Watch his interview on the website. Sums him up pretty well imo. Can't think on his feet, robotic answers, nervous, no presence, no personal accountability,no character, offers little.
I know you don't have to be a good talker to be a good footy player or vise versa, but man that was a cringeworthy as his clutch plays.
It shows me the coach doesn’t know how to use Brooks & is trying to put a round pet into a square hole. Brooks can play, he hasn’t played his natural style under Madge for 18mths. **He has never been a leader.** Even when he played juniors with Mitch, Mitch would bark the team around. He is being asked to be something he isn’t. He did get switched off and he is absolutely trying to play Madge ball but it isn’t his style of footy. He looks unco and without confidence to execute. Maybe that will change if we get some wins. Maybe Madge ball needs to evolve and let these guys play their natural game as well. Maybe Brooks needs to find a home where he fits in, under the right coach he would very good. With Hastings coming guess we will find out soon enough.
Isn't that the half's job on the field, to lead the team's direction in attack? The bloke is reportedly on $600k a year or $11,500 per week, it's him who needs to learn, not Madge.
Look if he can't do it, then maybe they need to find him another position or release him, I actually think he would be a good 9, but the 2 blokes playing there are going OK.
At the end of the day, we need to start winning, not all Brook's fault, but he doesn't help, when Hastings comes, he will get his chance at 7 at some stage, if he shines, then Brooks will have no where to go.
Doesn't a good coach adjust game plans and style to match the strengths of his players? Cleary said as much in the article in the SMH about Brooks and the scarcity of halfbacks.. Now where is Cleary's team sitting?