Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

Earl said:
I don't think he is a lock and I don't think moving Joe O who has been one of our best players is the right decision. I also don't think putting AD there would work. Brooks to fullback. Fullback and 6 are similar in attack. AD has to learn to tackle and how to play 6. It allows us to have our best players in the spine.
Click to expand...
On brooks money and passing game I believe their sre only 3 positions for Luke, ½,⅝ or hooker.
I reckon he'd be great a hooker, fit, good defense on big fellas and can play big minutes.
 
Cobarcats said:
On brooks money and passing game I believe their sre only 3 positions for Luke, ½,⅝ or hooker.
I reckon he'd be great a hooker, fit, good defense on big fellas and can play big minutes.
Click to expand...

Why not fullback. Sure he is short but he can take a bomb and he is quick. He could definitely play that role in attack.

He could also make it as a hooker but I don't think we get as good value out of him.

Plus Laurie hasn't been very good. Brooks has been outperforming Laurie.

I don't have the answers but I think Hastings is a much better 7 and I'd prefer Doueihi at 6. You could move Doueihi to the centres but we have To'a, Kepaoa, Gildart and Talau coming back. Peachey can play there as well. I suppose you could drop Ken M and move To'a or Kepaoa to the wing.

Some tough decisions for the coaching staff.
 
Tiger-ferret said:
And that will be to the benefit of the team.

What I’m wondering is that if Brooks is holding form and not injured, and if Tigers are competing like they are at the moment, will Madge replace him with AD coming off long term injury? History tells us that’s not how Madge or most coaches work.

AD will need to work himself into that position so I think he’ll be 14 or centre until the opportunity presents itself.
Click to expand...
Anyone would think we'd bought Wally Lewis...
We bought him to play Fullback - From a club where he was playing Fullback.

We all know he came through in the halves, And he may well prefer to play there....
The doesn't change the facts
- At both clubs he's played at... He's played more Fullback than any other position.

He's a good player - But it seems the team has to be continually re-arranged to accomodate him, at whatever the cost.

To be honest - At this point, I think his carries and voice / organisation at Fullback could be massive for us now the rest of the team is playing up a notch from where it has been....
He lacks a bit of toe, And probably not quite as good as Daine under the high ball...
But brings plenty of stuff from 1 that Laurie doesn't...
He can still chime in at playmaker in attack like Laurie does...

That extra body size and strength in attack he could bring from back there - On the back of Halves that are going well would be killer.
 
Demps said:
Showed more in 14 games than Brooks has in like 200.

😂🔥

I just can't wait till AD is back and shows you all what a player he is.

With Jacko and AD on the field, calling the shots- Brooks will fall so far back into shell and just struggle to do a thing because their voices are so loud and their talent is so undeniable... he will implode like he has many times before.
Click to expand...

He hasn't... But that's OK - I know he's your boy.
He can play mate, But he's no lay down mazaire over Brooks at this point, Or when he was fit even.
No matter how much you love him.
Hasn't even played for the best part of a year...

Happy to look at it again with you, When actually he's fit to take the field.
 
Earl said:
He is significantly better than Daine under the high ball. He isn't as quick as Laurie but does it matter.
Click to expand...

I could count on one hand the amount of times I've seen Laurie exhibit anything close to what would be considered speed....
I swear - The commentators talk about how fast he is, I'm yet to see it....

Mowing down Gutho on that kick chase was about as quick as I've seen him move and that was only a few weeks back.
 
Earl said:
He is significantly better than Daine under the high ball. He isn't as quick as Laurie but does it matter.
Click to expand...
Brooks at fullback 😂

He’s 5’ tall 😆
He couldn’t even organise a lunchbox never mind the defence

You Brooks fanciers are a crack up 😂

Punt him
 
batboy said:
I could count on one hand the amount of times I've seen Laurie exhibit anything close to what would be considered speed....
I swear - The commentators talk about how fast he is, I'm yet to see it....

Mowing down Gutho on that kick chase was about as quick as I've seen him move and that was only a few weeks back.
Click to expand...

It's like calling Hasting and Doueihi slow. They are correct but those two players create heaps for us.
 
Earl said:
Why not fullback. Sure he is short but he can take a bomb and he is quick. He could definitely play that role in attack.

He could also make it as a hooker but I don't think we get as good value out of him.

Plus Laurie hasn't been very good. Brooks has been outperforming Laurie.

I don't have the answers but I think Hastings is a much better 7 and I'd prefer Doueihi at 6. You could move Doueihi to the centres but we have To'a, Kepaoa, Gildart and Talau coming back. Peachey can play there as well. I suppose you could drop Ken M and move To'a or Kepaoa to the wing.

Some tough decisions for the coaching staff.
Click to expand...
I know you like this idea Earl as we've chatted about this before.
Initially I had reservations about it but the more I think about it I think it's got merit.
Mainly because his running game is as good or better than Laurie.
In think injuries will always determine the make up of our whole squad not just the backs.
Throwing Luke back to fullback if the game is shot to trial him there might be an option.
I still like AD a centre because they act as first receiver a lot these days and AD can still throw those nice cutout balls to Noffa and he's got that jink in his running style to straighten the attack or cut back inside.
At ⅝ he had the tendacy to not pass, at at centre there's not that pressure.
 
Geez a lot of nastiness towards a few of our better players. Aren’t they all wests tigers players?

Brooks is playing well at 6 right now. I don’t see that a reason to bag out Doueihi and call him injury prone. He’s had one major injury since joining us 3 years ago and last year he was one of the only players in the team the gave a toss.
 
TrueTiger said:
So were most of the players,coaches and recruitment that Brooks had to perform with...
Brooks has faults but a lot werent all his doing...
AD is a good player,but why dont we let the Hastings/Brooks pairing pan out for a few more games before we break it up...Madge will know where to put AD if he doesnt split Brooks/Hastings...
Madge bought AD over to the club and sees the potential in the guy,but he also has backed Brooks everytime he gets bagged,as I said Madge knows better than we do..
1.Laurie/Starford
2.Noffa
3.AD
4.Starford/JTJ/Kepoa
5.Ken M
6.Brooks
7.Hastings
Looks a pretty good backline at full strength and injury free...
Gildart...Madden...TomT as back up
Click to expand...
I think it’s pretty clear from this year that Brooks is not a halfback or at least not the halfback Wests Tigers need. So yeah, they all got it wrong.
 
Earl said:
I don't think he is a lock and I don't think moving Joe O who has been one of our best players is the right decision. I also don't think putting AD there would work. Brooks to fullback. Fullback and 6 are similar in attack. AD has to learn to tackle and how to play 6. It allows us to have our best players in the spine.
Click to expand...
Ok Sheens…
 
weststigerman said:
Geez a lot of nastiness towards a few of our better players. Aren’t they all wests tigers players?

Brooks is playing well at 6 right now. I don’t see that a reason to bag out Doueihi and call him injury prone. He’s had one major injury since joining us 3 years ago and last year he was one of the only players in the team the gave a toss.
Click to expand...
Brooks has played well more than for "right now". Yes he is not perfect but doesn't deserve the endless criticism about his play and also appearance. Doueihi is a good player but after two knee reconstructions injury prone is accurate. I note you attempted to minimize by writing "major injury since joining us".
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Brooks has played well more than for "right now". Yes he is not perfect but doesn't deserve the endless criticism about his play and also appearance. Doueihi is a good player but after two knee reconstructions injury prone is accurate. I note you attempted to minimize by writing "major injury since joining us".
Click to expand...

Also added the extra year to water down the narrative....
1 major injury inside 2 years since joining us.
2 Major (9 moth) injuries out of 4 seasons in the game.

He's one of out better players - We're better with him for sure...
Where that is - Yet to be determined.
 
I’m not sure how this is becoming an AD thread but when he is back.

Are we struggling in the halves? Not really, they have been a shining light since pairing Hastings and brooks.

Are we struggling at lock? No Offa has been playing well and is helping forwards out with strong runs and good defence.

Are we struggling in the centres? Yes, we have second string centres playing out of position poorly. AD would strengthen the position and has experience there..

AD will be back in the centres almost certainly….
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 540 (members: 2, guests: 538)
Back
Top