Luke Brooks #167

[BAGNF05]

Spot on, both of you.

I think this is probably the only time there will be a consensus on the forum.

Nobody can explain how we got raped by 70 twice when Brooksy was injured 🤣

 

[BAGNF05]

Highlighted with a complete lack of footy IQ and talent in the halves. I agree.

Manly halves looked pretty slick.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Absolutely. But hang on. Im spamming. Pascoes barber??? Your view?

 

[Tucker]

Nobody can explain how we got raped by 70 twice when Brooksy was injured 🤣

Thank god he wasn’t there…

 

[Winston Churchill]

Manly halves looked pretty slick.

Get back to me after Brooksy has been there for a decade and produces nothing.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Nobody can explain how we got raped by 70 twice when Brooksy was injured 🤣

Might have hit 100 if he was. The bigger question is why did the Tigers persist with a proven loser for a decade.

 

[BAGNF05]

Get back to me after Brooksy has been there for a decade and produces nothing.

1/1 and a meaty 🥧

 

[BAGNF05]

Might have hit 100 if he was. The bigger question is why did the Tigers persist with a proven loser for a decade.

Pascoe, no idea. 🙄

 

[gregjm87]

Everything you mention may be true.
No one said Brooks tanking was the only reason we got spanked.
Doesn’t change the fact that he was tanking it big time.
Call it ‘throwing in the towel’ if it makes it feel better.

any moments you want to point to that make you believe it was 'tanking big time'? or even just 'throwing in the towel'?
There was a poor miss on Meaney but could hardly be considered tanking. It was only early in the match and shortly after Brooks himself was within an inch of scoring. Additionally as poor as his attempted tackle was, where was the help from the centre who is supposed to defend the inside shoulder or the fullback in cover. Both just stood by watching.
Watch how often Brooks was leading the cover defence when the team conceded breaks or turned over possession. Count how many times he tackled Jackson front on one on one. These arent the actions of a bloke who is tanking.

 

[innsaneink]

Which game are we talking about?

 

[Blaze]

Print out poster for your bedroom wall bro:

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I think I figured out why he is playing better…. He had an extra finger added in the off season by the looks of it.

 

[hank37w]

Which game are we talking about?

Not 100% sure Ink, but the final round game vs Dogs in 2021 when they won the spoon but beat us 38-Nil seems to fit in with what some are saying.

 

[gregjm87]

Which game are we talking about?

Not 100% sure Ink, but the final round game vs Dogs in 2021 when they won the spoon but beat us 38-Nil seems to fit in with what some are saying.

yes, rd 25 2021 against the Dogs.

 

[hank37w]

Regardless of whatever anyone else thinks of Brooks, I think there was only one game that I saw Luke Brooks play where I thought he may have tanked, (but then I think most of his team mates did as well) and it was that round 25 game against the Dogs on 2021.

One of the games that I thought he showed a never say die attitude was in the same year against my most hated Souffs in round 6 when we went down 18-14 in extra time.

Tom Burgess plants the ball over the line in extra time to win the game for Souffs, but the grounding is questionable.

Luke Brooks picks the ball up off the ground and runs 100 metres to plant the ball under the posts with no one else in the frame except for the touch judge and Gerard Sutton.

Now I can't stand Gerard Sutton, but to his credit he runs the length and points to the spot and anyone even remotely associated with the Tigers share the elation until the bunker rules that the Burgess grounding is good.

Good on Brooksy, everyone else is standing around thinking the game is over but Brooksy displays a never say die attitude and seizes the opportunity, unfortunately in typical Wests Tigers fashion we get dudded.

 

[SwervinMervin]

Garbage....
Most good clubs are spending around the 2 mill mark on Halves...

Are they? Maybe Parra is at $2M+. Possibly Melbourne.
But the rest? Penrith around $1.8M. Brisbane around $1.6M. Sharks around $1.6M, Roosters around $1.5M. Rabbits around $1.5M, Wahs around $1.4M, Newcastle around $1.1M, Canberra around $1.1M.
Apart from Parra and Melbourne, I’m not sure that any of the “good clubs” are spending $2M on their halves.

 

[TrueTiger]

I was one that bagged Brooks many times and also praised him as well..
I will honestly say that he NEVER tanked at the club he was a junior at,he just didnt have the smarts to be a great playmaker but the coaches basically forced him to play 7 when he really was a running 6 without the pressure...

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Remember last pre season you & @pawsandclaws1 were adamant Brooks finally had a decent forward pack & we'd finally see improvements? how'd that go? If Manly do well it's because of Turbo not because of Brooks.

You've got the excuse ready just in case!😂

 

[Lestronge]

Are they? Maybe Parra is at $2M+. Possibly Melbourne.
But the rest? Penrith around $1.8M. Brisbane around $1.6M. Sharks around $1.6M, Roosters around $1.5M. Rabbits around $1.5M, Wahs around $1.4M, Newcastle around $1.1M, Canberra around $1.1M.
Apart from Parra and Melbourne, I’m not sure that any of the “good clubs” are spending $2M on their halves.

lol how close to 2mil is considered “around” ? For me 1.8m is definitely in the category of “around” .
And the rabbits are 1.5? Yet they’re paying thier centre who isn’t a half and definitely won’t play in the halves , but will play in the halves 1 mil .

 

[Asu Kepaoa's #1 Fan]

Another class game from the maestro.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Yep he is having a blinder again