Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[JC99]

Madge is leading us down the toilet. Get rid of your half and replace him with no one.

Sheenius

He's already been replaced by Hastings

And Mbye replaced by Peachey

 

[Camel2281]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

He's on a massive chunk more than $650k

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Frustrated Tigers fed up with Luke Brooks speculation

Christian Nicolussi

Frustrated Wests Tigers officials declared on Thursday night they were fed up with speculation Luke Brooks is heading to Newcastle to replace Mitchell Pearce, with the No.7 having assured them it would not be happening.

Less than two weeks after new director of football Tim Sheens declared from England the halfback would be staying put until at least the end of 2023, talk of Brooks heading to the Hunter cranked into overdrive with four separate news reports suggesting he was all but a done deal.

Pearce is keen to join Catalans in the Super League but Newcastle won’t cut the veteran loose until they can find a suitable replacement.

Brooks is seen by many at the Knights as the man to fill the void. There is also the belief a change of scenery would freshen him up mentally; while the playmaker and coach Adam O’Brien share the same manager.

One angry Tigers official pointed out late Thursday Brooks had two years to run on his deal and questioned why he had even been linked with a rival club. They added it was unfair for Brooks to continually read false reports about his future, something Sheens also made a point of addressing a fortnight ago.

“I’m not sure how many times we have to come out and say Luke is staying,” the official said.

“If we come out and say anything publicly, it just adds to the story, and there isn’t a story.”

Sheens touches down from England on Sunday and will report for duty at Concord first thing Monday, almost a decade after he finished up with the club he won a premiership with in 2005.

Brooks is weighing up whether to speak publicly and end the Knights speculation once and for all.

The Tigers have Jackson Hastings and Tyrone Peachey coming on board, with both capable of playing halfback and five-eighth respectively. Adam Doueihi, the club’s best player, sees his future at No. 6 but will miss the first half of the year as he overcomes a second ruptured ACL.

The Tigers remain interested in Canberra rake Josh Hodgson for next year, but will not budge on how much of his contract they are prepared to pick up.

And they are one of several clubs keen on Api Koroisau, but will only become seriously interested if the Panthers are prepared to cut him loose a year early, which the premiers will not.

Meanwhile, Dylan Napa remains hopeful of landing a new deal and knows he will need to take a massive pay cut. The former Maroons prop is said to be ready to settle for as little as $250,000 a season, virtually a third of what he commanded when switching from the Sydney Roosters to Canterbury.

There was brief interest from the Broncos and Cronulla, but Napa could yet find himself in the south of France with good mate Pearce and coach Steve McNamara, who worked with the front-rower at the Roosters when he was an assistant to Trent Robinson.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/frustrated-tigers-fed-up-with-luke-brooks-speculation-20211104-p5965o.html

Man this must be such a confusing, difficult and an unsettling time for Luke. I'm sure no player including Luke wants to go thru what he is atm. I really feel for him. For Tigers officials to publicly come out and adamantly report he's staying, or if this is a big lie, Tigers officials are all corrupt.

 

[JC99]

Frustrated Tigers fed up with Luke Brooks speculation

Christian Nicolussi

Frustrated Wests Tigers officials declared on Thursday night they were fed up with speculation Luke Brooks is heading to Newcastle to replace Mitchell Pearce, with the No.7 having assured them it would not be happening.

Less than two weeks after new director of football Tim Sheens declared from England the halfback would be staying put until at least the end of 2023, talk of Brooks heading to the Hunter cranked into overdrive with four separate news reports suggesting he was all but a done deal.

Pearce is keen to join Catalans in the Super League but Newcastle won’t cut the veteran loose until they can find a suitable replacement.

Brooks is seen by many at the Knights as the man to fill the void. There is also the belief a change of scenery would freshen him up mentally; while the playmaker and coach Adam O’Brien share the same manager.

One angry Tigers official pointed out late Thursday Brooks had two years to run on his deal and questioned why he had even been linked with a rival club. They added it was unfair for Brooks to continually read false reports about his future, something Sheens also made a point of addressing a fortnight ago.

“I’m not sure how many times we have to come out and say Luke is staying,” the official said.

“If we come out and say anything publicly, it just adds to the story, and there isn’t a story.”

Sheens touches down from England on Sunday and will report for duty at Concord first thing Monday, almost a decade after he finished up with the club he won a premiership with in 2005.

Brooks is weighing up whether to speak publicly and end the Knights speculation once and for all.

The Tigers have Jackson Hastings and Tyrone Peachey coming on board, with both capable of playing halfback and five-eighth respectively. Adam Doueihi, the club’s best player, sees his future at No. 6 but will miss the first half of the year as he overcomes a second ruptured ACL.

The Tigers remain interested in Canberra rake Josh Hodgson for next year, but will not budge on how much of his contract they are prepared to pick up.

And they are one of several clubs keen on Api Koroisau, but will only become seriously interested if the Panthers are prepared to cut him loose a year early, which the premiers will not.

Meanwhile, Dylan Napa remains hopeful of landing a new deal and knows he will need to take a massive pay cut. The former Maroons prop is said to be ready to settle for as little as $250,000 a season, virtually a third of what he commanded when switching from the Sydney Roosters to Canterbury.

There was brief interest from the Broncos and Cronulla, but Napa could yet find himself in the south of France with good mate Pearce and coach Steve McNamara, who worked with the front-rower at the Roosters when he was an assistant to Trent Robinson.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/frustrated-tigers-fed-up-with-luke-brooks-speculation-20211104-p5965o.html


Man this must be such a confusing, difficult and an unsettling time for Luke. I'm sure no player including Luke wants to go thru what he is atm. I really feel for him. For Tigers officials to publicly come out and adamantly report he's staying, or if this is a big lie, Tigers officials are all corrupt.

I hate that they came out and stated he's not going anywhere and he doesn't want to leave. What if he changes his mind? If he leaves

 

[bathursttiger1]

Nicolussi is typically the bloke that goes into bat for WT when there's been a tonne of speculation about something. this would've come from high up.

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the club, the club won't give any good info to the Telecrap.

 

[happy_tiger]

Nicolussi is typically the bloke that goes into bat for WT when there's been a tonne of speculation about something. this would've come from high up.

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the club, the club won't give any good info to the Telecrap.

But why not name the official would be my question ...

 

[bathursttiger1]

Nicolussi is typically the bloke that goes into bat for WT when there's been a tonne of speculation about something. this would've come from high up.

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the club, the club won't give any good info to the Telecrap.

But why not name the official would be my question ...

From what I've heard it direct info from Pascoe.

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Man this must be such a confusing, difficult and an unsettling time for Luke. I'm sure no player including Luke wants to go thru what he is atm. I really feel for him. For Tigers officials to publicly come out and adamantly report he's staying, or if this is a big lie, Tigers officials are all corrupt.

Agreed. Poor bloke is still waiting on a call-back from Hartigan! 🙁

 

[Tiger5150]

Frustrated Tigers fed up with Luke Brooks speculation

Christian Nicolussi

Frustrated Wests Tigers officials declared on Thursday night they were fed up with speculation Luke Brooks is heading to Newcastle to replace Mitchell Pearce, with the No.7 having assured them it would not be happening.

Less than two weeks after new director of football Tim Sheens declared from England the halfback would be staying put until at least the end of 2023, talk of Brooks heading to the Hunter cranked into overdrive with four separate news reports suggesting he was all but a done deal.

Pearce is keen to join Catalans in the Super League but Newcastle won’t cut the veteran loose until they can find a suitable replacement.

Brooks is seen by many at the Knights as the man to fill the void. There is also the belief a change of scenery would freshen him up mentally; while the playmaker and coach Adam O’Brien share the same manager.

One angry Tigers official pointed out late Thursday Brooks had two years to run on his deal and questioned why he had even been linked with a rival club. They added it was unfair for Brooks to continually read false reports about his future, something Sheens also made a point of addressing a fortnight ago.

“I’m not sure how many times we have to come out and say Luke is staying,” the official said.

“If we come out and say anything publicly, it just adds to the story, and there isn’t a story.”

Sheens touches down from England on Sunday and will report for duty at Concord first thing Monday, almost a decade after he finished up with the club he won a premiership with in 2005.

Brooks is weighing up whether to speak publicly and end the Knights speculation once and for all.

The Tigers have Jackson Hastings and Tyrone Peachey coming on board, with both capable of playing halfback and five-eighth respectively. Adam Doueihi, the club’s best player, sees his future at No. 6 but will miss the first half of the year as he overcomes a second ruptured ACL.

The Tigers remain interested in Canberra rake Josh Hodgson for next year, but will not budge on how much of his contract they are prepared to pick up.

And they are one of several clubs keen on Api Koroisau, but will only become seriously interested if the Panthers are prepared to cut him loose a year early, which the premiers will not.

Meanwhile, Dylan Napa remains hopeful of landing a new deal and knows he will need to take a massive pay cut. The former Maroons prop is said to be ready to settle for as little as $250,000 a season, virtually a third of what he commanded when switching from the Sydney Roosters to Canterbury.

There was brief interest from the Broncos and Cronulla, but Napa could yet find himself in the south of France with good mate Pearce and coach Steve McNamara, who worked with the front-rower at the Roosters when he was an assistant to Trent Robinson.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/frustrated-tigers-fed-up-with-luke-brooks-speculation-20211104-p5965o.html


Man this must be such a confusing, difficult and an unsettling time for Luke. I'm sure no player including Luke wants to go thru what he is atm. I really feel for him. For Tigers officials to publicly come out and adamantly report he's staying, or if this is a big lie, Tigers officials are all corrupt.

Corrupt? For stating he has a contract and we want him to honour it?

 

[Eyeofthetiger 0]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Common sense looks like prevailing

 

[Kul]

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[happy_tiger]

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[avocadoontoast]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

 

[Tcat]

The media are an absolute joke if there's nothing to the story. If its false reporting, then someone from the club needs to take action against these reporters once and for all. Its nothing but a plan to de-rail our off-season and portray us and Luke off as jokes. Its wrong.

 

[Kul]

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[Tiger5150]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

That is a bit telling that we havent heard anything from Brooks. Might be that he doesnt want to talk, might be the club has asked him not to, might be he is shutting up because he wants to leave.

 

[JC99]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

To be fair I don't think he's on any social media and isn't at training yet

Who knows with this club. I don't trust their 'statements'

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Nicolussi gets his info straight from the tigers. Brooks is staying. Close thread

If that’s the case let’s hear it from Brooks…

I’m usually one to say the players should ignore it, but it’s getting ridiculous now. It would be a good thing for him to come out and shut it down once and for all. Even if he’s quoted in a club statement.

 

[happy_tiger]

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