Brilliant Brooks silences Storm

[Lukic]

I would stop short of calling him brilliant, but defensively he's improved ten-fold and he's getting gradually better in attack.

He's starting to get a lot better with his pass selection since there's been barely any of those hospital balls to Lawrence and he's starting to realise more and more that his running game given his speed is his strength. The more he takes on tired forwards around the ruck and uses his pace to get on the outside of 2nd rowers to get overlaps, the more effective he'll become. Marshall's organisational skills have also been a huge benefit, he's a much better fit than Lolohea was last year.

 

[bp_tiger]

would love to see him take the line on more, but his defense has improve out of sight, maybe his attack may improve as the season moves on.

 

[happy_tiger]

Said it last week, when our previous coach tried to hide Brooks out wide in defence was disastrous, as he he was getting isolated and making a lot of poor reads. Now Cleary has him in the middle or on the edge and he is really tackling well and that flows onto the rest of his game. Certainly having Benji makes a difference

Great point Supercoach , sometimes it is easier to defend in the middle were it is more unlikely you can be isolated

I suggested to another Forum member about at some stage moving Nofoaluma to the forwards , he can't make the bad decisions he does out wide and will rarely get isolated

 

[Telltails]

I can barely believe how much better his defence is this year. He could always tackle front-on, but his decision making and the way his inside/outside men adjust has been just great.

Yeah tackle on K-Brom was quality, not just cutting him down but roughing him up. Commentators said Twal did it with knees in the back but I reckon Brooks hurt him straight up by dumping him on his side.

That was 100% Brooks tackle and he went to meet him. Seen many other halfbacks defend on their line who wait for the attacking forwards to come to them and get run over the top of.
Not only well executed -gutsy as. Loved it when he gave it to Slater. The signs are good still with a way to go.

 

[TIGER]

Credit where it's due, so far Brooks is going fine, I wonder how much Benji factors into that?

The Benji Brooks thing is looking the goods, I feel for Reynolds but at this stage we don't need him in the 17 at all imo.

 

[Yossarian]

His try was a big indicator in where the club is right now. He simply wanted it more and was determined to get over the line.

 

[WT2K]

One of his better games for us. His defence has been solid, that tackle on Bromwich was fantastic. Hope he continues to grow in confidence. Benji being next to him has been a good thing.

 

[Mac_tiger]

His defence was improving last year, and has been strong in the first two rounds. Kicking has improved too - decent high balls last night and has been able to grubber into the in goal. Should have had a kick assist last week for Benji and last night for Kev.

 

[Madge]

the key in brooks I'mprovement is benji fullstop he needs that calm experienced head next to him, if hes not there brooks is going to panic and come up with stupid plays

 

[WT2K]

Just interviewed on abc grandstand.. Missed most the interview but at the end he was asked what fans can expect - we want to be in the game and have a chance to win in the last 10 minutes which showed over the first two rounds.

 

[newtiger]

He has earnt the wraps this week. Benji has been great for Brooks.

If you remember Benji played with Brooks in his debut game, even though Benji was in the centre.

 

[Tigerdon]

His try was a big indicator in where the club is right now. He simply wanted it more and was determined to get over the line.

When that try happened the commentators mentioned Brooks looked hungrier than Scott (or whoever the Melbourne centre was)than Brooks was up against

 

[Geo]

His try was a big indicator in where the club is right now. He simply wanted it more and was determined to get over the line.

When that try happened the commentators mentioned Brooks looked hungrier than Scott (or whoever the Melbourne centre was)than Brooks was up against

Brooks was also the 1st to the ball on the last play of the game when Storm knocked it on…

 

[Yossarian]

His try was a big indicator in where the club is right now. He simply wanted it more and was determined to get over the line.

When that try happened the commentators mentioned Brooks looked hungrier than Scott (or whoever the Melbourne centre was)than Brooks was up against

Brooks was also the 1st to the ball on the last play of the game when Storm knocked it on…

After Packer also touched it. Could have been an offside penalty if they hadn't knocked on.

 

[Nucky_Thompson]

His try was a big indicator in where the club is right now. He simply wanted it more and was determined to get over the line.

When that try happened the commentators mentioned Brooks looked hungrier than Scott (or whoever the Melbourne centre was)than Brooks was up against

Brooks was also the 1st to the ball on the last play of the game when Storm knocked it on…

After Packer also touched it. Could have been an offside penalty if they hadn't knocked on.

Yeqh masters goal kicking is a worry

 

[snowleopard]

My thinking is Luke will never be the organising half back mostly cause he ain’t got the personality or mindset and you can never change that. Reynolds is the same in my eyes. The x factor has been Benji 2\. With both Luke and Brooks supporting him I think we can put together a combination that will be hard to beat. Throw in someone like Gamble if Benji is injured and we still have cover

 

[Cairnstigers]

So with the big four we ended up with Brooks
I'm happy with that
He is playing better than the other 3
I wonder if Moses and Tedesco still live with Brooks
Moses probably won't go home tonight
If I was Brooks I would leave a box of tissues in his room
Tedesco would still be licking his wounds from last week
Put a box of bandaids in his
Brooks is going to sleep with a smile on his face tonight
And Woods at 0 and 2
Go round to his home and give him a big wooden spoon to think about

On ya Brooks

 

[The_Patriot]

Still a fair bit of work to do. He looks like he is back to his happy self playing a more suitable time under this coach but the pressure is yet to come.

Need to see more, need to see his running game come on more as well.

 

[Spartan117]

Whats the Old saying

"Winning Fixes Everything"

Our game (as is much of life) is a confidence game.

Ability is there as the player wouldn't get to FG without it, but the next level is in the head.

 

[Tigerdon]

Brooks looks very fit this year and it’s showing in his game. He hasn’t done anything spectacular but is there competing for the full 80 mins this year . He might not be loud and yelling but competing hard with and without the ball.
I thought he was more involved and has made less mistakes than Cronk and Croft when he came up against him. I also don’t think we would have two wins already if we had Moses instead of Brooks.