Brookes wants to test his worth

We will always struggle to match other clubs offers for any of our players because of the lop-sided TPAs

Yes, we will match any team against the normal salary cap if we are keen on keeping Broses but the top clubs will kill us with TPAs being also offered.

The NRL is NOT an even competition. It favours some clubs over others. The Broncos/Cowboys will offer $400,000, we will offer $600,000 and a player will still leave - "to be at a winning club". All the while it was the additional $400,000 plus a house that sealed the deal.
 
@sideline eye said:
@Byron Bay Fan said:
Sorry but I prefer to see him go, is ineffective in many areas as well picks fights in danger zones.

He picks fights? Really?
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You check out last weeks game, he was grappling a player around the head that the player took offence at so a donny_Brook was almost on, right near our try line. A few times that has happened. Bit like Ennis.
 
@Tigermama said:
And this from a young man that said…" Playing for the Tigers is a dream come true"
I don't blame him for looking after his self-interests. We would all probably do the same.
Footy nowdays is just a business. I just hope we don't pay overs to keep him.
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As long as there is open and honest transparency between the Club and Brooks then by all means test the market….as long as he gives the WT the final say to **_MATCH_** the biggest offer…Gone should be the days we pay overs or structure ridiculous contracts for our players
 
im still a fan, i think he can become a solid player for us within a year or two

hope we can resign him, but not on too much
 
@Flippedy said:
Good, Brooks can go and we'll take Adam Reynolds thanks! :mrgreen:

Seriously though, I actually thought we played better with Littlejohn at half and Moses controlling the game at five eighth and I'd be happy to stick with that combination for the future. I know Brooks and Moses have played all their footy together, but sometimes they just seem to nullify and cancel each other out in matches for some reason. Maybe it's a struggle for control? I dunno.
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Yeah so did I.

My only concern in all this is how much power pull these 3 have ( Teddy, Brooks, Moses) , i mean if we offer Brooks less than what he wants? Are Teddy and Moses going to jump at his defence and say we sign as a package etc or vica versa with any of them.
I'm hoping the Club doesn't get sucked in to these player power or the majority of our Salary Cap will be eaten by these 3.
We have suffered enough with massive lessons learnt, surely the Club aren't that silly and paying overs for players not worth there salt.
 
@Geo. said:
@supercoach said:
Don't get the negativity for Brooks, his stats are pretty good when compared with most other no7\. Started the year slowly but was in good form till he hurt his knee. I guess he can only get better and is always going to play a less flashier style of football to Moses. If you had to drop one of the three it probably would be Brooks, but in a ideal would you want to keep the three

Yeah not really getting that either ..as a combination they sit just behind Milford and Hunt in all key areas…

Wests Tigers need to also look at who they surround these guys with...Not many halves continually dominate when your forward pack gets owned every off week..
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Not many halves continually kick to the oppositions fullback on the full…
Understand what you are saying though
 
@Tigertigertiger said:
Brooks worth is 300k at best but his manager will bump it up to 700k
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And that's being nice :wink: :laughing:

This Club is renowned for paying overs for underperforming players.

Maybe Brooks and Moses can take this into consideration with there next Contracts as they have been underperforming the last couple of years with what they've been paid.
Moses is slowly making some progress but consistently on a weekly basis they are both miles behind.
But it all comes down to the Supply and demand with these positions and Age, and yes the Potential still to be achieved.
We love that word POTENTIAL :laughing:
 
That's understandable he wants to test this worth in the market, I'm sure a lot of players would do this. Having said that however, I wouldn't blame the club for seeking out other options too.. Adam Reynolds would be nice. In fact given the choice of both, at a similar price I'd take Reynolds.
 
@Flippedy said:
Good, Brooks can go and we'll take Adam Reynolds thanks! :mrgreen:

Seriously though, I actually thought we played better with Littlejohn at half and Moses controlling the game at five eighth and I'd be happy to stick with that combination for the future. I know Brooks and Moses have played all their footy together, but sometimes they just seem to nullify and cancel each other out in matches for some reason. Maybe it's a struggle for control? I dunno.
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I so want to be wrong, but I just don't think Brooks has any more to give. And to compare him to others is only fair. Gold Coast, Panthers are close to us on the table and therefore are valid comparisons.
 
@hobbo2803 said:
Brooks should thank his lucky Stars he's already with a club that thrives on mediocrity .
If this is going to be an annual event with brooks testing the market , let him go .
He's already overpaid IMO .
JLJ could do Brook's job on far less coin , the main focus should be on Tedesco and Moses !
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Agree 100%. Tedesco $1million, Moses $750k, Brooks $500k. If Brook is not happy then wouldnt be too dissapointed. Hopefully we stagger their deals so they arent all coming off contract at the same time. Its going to be a circus around the tigers next year. Lets face it Thurston and Hunt wont be going Anywhere. Could be some desperate clubs chucking over at them.
 
@Geo. said:
@swag tiger said:
Tedesco and Moses want to stay but i do not know about Brooks.

Where do you get that from..?
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I got if from this article
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/wests-tigers/james-tedesco-keen-to-form-longterm-wests-tigers-big-three-with-mitchell-moses-luke-brooks-20160810-gqp7vf.html
 
JLJ resigned for another season, didn't he? He may be the winner out of all this especially if the club throw the kitchen sink at Teddy & Moses and Brooks is the one to leave.
 
From what I saw of Benji against WT I much prefer him on $300K-$400 than Brooks on $500K. Benji does not go MIA as Brooks has a few times.
 
It's not as much of a worry losing Brooks anymore. The priority signings are becoming clearer and I think most would agree that Teddy and Moses are both in front of him. The latter was for a while on par but Moses has now stepped up another level while Brooks is much the same as he's always been. I'm starting to think now that Teddy and Moses are such standouts that we really don't need a star halfback, just someone solid to foil both of them. JLJ is probably a decent option, will save a lot of cap space and that pretty much guarantees we won't lose our real stars from a financial perspective.

In all honesty though, if Brooks is asking a big price then there are far better options on the market, so it wouldn't be a great loss.
 
@cqtiger said:
We will always struggle to match other clubs offers for any of our players because of the lop-sided TPAs

Yes, we will match any team against the normal salary cap if we are keen on keeping Broses but the top clubs will kill us with TPAs being also offered.

The NRL is NOT an even competition. It favours some clubs over others. The Broncos/Cowboys will offer $400,000, we will offer $600,000 and a player will still leave - "to be at a winning club". All the while it was the additional $400,000 plus a house that sealed the deal.
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Are you talking about the Cows Kiwi backrow player who got the house and I don't know its legal off there board member who gave it to him for 400K under marker Value
 
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