AJ's development has been thwarted by injury just like Blore and Talau have been. The coaches have all stayed solid and stuck to these players - this year has always been about delivering.
Luke Brooks #167
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426Tlgerland
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Brooks to Centre with Naden
Staines to FBack
laurie to Bench
waken to 7
Staines to FBack
laurie to Bench
waken to 7
pawsandclaws1
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Quite the opposite. In both games, we let ourselves down with mistakes and an inability to finish off the opportunities we created.
Magpies1969
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Brooks should be a running 5/8 only. No passing just run into gaps.
Give Wakenham a chance can't be any worse.
AD overrated. Give him the State Cup Number 6 jersey or he can leave. Passion yes can't tackle yes. Lazy mostly yes.
Give Wakenham a chance can't be any worse.
AD overrated. Give him the State Cup Number 6 jersey or he can leave. Passion yes can't tackle yes. Lazy mostly yes.
Jedi_Tiger
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if we hold the damn ball we would be 2 from 2
twentyforty
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I thought Brooks showed a lot of promise against Knights. Looked like he was playing injury free and with his first game since July ‘22 out of the way, he was running freely again.
Looks like the coach (whoever that is) has given him some freedom to play what he sees more often.
Looks like the coach (whoever that is) has given him some freedom to play what he sees more often.
king_sirro
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I think that's a fair post.
I'm guessing you don't actually watch football?
- Too busy jotting down brainless takes for your forum posts?
What about the tries he's scored.... That's not considered "involvements"
The_Patriot
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Way too early to go off on Sheens.
Youve given Brooks ten years but now its Tims fault lol.
After two rounds!
The_Patriot
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Looked fine for 5/8.
Thats the issue, play him at 5/8 and i think no one has a problem with him. He does enough.
earl
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Are you female and have we slept together. My wife does the same thing. I say one thing and she twists it into something else.
I'm not giving Sheens 2 rounds. I've said in multiple posts on this forum it's 2 weeks in. There is plenty of time this season and I think he is here for the next 2 years. So you can drop that one.
I'm not giving Brooks anything at all. All I stated was last week he was our best player out of a bad bunch and he shouldn't be copping the brunt of the blame for that loss. There were a lot more poor performers than him out there.
earl
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Geez. It's almost like you are 100% agreeing with me.
I should add to this one that Brooksy has been playing as a 6 for at least all of last season onwards.
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The_Old_Fox
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One of the observations from the Knights game I have made, watching the way Brooks carries the ball when he runs with it, compared to how Hastings and Api and to a lesser degree Gamble and Doueihi... Both Hastings and Api around 70 per cent of the time will carry the ball out in front of their body with two hands as square as possible to the opposition goal post allowing them 3 options whilst putting a rushing defence in two minds. A switchback inside, dropping the ball to the foot and the obvious structured outside-back play if they chose so. Also, if they put in a double pump or a mini pump this too can cause the defensive line to hesitate should they try to break out of line and shut the playdown.. unfortunately for Brooks, he doesn't do it enough or very little. The couple of times he did run with the ball out in front, he actually held onto it and made a good run. I can't believe Marshall, or any of the other coaches haven't identified this issue with Brooks when he gets the ball, any team defending Brooks would feel confident about his options of play when he runs and also confident about rushing up on the predictable option Brooks goes for 99 times out of 100..If they can fix up this part of his game it may help him.
Since round 1 last year I reckon.
Some should go back and watch the games with Madden in the team.
king_sirro
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Sorry, I originally posted that this is a fair post. But I missed the line about "since 2021".
Have to disagree with that. Brooks has had more try involvements then anyone in the club easily of that period.
Fair point about Doueihi so far this year though
Brooks has scored tries, Set up Plenty - Kicked for others
That's just in last years games.
ps: Not cut at all....
Would be a lonely old world if I got cut from dumfarks here...
Congrats on making the cut though.
Having a go at me suggests your probably cut or naturally an angry, sad person. Just saying, its not hard to decipher
You obviously don't get out much....
Mouths who carry on with as much shite as you do -
are generally informed of it.
I read your post, And instantly realised I was replying to a being of limited intelligence....
Apologies if it comes across as short, I'm trying to keep the syllables to a minimum for you.
