Honestly would rather see him go all together its been way too long for my liking as well for a lot of people, but I’m hoping we finally see something from him but like you I have my doubts, if he doesn’t lift this year he’s gotta be gone for 23
Luke Brooks - Mega Thread
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Facts 💯
Cool.. let him wear 6 or 99 problem solved..
twentyforty
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When Brooksy got dropped to the bench, the team didn’t perform better, because there wasn’t another player putting him under pressure. He’s got every reason to have his head in the game now. He should forget about the club’s mismanagement and focus on his game. He’s an origin type of half.
Jedi_Tiger
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so who is the answer...
Douhie let's see how he returns first of all people are hailing him as the second coming
Hastings still unproven in nrl
Neither are halfbacks
tiger_scott
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Love for Luke to win the Dally M outright, not just for best HB, as well as the Clive, while Parra sob on the turf watching on.
bigsiro
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If anyone had an employee, who was put in a position of greatest influence in a company, and that person repeatedly underperformed in his role (while at the same time, there was considerable noise from stakeholders claiming he/she was having an adverse effect on progress) well, that employee would simply not last. It would not happen. Let alone 9 years of it. You would have been advised much earlier to part ways and look to fill that role, employing an interim if required.
This should have happened 5 years ago - after Brooks had been given that fair chance to assert himself as a halfback. Management's inability to wear the sunk costs even then make them most certainly accountable for the decisions that have led to him being afforded this much time. It's a travesty.
You see I don't blame Brooks. He is only as good as he can be. And sadly, he has become a predictable, one-dimensional player: monikers reserved for role players. Blame the coach, blame the structure, blame blame blame. A halfback cannot be a role player. Maybe there's a truth that because we have been so mismanaged and coached that it ruined his development. Either way, as it stands, he did not develop and is not good enough to be a first-grade halfback. And if 9 years of evidence is anything to go by, he is not suddenly going to improve out of sight.
Ultimately, it doesn't really matter who they replace him with. Keeping him in the 7 is not a decision that will breed any sort of success or successful culture. If we replaced Brooks with an interim who ultimately turned out to be an incompetent halfback, you might shout "better the devil we knew". But the bare bones truth is that there would be no discernible difference and anyway, I fail to believe they could be worse than Brooks.
You say Hastings is unproven. Maybe so. I don't know how long in a position someone needs to be before they are proven, but after 9 years of underperforming, Brooks is clearly disproven.
You might see that as tough, but if management want a winning team then it's a rather simple equation: Brooks out does not equate to greater failure (how could it?). Rather, it signals change and declares ambition.
He was just made co-captain, so this is all moot.
Still, cheers guys, I'm glad for this forum support group 🙂
The_Patriot
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My thoughts exactly and all most people are trying to say.
Eh?
Hastings is a halfback.
Jedi_Tiger
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2018 halfback of the year they guy can play football. Brooks is not our main issue at the club yet he is always the whipping boy.
Jedi_Tiger
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At nrl level he played less than 35 games out of his 134 (25%) at halfback
at Manly he was a 6
at Wigan he played some fullback and halfback but again in super league not nrl
The_Patriot
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Can you name any member who said he was the main issue at this club?
I highly doubt it. More likley people offering opinions on squad balance and relaistic assesments that we are not a team who can carry a middle of the road on field leader. We need a player who can elevate those around him. At this point in time this is not your man Luke Brooks.
The_Patriot
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Forget looking for people who have said he is the main reason we suck. Real question should be can any of his fans name one player Luke Brooks has elevated to new level of form.
For the life of me I can't think of one god damn player Brooks has made a better player.
Here in lies the problem...
For the life of me I can't think of one god damn player Brooks has made a better player.
Here in lies the problem...
The_Patriot
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Can a mod please explain why this Luke Brooks thread does not appear in new posts when I'm on my phone?
No idea .. I see it..on phone and laptop..
Could be once you post in it.. It doesn't appear in new posts for you until someone else makes a post..
You should still see it in What's new but not bolded..
GNR4LIFE
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What is the main issue? Because it’s being given far less time than Brooks.
The_Patriot
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I see it on my pc but not my phone
In What's new or New posts.. there are 2 different tabs..
The_Patriot
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Heres the deal mate. i have no interest at all in talking to you. Id foe you but youd still see my posts and would reply. When i dont reply to you would call me a coward like you have with others who have foed you.
Since Willow has left you are a new level of misplaced superipority and its not something i want to engage with. Please stop replying to me. I dont like you and have no need to have you in my life.
