Brooks under pressure

[Geo]

I’m surprised there isn’t a media blitz on this. Oh wait, that’s reserved for Robbie Farah only.

I'm surprised you'e using someone death to have a go at Farah..

Brooks was very close to her..she hardly missed a game..93 good innings..

 

[Furious1]

Yes he was very successful on his 3rd attempt last night

 

[Harvey]

And that is why I despise golden point. If I wanted to see a field goal lottery, I would follow union

 

[TheDaBoss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

 

[Furious1]

You won't get any argument from me. I don't recall seeing as many attempts over one round.

 

[LCA]

Fair point …the more I think about it.

 

[4jtigers]

Look guys, I know what happens here.
Poor form for a period of time from a player or players and “lets get rid of him” brigade run around saying the sky is falling the sky is falling!
When Brooks was going great guns all was sweet. Hope we can sign him long term and O Boy we did and we do have a half which most judges see as a key to our attack.
Same When Reynolds was playing bad with injury last year … let’s get rid of him merchants came out.
For mine, Brooks and the rest of the players are again in a position where they are “again” under new coach with new set of requirements and style of play they need to get used to and implement.

I agree with you mate - that's why I just said in the "Speechless" thread "geez calm down"… I just hope that sometimes we all do sit back and analyze the game after it is played and look for the positives... I was disappointed we lost but man you can see they tried... all it takes was a few lapses in concentration but they tried and gave it all.

 

[maxxy86]

Your good mate …. I said at the 70 min mark that they would win in gp 9-8\. But I thought it was going to be Maloney that sunk us.

 

[balmain boy]

It's clear that at the moment there's no one running the show. This is killing us. A lot of that falls on Brooks, but there's also the undeniable impact of Robbie and Benji in unsettling the rhythm of the side too.
Brooks' confidence is way down the past few weeks. He seems under pressure to need to perform so he's trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat at the wrong times. And it's costing us 7 tackle sets, and last Friday the win. Reynolds will help him by having a non dominant halves partner who can chip in to the attack. As he did very well on Friday.

 

[bigsiro]

Potential… Potential...
It is the magic word keeping Brooks's career alive.

I think we all need to realize the actual real-life situation here that that Brooks might never reach his potential. That we as fans are all being taken on this long and painful ride that doesn't lead anywhere.

And, if we really want to be honest with ourselves we might even be prepared to say that perhaps we were all wrong about his potential. (But that might be a stretch for some...).
*Note: Time has passed since the loss, so this is not a knee-jerk, emotional reaction. I have posted my thoughts on Brooks for a while.* 5 years in the pros is certainly enough to make that judgment call. More than enough.

Nobody likes to admit to misjudgment. Moreover, we have all put so many eggs in his basket. But, like any failed investment, relationship or otherwise, there comes a time to realize when it's time to move on and cut losses. It's hard and it's emotional. I admit I'm no expert in finance, but surely success relies on realizing sunk costs and making the tough calls.
https://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/03/25/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/

Sure Brooks has positive moments, but nowhere near enough. Not even close. And a poor halfback is a liability. Now, I'm not blaming Brooks for every loss, but no team can carry such a weak halfback and hope to win anything.

Once again, I want to stress that I was all for Brooks and was prepared to wait to see if he can come good. But I am tired of waiting. Tired of losing.
I want to win.
If we ever want to compete at finals time then it really is time to move on.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Brooks crumbled under pressure Friday night. Cleary rose to the occasion with 2 clutch plays to win the game.

I've been a fan of Brooks and thought he was excellent last year. But he was extremely disappointing on Friday night.

 

[hodgo]

I think we are losing our bananas a bit about these loses. Madge has a plan i think we look better especially in the forwards. The aggressive running etc. Brooks is a great 2nd fiddle imo. He plays that role well we need to stop pushing him into team control. Reminds me a bit of Benji. Sheens tried to make him a organising half instead of letting him roam and run.
Let brooks run make someone else run the show

 

[gallagher]

I think we are losing our bananas a bit about these loses. Madge has a plan i think we look better especially in the forwards. The aggressive running etc. Brooks is a great 2nd fiddle imo. He plays that role well we need to stop pushing him into team control. Reminds me a bit of Benji. Sheens tried to make him a organising half instead of letting him roam and run.
Let brooks run make someone else run the show

I think Reynolds will take a lot of heat from Brooks, they've barely played together. Marsters kicks any one of 3 goals and this place is a lot different.

 

[TYGA]

Only replace a player when you have a better player waiting. Consistency is the issue he was great for most of last year. We can’t seem to get everyone playing to their potential every game.

Matterson or Marsters need to give Brooks an option on the left. He’s become a one trick pony easy to defend.

 

[Tim Sheens]

I think Reynolds will take a lot of heat from Brooks, they’ve barely played together. Marsters kicks any one of 3 goals and this place is a lot different.

Too right it would be. The only one that has not played top state or national level, was second best half on the field over the eighty minutes and is being castigated for having a go at getting one pointers when he shouldn't have needed to.

 

[maxxy86]

Maybe our only viable no7 is the capt of reserve grade…. I’ve said it for ages that Brooks is a 5/8th but so is benji grub gamble and maybe even our captain.

 

[The_Patriot]

Another Cleary gift that keeps on giving.

He was never going to recruit a top halfback while Nathan was still an option. He screws our roster stacking it with 5/8 options for his son.

We need to move either Benji or Reynolds and recruit a half to pressure Brooks. The reserve grade kid isn't up to it yet

 

[Harvey]

Who do you suggest recruiting?

Would you rather Brooks or Ben Hunt?

 

[jirskyr]

Such short-term memory. Mitchell Moses has done SFA for most of his career, but he has a few good games and suddenly he's a yardstick. What nonsense.

Maybe if Brooks was playing off Parra's current platform and up-tempo play then Brooks would be able to "take charge".

The odd thing for me is I am observing very large swings in form from every side except Melbourne. As disappointing as last Friday was, Tigers are still Top 8 and very much on par with how a number of teams are travelling.

The idea that suddenly Brooks is a problem for us after 50% wins and just 4 matches, I don't know where that comes from. The bloke was Dally M halfback of the year last year and it's taken 3-4 rounds for the knives to come out. How close has Mitchell Moses gone to Dally M HB of year?

If there's a much better option out there, fine, let's sign him up. But I don't see it. As others have said, and I said earlier, the only in-form halves I can see right now are Luke Keary and Cameron Munster. They both play in great sides with great forwards platform, which Luke Brooks cannot be said to have week in and out.

Cleary, Maloney, A Reynolds, Johnston, Townsend, Ben Hunt, Milford… all struggling to cement any kind of form and hence why most teams are about even at this stage - just 1 team undefeated and just 1 team without a win.

 

[Newtown]

Brooks needs to be his own man and play his natural game. Putting pressure from coach and supporters on him is a backward step. If I was his coach I would reassure him and tell him not to put pressure on himself. See the difference.