just old magpie
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I agree Kaito if he knew he couldn't do the job at 7 why didn't he say so instead of wasting 10 or so years.
Luke Brooks #167
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Reckon if we'd have got a Decent 7 it would have went that way....
Tui Lolohea, Moses Mbye and the likes weren't a great help.
Moses went on to be a dominant 7, But that wasn't until a few years after he left us,
In a much better side, With a coach that worked for them.
I remember early on Gus Gould was commentating a Tigers game with Moses and Brooks in the halves...
remember it clear as day, he mentioned "It looks to me that both these boys are trying to play 7"
Someone should have got the hint back then maybe?
That said,
I don't put too much stock in needing a dominant 6 or a 7, Or the numbers at all....
It's just one side of the field or the other.
Last 7 we had before we had a 6 in 7 was Prince.
Benji did pretty well for us at 6 (Without a recognised half for the most part)
Maloney, Johnson and Plenty of others have also done well in either jumper with a solid foil...
Lockyer, Keary - Amongst others.
Brooks biggest issue at the Tigers was the Team he played in and the way it was coached,
A lot of those problems are still here....
They're pointed out plenty by Former players, The Reni Maitua comments last month were interesting....
He pointed out at marker, We're not even pushing the boundaries of what you can get away with - Markers standing dead square on top of each other and over the play the ball.... Basically, Not giving themselves a fighting chance in defence.
Wasn't just once he said - Was for the whole game.
That's coaching.... And engrained in this side.
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Might be the type of bloke he is....
Just do what the coaches asked him to...
Plenty of blokes in life do whatever the bosses ask of them with no fuss.
It's not like we were oozing alternative options to take the 7 from him,
If he'd had a decent NRL coach in his existence at the Tigers, With a functional board or competent management - Who knows....
(History never will)
tig_prmz
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I wanna bring down Cleary and Moses's success but running out of excuses for them as well now.
I didn't realise there are more sour people than me if they wanna bring down Brooks' success as Tigers fans 😂
Buttface
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At the end of the day it’s just footy.
Kaito
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Yeah Jedi, several coaches, it makes it worse lol.
He didn't mind the cheque though. Happy 4 him
Kaito
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He's been an introvert since he was young.
Isnt that why they bought Hastings to the club? I not sure Brooks was ever on board with Maguire.
GNR4LIFE
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Hastings was a failure
Kaito
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Hastings was brought in in brookseys 8th year
or something. That's a false equivalents TT.
He was awarded Dally M 7 of the year in 2018 you think he didn't think he was 7 then?
Another post insinuating the money he ended up on, Is the money he started on....
Hastings was bought to the club through Sheens....
To be a lock!!
After 10 million Instagram posts, to convince the world he's an NRL 7
- Hastings is has been back playing lock (In reserve Grade)
Funny played plenty of 7 when he was here.
No more so than Brooks… but at least Hastings was a real halfback.
GNR4LIFE
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Yeah, but only one of those guys is playing this week to get into a prelim
You're joking right?
Where IS the other?
Through injury....
Team went better when he Played lock
So what... and why do people care so much about Brooks now he's at Manly?
Amazing to see so much butt kissing for a player that took advantage of being overpaid for so long ... then couldn't get out the door quick enough when offered his real worth.
Don't wish him bad luck or bad injuries but seriously glad he's not stinking up the halfback spot in our team.
So team went better when Brooks was at 7?
