215mins of Brooks and Doueihi in the halves

As I said previously, the team is doing it's job, just being let down by the play makers

 

[Tiger Woods]

Wakeham attacked more in 10 minutes than the tigers have in the last 10 years
😂

 

[Dino]

I don't think he's a world beater but unlike our other halves he seems to be able to actually spot and take advantage of any gaps in our opposition as long as we keep getting good meters that is enough