Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[BAGNF05]

I agree with your assessment of the causes of the loss, but I also disagree that Brooks wasn't worse than normal.

When we lose a player, get a nice run from Tupou that leads to a mid-field penalty, the primary thing you do, and everyone knows this, is run through your set methodically and kick for a repeat. You are trying to wind the clock down and keep the ball down the other end.

Instead Brooks puts in a Benji-like 2nd tackle corner kick, but doesn't even clear the Parramatta defenders. Maybe, just maybe I could reconcile the play if somehow Tupou was unmarked or if the fullback was right up in the line, but we were playing 12 on 13 here - not only did Eels have us marked, but in those situations the wingers tend to hang back because you aren't going to strip them of numbers.

He then gives away a 6-again on Moses in the ensuing set (Stefano gives away a high shot penalty earlier), and then he has an air swing attempting to defend the Sivo kick.

I'll even waive the Sivo error because the ball did take an ugly bounce and bend away from him, but the decision to kick early when you are down to 12 men... it just sums up everything wrong with Luke Brooks at the moment.

I'll also forgive guys like Junior and Matamua for indiscretions, because they are young and eager. Brooks has had more than enough time to develop a calm, dependable head, and we didn't see it tonight.

12-6 and you need to play out your attacking set calmly, wind down the clock, kick for a repeat. Failure to do that opens up the play, he compounds it with a 6-again and Eels go back-to-back.

Obviously Brooks then palmed off by Mitch Moses for a try just after HT.

I cannot forgive these playmaker decisions, and it was only made worse by the fact he was outplayed and embarrassed by is old flatmate, that jerk of a peanut pelican Slimy Fart. Brooks personally involved in 3 of the Eels game-breaking tries, after all the effort the team put in.

Can’t argue with much of what you just said, shitty moments by Brooks in a shitty game for him.

Maybe the club will actually drop him or release him now rather than just go and leak shit to the media. Brooks is a psychological nightmare at the moment and the club must take a lot of the blame for it.

 

[stryker 69]

I agree with your assessment of the causes of the loss, but I also disagree that Brooks wasn't worse than normal.

When we lose a player, get a nice run from Tupou that leads to a mid-field penalty, the primary thing you do, and everyone knows this, is run through your set methodically and kick for a repeat. You are trying to wind the clock down and keep the ball down the other end.

Instead Brooks puts in a Benji-like 2nd tackle corner kick, but doesn't even clear the Parramatta defenders. Maybe, just maybe I could reconcile the play if somehow Tupou was unmarked or if the fullback was right up in the line, but we were playing 12 on 13 here - not only did Eels have us marked, but in those situations the wingers tend to hang back because you aren't going to strip them of numbers.

He then gives away a 6-again on Moses in the ensuing set (Stefano gives away a high shot penalty earlier), and then he has an air swing attempting to defend the Sivo kick.

I'll even waive the Sivo error because the ball did take an ugly bounce and bend away from him, but the decision to kick early when you are down to 12 men... it just sums up everything wrong with Luke Brooks at the moment.

I'll also forgive guys like Junior and Matamua for indiscretions, because they are young and eager. Brooks has had more than enough time to develop a calm, dependable head, and we didn't see it tonight.

12-6 and you need to play out your attacking set calmly, wind down the clock, kick for a repeat. Failure to do that opens up the play, he compounds it with a 6-again and Eels go back-to-back.

Obviously Brooks then palmed off by Mitch Moses for a try just after HT.

I cannot forgive these playmaker decisions, and it was only made worse by the fact he was outplayed and embarrassed by is old flatmate, that jerk of a peanut pelican Slimy Fart.

I agree, that was terrible. It was low percentage garbage that experienced playmakers don’t attempt under those circumstances.
He isn’t a playmaker. Hasn’t been one ever. My point is he does shit like this a lot. Tonight was not his worst game this year though and he did some good things in defence with his speed aiding Noffa’s late tries.

 

[Merlot]

Remember when Moses was caught on camera dishing it out to one of his team mates. In a team game, that type of behaviour is not appropriate.

remember joey johns melt down's before they retired him

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Fair call on the first kick. Dumb. Team didn’t need to then concede two tries.

On the last kick, it was final throw of the dice after the game was long gone.

I agree the final kick wouldn't have impacted the result but it summed up his career.

 

[BAGNF05]

I agree the final kick wouldn't have impacted the result but it summed up his career.

Moments earlier he forced a drop out trying to score off a chip himself. He is always in the frame, quite often that means he’s f$&@ing up but it’s more than you can say for anyone else we have.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Moments earlier he forced a drop out trying to score off a chip himself. He is always in the frame, quite often that means he’s f$&@ing up but it’s more than you can say for anyone else we have.

But they're not copping $1m. He's gotta go, he's regressing. I thought he might improve when Madge left, but he's progressively getting worse

 

[BAGNF05]

But they're not copping $1m. He's gotta go, he's regressing. I thought he might improve when Madge left, but he's progressively getting worse

I agree he’s gotta go. Signs are there he want to leave and the club have hung him out to dry. Not his fault they paid him too much.

 

[tony soprano]

His two try assist last couple of tries were nice

 

[batboy]

Moments earlier he forced a drop out trying to score off a chip himself. He is always in the frame, quite often that means he’s f$&@ing up but it’s more than you can say for anyone else we have.

Someone’s gotta try something hey….

 

[BAGNF05]

Someone’s gotta try something hey….

Yeah and when you’re playing catch up football against the clock it’s not going to be clinical. His big error was the chip when you’re up 12-0 and down to 12 men. That’s stupid. To me he’s mentally shot.

 

[Chaos]

Take brooks out of that game and put munster in his place, do we win that game,????? Brooksy gets paid big money to play a game of football, and assist his team in winning that game, tonight he won that game but for the eels not the tigers.

I’m just saying, there’s more to the loss than just luke brooks.
Put Munster in the circumstance of Luke Brooks whole career, you think Munster would be the player he is today?

 

[Twodogs]

He goes alright. But he’s also coming back from a serious and people want to throw him to the wolves. Makes no sense.

Players coming back from ACL injuries take 12onths AFTER returning to the field to get back to full form. It kills their confidence and limits their movement.

True, he carried on like a pork chop tonight, but we're also expecting goo much of him second week back.

 

[tigerbill]

More Brooks please. What spark he adds to our attack. Fantastic player.

 

[balmain boy]

Surely he finally gets dropped after that God awful performance. Really, he shouldn't ever play for us again. He's failed over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. He's not the answer and his terrible play repeatedly saps all the confidence from a mentally fragile squad.

You won't see a worse kick all season than that crap he dished up on the second when we had a man in the bin. That's a diabolically terrible piece of sabotage. Totally unforgiveable, and totally indicative of a player who has no game sense, no footy intelligence and no confidence. Just a dumb play which we never recovered from.

We need to build for the future so have to experiment with our halves, giving birth Doueihi and Madden game time

He might help the magpies win a few games though. Pay up to 500k for him to leave. But it's doubtful anyone will want him. He's barely a first grader, England his best bet

 

[Bob]

The real dilemma facing Brooksy
Its true if you want to believe it, it’s not the money. He is facing a best case worst case scenario . why, #1 he leaves and we make the semis #2 he stays we don’t . May the force be with you Luke, take the better offer .

What if he leaves and we don’t make the finals.. what if he leaves and makes the finals with another team…. Mockery assured

 

[Merlot]

will never know until he goes

 

[clontarfkid]

Brooks $$ next year are inflated by agreeing to restrucure his contract a few years ago when we were trying to fund Ivans imbeciles(Packer/Reynolds/Mbye & co)
Brooks was actually trying to do the right thing by the club , and sacrificied some early years $$,but like all inflated back end contracts it looks bad at the end..particularly if he aint performing
Easy to identify his $$ initially forgone,& WTs shld take that into account with any payout
Having said that,it is Brooks who has instigated leaving early to start a new career elsewhere,so he needs to forgo some part of next years contract payment or endure the humiliation of playing reserve grade with WTs in 2023,cause thats undoubtedly where he'll be
WTs created this potential problem for him with a back ended contract,but his worsening performances made it everybodys problem and to fairly move him on end 22..assuming hes got a gig elsewhere??

 

[GarryOwen]

The missed tackle on Moses for that try was a real kick in the teeth. Didn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but was emblematic of the last decade of this club.
Was far from his worst moment of the night though.

 

[watersider]

Doueihi is despo to play 5/8th and Brooks is despo to continue giving substandard performances, so it's time to give AD his chance.

I'm not advocating totally removing Brooks though - move him to the bench in place of Liddle where he can play 20 mins hooker and cover for injury in the backs. Get him on to tackle his little arse off and instruct him to run from hooker when he sees fit, or put in some left-foot kicks of the opportunity presents.

I'm okay with that. Only thing is he's somehow even worse at hooker, slow too high floating passes and gets stuck and cramped. It really highlights how limited he is. You see Hastings go in there and he adds a little threat and variety. Brooks goes in and he's not even serviceable. He and Liddle just don't provide good enough service.

 

[Fraze23]

I don't think I've ever bagged Brooks on this forum. But after tonight I'm done. I don't see him improving this squad after 9 years. I don't see his game evolving, I don't see anything positive for either player or club.

I like Brooks. But I honestly think it's in the best interests of both club and player if he finds a new side.