Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[GNR4LIFE]

A Halfback wins you a comp. Luke will never win us a comp. Last time we had a half back his name was Scott prince. Time to go Luke. Thanks for the memories.

Robert Lui actually

 

[sleeve]

A Halfback wins you a comp. Luke will never win us a comp. Last time we had a half back his name was Scott prince. Time to go Luke. Thanks for the memories.

Sorry , but you are comparing a good side with less intimitating opposition to a very ordinary side with severe problems. The 1/2 is a link between the forwards and the backs, Brooks had neither good forwards or good backs, and his 5/8s were crap. Prince was good, -- not great. Reynolds at Souths basically has a kicking game, is tough, but not a genious like Thurston etc. These halves you compare him to , were in great sides with great 5/8s and good all over the field. People should compare apples to apples.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

I don’t think he’ll be bad per se, but he’s not going to turn us around, which is what I think a lot of people believe he’s capable of. He’s not a game changing signing by any means

I'd be more than happy if he is just an attitude-changing player this year. Kick some blokes up the arse and let them know that halfhearted garbage on the field and on the training paddock isn't good enough. That'd be a great start.

 

[cktiger]

I give it 15 mins before he realises he’s not in Kansas anymore. Trophies in super league are nice but…

Better than any trophies we’ve won in the last 9 years with superstar Brooks 🤣

 

[BAGNF05]

A Halfback wins you a comp. Luke will never win us a comp. Last time we had a half back his name was Scott prince. Time to go Luke. Thanks for the memories.

Rubbish. It’s a 17 man game and Andrew John’s couldn’t get our mob anywhere near a GF. Have a look at the sides he went to grand finals with.

 

[BAGNF05]

Better than any trophies we’ve won in the last 9 years with superstar Brooks 🤣

Shoot your arrows at the men building the team not the poor bloke who has to try to and make them look good.

 

[BAGNF05]

In fairness I thought Robert Lui was good for us apart from his off field antics.

Good teams make average playmakers look good. Bad teams make good playmakers look average.

 

[cktiger]

That’s it in a nutshell. Feel like I have been saying forever that the step up in class from ESL is off the planet. Thankfully this will be seen by everybody in the next few weeks.

That’s classic 🤣
You seem happy enough with the tripe Brooks has served up for everyone to see for the last 9 long years.
At least Hastings will have a go.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Rubbish. It’s a 17 man game and Andrew John’s couldn’t get our mob anywhere near a GF. Have a look at the sides he went to grand finals with.

exactlyclook at Johns in 2005 finished near last with a floating turd of a team

 

[Cobarcats]

Sorry , but you are comparing a good side with less intimitating opposition to a very ordinary side with severe problems. The 1/2 is a link between the forwards and the backs, Brooks had neither good forwards or good backs, and his 5/8s were crap. Prince was good, -- not great. Reynolds at Souths basically has a kicking game, is tough, but not a genious like Thurston etc. These halves you compare him to , were in great sides with great 5/8s and good all over the field. People should compare apples to apples.

I'll argue in favour of Brooks as well.
If he was at Storm playing ½ instead of Cronk under Bellamy, playing with the GOAT Slater and that awesome pack or the Roosters a fews later or maybe at Souths, do you think he would have at least made the top 8.
Luke has never been in a champion side whilst coached by the same coach year in year out.
Horses for courses.
Mediocre team, mediocre results.

 

[cktiger]

Shoot your arrows at the men building the team not the poor bloke who has to try to and make them look good.

Poor bloke? Pffft
Our highest paid player who has had the team changed so he can ‘own it’ year after year.
I’m just hoping Hastings can somehow put some fire in his belly (although highly unlikely with Brooks).

 

[Tim Sheens]

I think you two guys agree.....might have missed the sarcasm

Was thinking that, or that he was addressing @The_Patriot that he may have on foe and as such cannot see his direct posts.

Either way, and especially as we haven't seen them on the paddock together as yet, time for all of us to get behind the change to our halves in the early rounds and hope that they gel.

Looking forward to the change with Hastings barking orders and injecting himself as suited with Brooks handling the general play. Should know one way or the other if the combination works by the time Doueihi is ready to return and it will likely determine his role from that point.

 

[BAGNF05]

Poor bloke? Pffft
Our highest paid player who has had the team changed so he can ‘own it’ year after year.
I’m just hoping Hastings can somehow put some fire in his belly (although highly unlikely with Brooks).

Nobody can argue with any credibility that Brooks has had enough good players to work with. Year on year our retention and recruitment is the pits. Don’t get me wrong he’s not in the top 5 in halfbacks in the game, but in my opinion we’re bottom 5 in so many other areas that directly affect wins and losses.

 

[tony soprano]

Imagine how brooks will feel if he sticks around next year having a dummy half like api

 

[TCL]

Chicken or the egg argument.

can brooks get this current squad to a finals, no
is the squad good enough to get to a finals with another halfback, imo no

if the squad was good would could brooks get us to the finals, imo yes
could another halfback get us to a finals, imo yes

I hope both Hastings and brooks work well together and have blinders. Ad ain’t back for some time and with out a good preseason it will be trying for him.

 

[tigerballs]

Sorry , but you are comparing a good side with less intimitating opposition to a very ordinary side with severe problems. The 1/2 is a link between the forwards and the backs, Brooks had neither good forwards or good backs, and his 5/8s were crap. Prince was good, -- not great. Reynolds at Souths basically has a kicking game, is tough, but not a genious like Thurston etc. These halves you compare him to , were in great sides with great 5/8s and good all over the field. People should compare apples to apples.

Prince was great. One of the best. Always moving forward with the ball at speed and putting the defence on the back foot. Always making the right decision. His team was scoring 50 points regularly with a no name backline. How is he not great?

 

[tigerballs]

That’s it in a nutshell. Feel like I have been saying forever that the step up in class from ESL is off the planet. Thankfully this will be seen by everybody in the next few weeks.

That's very definitive.

 

[Cobarcats]

Agree.
And 9 years to prove himself sounds fair 😂.

It's a topic thats like a dogs chasing it's tail, you'll never get it [love watching a dog chasing it's tail]
There is an argument for both sides hense the pages and pages of debate about Luke.
I support Brooks, but will concede that if the fowards aim up and luke doesnt, a move of Hastings to ½ and AD to ⅝ is on the cards.

 

[batboy]

We’re a bottom 4 squad with Brooks - and a Wooden Spoon squad without him

 

[GNR4LIFE]

We’re a bottom 4 squad with Brooks - and a Wooden Spoon squad without him

We’d be hot favourites for the spoon if we let him go to Newcastle and had Madden in the halves all year.