Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

CAN WE GET RID OF THIS STUPID *LOODY TOPIC.
Surely there is something else to talk about, are we lacking brain cells or have we expended them all on the Brooks topics, geeeezz.
 
Well that’s just immaturity isn’t it? You have your flawed logic exposed , then take your ball and run home. If you’re bored tell someone else.
 
Camel2281 said:
What about all of last season where Luke himself said it was 'HIS' team. He was borderline pathetic in attack and went missing on every big moment. He'd be a solid running 5/8 support player. A halfback to run your team, he is definitely not
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According to fox sports stars Brooks had the same amount of try assists from the same amount of games as Jarome Hughes. I can guarantee you he wasn't given anywhere near the attacking opportunities as Hughes was. Yet Hughes was praised all last season whilst half of our daft fan base label Brooks borderline pathetic in attack.
The reality is Brooks is a decent halfback in an ordinary team. Yes, he does have faults in his game but aside from Cleary and DCE Brooks is no worse than any of the other halves going around.
 
gregjm87 said:
According to fox sports stars Brooks had the same amount of try assists from the same amount of games as Jarome Hughes. I can guarantee you he wasn't given anywhere near the attacking opportunities as Hughes was. Yet Hughes was praised all last season whilst half of our daft fan base label Brooks borderline pathetic in attack.
The reality is Brooks is a decent halfback in an ordinary team. Yes, he does have faults in his game but aside from Cleary and DCE Brooks is no worse than any of the other halves going around.
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Precisely, when you take the time to drill into the facts it’s understandable why Brooks is the club’s highest paid player.
We really need to be looking at upgrading his contract.
 
gregjm87 said:
According to fox sports stars Brooks had the same amount of try assists from the same amount of games as Jarome Hughes. I can guarantee you he wasn't given anywhere near the attacking opportunities as Hughes was. Yet Hughes was praised all last season whilst half of our daft fan base label Brooks borderline pathetic in attack.
The reality is Brooks is a decent halfback in an ordinary team. Yes, he does have faults in his game but aside from Cleary and DCE Brooks is no worse than any of the other halves going around.
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Posted much the same thing some time back, He's the best of the next...
Problem is, Everyone here remembers how good Joey Johns, Cooper Cronks and JT's have been over the last 20 Years...
No one seems to remember the competition is also made up of the Terry Campese, Jarrod Sammut, Daniel Mortimer, Ben Roberts, Brett Seymour, Jarred Mullen, Peter Wallace, Jeff Robson, Ben Hornby, Trent Hodkinson, Chris Sandow, Corey Norman, Gareth Widdopp, Chad Townsend and a million others I haven't bothered to think of...
Most of the above were solid players who had some form of success in decent teams - None of them I would rate much (If at all) better than Brooks.

Not all players are elite.
Brooks is a better than average Half, In what has been a very ordinary side.
He can't do it on his own... We had better players (Benji) Who couldn't do it - With Better stock
 
twentyforty said:
Precisely, when you take the time to drill into the facts it’s understandable why Brooks is the club’s highest paid player.
We really need to be looking at upgrading his contract.
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No we don’t, no point in considering upgrading him when he hasn’t even played yet this season, trials you cannot base upgrading him yet and considering he’s been average pretty much his whole career you cannot consider it yet, now I don’t know what money he is on but if he’s on more than 500k the club made a mistake there, Brooks is contracted until 23 but honestly if he’s still not doing good come the end of the season I can see him being moved on if the reported 900K salary is true he’s not a player worth that kind of money if the club does decide to keep him if he is on that kind of money he’ll be taking a massive pay cut if he wants to stay but I hope we just get rid of him, unless he kills it this year, my halves going into 23 would be Doueihi and Hastings but let’s see how 22 fairs for Brooks as well as Tigers
 
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Brooks is not an above average half, he's perfectly mediocre. His saving grace is how few good halfbacks have been around his entire career

His ability to crap his pants in high pressure situations, even after 150+ games still blows my mind

In a situation where a team makes a like break and get tackled 10 metres out from the tryline, Brooks might be the last halfback in the Competition I'd want being in control
 
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