Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[hobbo1]

Brooks played great.

Was still shit when it really mattered ..

 

[batboy]

Interested in your critique of AD’s game, how do you think he went?

You won't hear about his rubbish defence, Dropped Balls, Lack of speed, Poor reads and Poor Kicks here....

He did do an offload though

 

[GCfan]

No mention of the Shitty line and position of the back rower...

How many times you hear them say "Should always be in a position to receive the ball"

Or
"Any man running a decoy has to assume he's getting the ball"

You hear it lots - The answer is lots.

That was my first thought when watching live and after Re watching it, kelma buggered that run up. Wasn’t Brooks fault ( can’t believe those words just came out of my mouth).

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

You won't hear about his rubbish defence, Dropped Balls, Lack of speed, Poor reads and Poor Kicks here....

He did do an offload though

douhie's defence was ordinary
I do think the combo 13 Hastings 7 Brooks 6 douhie could work in 2023

 

[earl]

douhie's defence was ordinary

He just gets run around so easily. It's a concern in whatever position he plays in. He has more flaws than Brooks without a doubt.

He is much more clutch than Brooks though.

 

[weststigerman]

He had an incredible first half. Absolute top shelf. Went to water when the heat was on at the end. But I'm really liking hastings at 13 and it's giving Brooksie and AD more time and space which is great.

That’s been Brooks his whole career. He has the talent but does not have the brains or composure to use it when it matters.

 

[tigerap]

douhie's defence was ordinary
I do think the combo 13 Hastings 7 Brooks 6 douhie could work in 2023

Assuming Hastings is here next year

 

[GarryOwen]

That was my first thought when watching live and after Re watching it, kelma buggered that run up. Wasn’t Brooks fault ( can’t believe those words just came out of my mouth).

It was a poorly timed run on a poor line. Brooks should have held it in and taken the tackle.

 

[tony soprano]

Can't knock the bloke for having a go.

 

[bigsiro]

I had him as our second best player. I think when you watch the game all you look for is his mistakes.

I don’t look for them. But as a halfback he touches the ball more frequently than others and is responsible for last tackle and critical play options, kicking and team attack execution.
It doesn’t help that his errors are invariably glaring.
He made some good plays no doubt. I think it was a better game by him. Sadly, in the end, his bad plays were so crucial that they outweighed the good.
That tends to happen with him.
So yes, maybe it was a good game by his standards, but that does not make it a good game by first grade halfback standards.

At times he looked more lively than our other halves.But ultimately it comes down to those terrible errors and his lack of composure in the vital moments.
The other two halves are simply not as prone to critical attacking atuff ups. Brooks also doesn’t possess their unpredictability and x-factor in attack.
I just don’t know what he offers that gives him any value in the team.

I honestly try to be as objective as possible. I wish It weren’t as if I only see the negatives. I try to praise when due and I’d happily eat my words.

But Brooks’s play is not first grade and only very rarely is he deserving of praise for a full 80.
Extremely rarely.
And way too rarely to deserve the kind of loyalty he receives on here.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

I don’t look for them. But as a halfback he touches the ball more frequently than others and is responsible for last tackle and critical play options, kicking and team attack execution.
It doesn’t help that his errors are invariably glaring.
He made some good plays no doubt. I think it was a better game by him. Sadly, in the end, his bad plays were so crucial that they outweighed the good.
That tends to happen with him.
So yes, maybe it was a good game by his standards, but that does not make it a good game by first grade halfback standards.

At times he looked more lively than our other halves.But ultimately it comes down to those terrible errors and his lack of composure in the vital moments.
The other two halves are simply not as prone to critical attacking atuff ups. Brooks also doesn’t possess their unpredictability and x-factor in attack.
I just don’t know what he offers that gives him any value in the team.

I honestly try to be as objective as possible. I wish It weren’t as if I only see the negatives. I try to praise when due and I’d happily eat my words.

But Brooks’s play is not first grade and only very rarely is he deserving of praise for a full 80.
Extremely rarely.
And way too rarely to deserve the kind of loyalty he receives on here.

The Cowboys have a player who has all the same clangers that Brooks has, along with some dreadful defensive options, and also has magic in him. They've put a good team around him and he shines, despite continually having those disaster moments just about every week. Cowboys are sitting second on the ladder. That player is Scott Drinkwater.

If the team plays like today most weeks you can take the good with the bad in my opinion.

 

[bigsiro]

The Cowboys have a player who has all the same clangers that Brooks has, along with some dreadful defensive options, and also has magic in him. They've put a good team around him and he shines, despite continually having those disaster moments just about every week. Cowboys are sitting second on the ladder. That player is Scott Drinkwater.

If the team plays like today most weeks you can take the good with the bad in my opinion.

Maybe that’s true generally, but I’m not willing to take the bad from a halfback unless those bad days are so few compared to his good days.
Which is just not the case.
Brooks simply has all the clangers but too little highlights.
And I’m not sure what your point of comparing Brooks to Drinkwater was, other than to highlight how a really well drilled team can hide the inadequacies and ineptitude of your main playmaker.
Is that what we are shooting for?

 

[momo_amp_medo]

He played better because, for most of the game, our forwards put in.
I maintain that if our roster gets a decent forward pack you would see best of Brooks. He needs space and our forwards are not up to providing a platform.

 

[batboy]

He played better because, for most of the game, our forwards put in.
I maintain that if our roster gets a decent forward pack you would see best of Brooks. He needs space and our forwards are not up to providing a platform.

Not just him - it’s the same for every half in the game

 

[Batmans Parents]

Credit where credit is due. Brooks had a really good game yesterday and looked dangerous with Kelma running off him. Some really nice passes out wide and was probably our second best after Laurie although he had some of his usual moments/clangers.

AD had a very mixed game. Kicking game was crap except for a couple of bombs and a forced line dropout. Had a shocker of a kick of the kickoff. Thought he had some good tackles but was placed in bad situations by To’a, who is easily the worst defender in the team. Looked dangerous almost every time he took the line on and played a massive part in the final try. Would like to see him with someone other than Seyfart and Garner running off him because those two are soft a baby s**t

I’m good to see the AD-Brooks-Hastings trio continue to gel unless there’s another massive drop in form.

 

[tigerap]

Injured calf at training

 

[matchball]

Good thing we trading our depth to other teams.

 

[supercoach]

Well 80% of the forum will have little to talk about now

 

[jadtiger]

The hits keep on coming

 

[Jolls]

Is this official or rumour? Can't find any news of it.