Luke Brooks

[GNR4LIFE]

Can't disagree with Blocker, Brooks and Tigers parting ways would probably be beneficial for both parties

Can't see another club picking up Brooks as he's on big money and on a long term deal

We’re already going to be paying half of Mbye’s contract next year. We won’t be paying half of Brooks as well. He’s not going anywhere.

 

[haberfield_tiger]

There is merit to what blocker is saying. Brooks game management last week was abysmal. Think we need a new voice/change next year at 7.

 

[jirskyr]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

When someone asks me who I follow I just say Tigers ..don’t see the issue

I don't see the issue either. In fact I see some irony - I think that people who react if someone says "Tigers" (only) are actually the ones who aren't over the merger. The ability to call the club any name at all and not have a negative reaction is the true indicator of merger acceptance.

One might argue that's easier to say if you were previously a "Tigers" supporter, but this isn't some minority / privilege thing - Wests Magpies are crushingly the dominant party in the merger now and the old Balmain only exists at the whim of Wests. And that's OK for me, because since 2020 I've been a Wests supporter for longer than I was a Balmain supporter.

There has definitely been an imbalance. As an ex-Magpie, I have no issue with saying I’m a Tigers supporter. Do ex-Balmain supporters identify themselves as Wests supporters? I think that name on its own is still on the nose with a lot of people. More than happy to be proven wrong.

I'm happy with Wests. Frankly I say "the Tigers" because that's what I've said for 35 years, out of habit, not out of some sense of maintaining links to the old club. Originally I was a little annoyed that Wests Ashfield made a point of putting black and white stripes under the WT logo on their building, but I've learned to concede to our benevolent Wests overlords.

The only thing that really brings a little tender reaction for me is the old Balmain Tiger logo - I just love that old Tiger emblem, I don't think it can ever be outdone for me.

I think a lot of it has to do with the club mascot. I never called the old Western Suburbs "Wests", I called them "the Maggies". Always. Same as I always call Canterbury "the Dogs" or some variant of that. I don't say Cronulla, I say "Sharkies". I would probably say "Sea Eagles" if that wasn't a bit obtuse, so they get Manly, and I often say "Melbourne" because I reckon "the Storm" is a crap mascot. I might say "Souths" and "Rabbits" and "Bunnies" in a 3-way split. I say "Easts" on purpose because "Sydney City" is a joke. "Broncos" and rarely "Brisbane", "Cowboys" and never "North QLD", "Titans" and never "Gold Coast". "The Knights" not "Newcastle". I think I tend to lean towards mascot refereences, for no specific reason that I can think of.

 

[aturkey]

Buke Lrooks

 

[hobbo1]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

Every one always forgets Bankstown..

Gladys hasn’t

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

When someone asks me who I follow I just say Tigers ..don’t see the issue

I don't see the issue either. In fact I see some irony - I think that people who react if someone says "Tigers" (only) are actually the ones who aren't over the merger. The ability to call the club any name at all and not have a negative reaction is the true indicator of merger acceptance.

One might argue that's easier to say if you were previously a "Tigers" supporter, but this isn't some minority / privilege thing - Wests Magpies are crushingly the dominant party in the merger now and the old Balmain only exists at the whim of Wests. And that's OK for me, because since 2020 I've been a Wests supporter for longer than I was a Balmain supporter.

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

When someone asks me who I follow I just say Tigers ..don’t see the issue

I don't see the issue either. In fact I see some irony - I think that people who react if someone says "Tigers" (only) are actually the ones who aren't over the merger. The ability to call the club any name at all and not have a negative reaction is the true indicator of merger acceptance.

One might argue that's easier to say if you were previously a "Tigers" supporter, but this isn't some minority / privilege thing - Wests Magpies are crushingly the dominant party in the merger now and the old Balmain only exists at the whim of Wests. And that's OK for me, because since 2020 I've been a Wests supporter for longer than I was a Balmain supporter.

There has definitely been an imbalance. As an ex-Magpie, I have no issue with saying I’m a Tigers supporter. Do ex-Balmain supporters identify themselves as Wests supporters? I think that name on its own is still on the nose with a lot of people. More than happy to be proven wrong.

I'm happy with Wests. Frankly I say "the Tigers" because that's what I've said for 35 years, out of habit, not out of some sense of maintaining links to the old club. Originally I was a little annoyed that Wests Ashfield made a point of putting black and white stripes under the WT logo on their building, but I've learned to concede to our benevolent Wests overlords.

The only thing that really brings a little tender reaction for me is the old Balmain Tiger logo - I just love that old Tiger emblem, I don't think it can ever be outdone for me.

I think a lot of it has to do with the club mascot. I never called the old Western Suburbs "Wests", I called them "the Maggies". Always. Same as I always call Canterbury "the Dogs" or some variant of that. I don't say Cronulla, I say "Sharkies". I would probably say "Sea Eagles" if that wasn't a bit obtuse, so they get Manly, and I often say "Melbourne" because I reckon "the Storm" is a crap mascot. I might say "Souths" and "Rabbits" and "Bunnies" in a 3-way split. I say "Easts" on purpose because "Sydney City" is a joke. "Broncos" and rarely "Brisbane", "Cowboys" and never "North QLD", "Titans" and never "Gold Coast". "The Knights" not "Newcastle". I think I tend to lean towards mascot refereences, for no specific reason that I can think of.

Honestly , if someone asks who you go for , the answer for me is the tigers . It’s implied that Wests are the team I’m talking about , not Balmain , or Richmond for that matter lol .
Ask my daughter who she goes for it’s the tigers . She doesn’t even k is where Balmain is , let alone know the team came from there .
It’s the whole reason we are called the tigers instead of magpies . It’s infinitely more marketable , and natural off the tongue .

 

[hobbo1]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

When someone asks me who I follow I just say Tigers ..don’t see the issue

I don't see the issue either. In fact I see some irony - I think that people who react if someone says "Tigers" (only) are actually the ones who aren't over the merger. The ability to call the club any name at all and not have a negative reaction is the true indicator of merger acceptance.

One might argue that's easier to say if you were previously a "Tigers" supporter, but this isn't some minority / privilege thing - Wests Magpies are crushingly the dominant party in the merger now and the old Balmain only exists at the whim of Wests. And that's OK for me, because since 2020 I've been a Wests supporter for longer than I was a Balmain supporter.

There has definitely been an imbalance. As an ex-Magpie, I have no issue with saying I’m a Tigers supporter. Do ex-Balmain supporters identify themselves as Wests supporters? I think that name on its own is still on the nose with a lot of people. More than happy to be proven wrong.

I'm happy with Wests. Frankly I say "the Tigers" because that's what I've said for 35 years, out of habit, not out of some sense of maintaining links to the old club. Originally I was a little annoyed that Wests Ashfield made a point of putting black and white stripes under the WT logo on their building, but I've learned to concede to our benevolent Wests overlords.

The only thing that really brings a little tender reaction for me is the old Balmain Tiger logo - I just love that old Tiger emblem, I don't think it can ever be outdone for me.

I think a lot of it has to do with the club mascot. I never called the old Western Suburbs "Wests", I called them "the Maggies". Always. Same as I always call Canterbury "the Dogs" or some variant of that. I don't say Cronulla, I say "Sharkies". I would probably say "Sea Eagles" if that wasn't a bit obtuse, so they get Manly, and I often say "Melbourne" because I reckon "the Storm" is a crap mascot. I might say "Souths" and "Rabbits" and "Bunnies" in a 3-way split. I say "Easts" on purpose because "Sydney City" is a joke. "Broncos" and rarely "Brisbane", "Cowboys" and never "North QLD", "Titans" and never "Gold Coast". "The Knights" not "Newcastle". I think I tend to lean towards mascot refereences, for no specific reason that I can think of.

Actually when someone asks who I follow I usually say ..”don’t ask “ ?

 

[tigerbalm]

I hate how Blocker says "we" when referring to the tigers but is constantly bagging the club out. When on Fox he is horrible and has nothing constructive to say during a game involving us.

He has always stated the tigers are, "his team"
But like many former players, love having a crack at us.

It's a shame, really.

It's born out of frustration in watching us consistently struggle.

Nah, born out of wanting to keep a job in the media.

Laying the boot into wests is keeps the clicks coming and hacks in jobs.

In defence of Blocker, there are a significant number of forum regular posters who love having a crack at the club just as often as any media personality. I'd argue it's pretty common place amongst Tigers fans in general, with the lack of success.

Lol. Ok.

 

[jadtiger]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

Every one always forgets Bankstown..

Gladys hasn’t

She is trying to

 

[TigerWest]

Blocker drives me nuts with his disdain for 1/2 of our club that he once played for.
To see him constantly refer to the Weststigers as tigers in that article, and then to see the muppet that wrote it refer to our club as the tigers constantly, is also annoying. Sullivan correctly refers to Canterbury Bulldogs as Canterbury Bulldogs . . . but calls WT the tigers.

When someone asks me who I follow I just say Tigers ..don’t see the issue

I don't see the issue either. In fact I see some irony - I think that people who react if someone says "Tigers" (only) are actually the ones who aren't over the merger. The ability to call the club any name at all and not have a negative reaction is the true indicator of merger acceptance.

One might argue that's easier to say if you were previously a "Tigers" supporter, but this isn't some minority / privilege thing - Wests Magpies are crushingly the dominant party in the merger now and the old Balmain only exists at the whim of Wests. And that's OK for me, because since 2020 I've been a Wests supporter for longer than I was a Balmain supporter.

There has definitely been an imbalance. As an ex-Magpie, I have no issue with saying I’m a Tigers supporter. Do ex-Balmain supporters identify themselves as Wests supporters? I think that name on its own is still on the nose with a lot of people. More than happy to be proven wrong.

I'm happy with Wests. Frankly I say "the Tigers" because that's what I've said for 35 years, out of habit, not out of some sense of maintaining links to the old club. Originally I was a little annoyed that Wests Ashfield made a point of putting black and white stripes under the WT logo on their building, but I've learned to concede to our benevolent Wests overlords.

The only thing that really brings a little tender reaction for me is the old Balmain Tiger logo - I just love that old Tiger emblem, I don't think it can ever be outdone for me.

I think a lot of it has to do with the club mascot. I never called the old Western Suburbs "Wests", I called them "the Maggies". Always. Same as I always call Canterbury "the Dogs" or some variant of that. I don't say Cronulla, I say "Sharkies". I would probably say "Sea Eagles" if that wasn't a bit obtuse, so they get Manly, and I often say "Melbourne" because I reckon "the Storm" is a crap mascot. I might say "Souths" and "Rabbits" and "Bunnies" in a 3-way split. I say "Easts" on purpose because "Sydney City" is a joke. "Broncos" and rarely "Brisbane", "Cowboys" and never "North QLD", "Titans" and never "Gold Coast". "The Knights" not "Newcastle". I think I tend to lean towards mascot refereences, for no specific reason that I can think of.

St George/Illawarra are always called "Saints" or the "Dragons"?

 

[Blocker1963]

Brooks was very solid last week, his defence has improved significantly and his game management, I hope he stays with a good Team built around him.

 

[Needaname]

Brooks was very solid last week, his defence has improved significantly and his game management, I hope he stays with a good Team built around him.

I agree. His defence has been exceptional all year but what is standing out more is he is taking the game on through those little effort areas.
I’m seeing a bit of strange resemblance to the 2014 attitude of Robbie Farah where after Benji leaving the club he started to carry the team on his shoulders and stand out as the leader of the team. No one can deny that he isn’t trying to lead this team. Nofo said on 360 last night that he has seen a real growth in Brooksy over the course of this year despite the common comments that he doesn’t talk or direct, Doueihi also mentioned how much work Brooks is doing directing the team.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Can't disagree with Blocker, Brooks and Tigers parting ways would probably be beneficial for both parties

Can't see another club picking up Brooks as he's on big money and on a long term deal

Disagree mate, halves don’t grow on trees and he’s better than our team make him look, few teams would take him for sure, I could see top 8 teams Raiders, Rabbitohs, Knights entertaining him.

Raiders would be the only one to have a think about signing him because they lost Williams but even then his price and contract length is a big deterrent

Souths, Raiders, Bulldogs, Sharks and Saints would all be options.

 

[TigerWest]

Can't disagree with Blocker, Brooks and Tigers parting ways would probably be beneficial for both parties

Can't see another club picking up Brooks as he's on big money and on a long term deal

Disagree mate, halves don’t grow on trees and he’s better than our team make him look, few teams would take him for sure, I could see top 8 teams Raiders, Rabbitohs, Knights entertaining him.

Raiders would be the only one to have a think about signing him because they lost Williams but even then his price and contract length is a big deterrent

Souths, Raiders, Bulldogs, Sharks and Saints would all be options.

I don’t think he will be going anywhere for the time being?

 

[JC99]

Can't disagree with Blocker, Brooks and Tigers parting ways would probably be beneficial for both parties

Can't see another club picking up Brooks as he's on big money and on a long term deal

Disagree mate, halves don’t grow on trees and he’s better than our team make him look, few teams would take him for sure, I could see top 8 teams Raiders, Rabbitohs, Knights entertaining him.

Raiders would be the only one to have a think about signing him because they lost Williams but even then his price and contract length is a big deterrent

Souths, Raiders, Bulldogs, Sharks and Saints would all be options.

No chance - only raiders. Other teams have their halves sorted. Dogs have Burton, averillo and Flanagan. Souths clearly have some rookies they're big on hence only offering Reynolds a year and signing Milford for a year, sharks have hynes, Moylan, Tracey and Trindall, dragons have Ben hunt, Sullivan and Amone.

If he was cheaper and a short deal I think more clubs would be hypothetically interested but at the moment I don't think so.

 

[BAGNF05]

Anybody access the Brooks article in the papers today?

 

[old_man_tiger]

Had 6 or 8 good weeks this season, tries hard and I respect him.

Can't see it ever happening for us or him, it is hard to let go of hope and would love to see him take us all the way. Truth is though, even when he plays well he doesn't influence the result.

 

[mike]

He’s a lock in the modern game.

 

[Snake]

That was a real captains knock today !

 

[69-05-41]

Season on the line and Brooks goes AWOL.

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