Luke Brooks

[earl]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

 

[The_Patriot]

The common theme among everyone who defends Brooks is that he needs better players around him. Maybe the other players need someone better than Brooks as their halfback?

Benji and Farah are two all-time greats. He had Tedesco at fullback. Moses has played origin (even if overrated). Even Blake Austin left us and immediately lead the Raiders to the prelim finals.

He's had plenty of talented enough players around him. Do we need to surround him with the freaking immortals before we can judge him?

Fact is no matter who's around him, he's not good enough. It's not like he's busting the line, or putting players through holes and they're dropping it. He just isn't good. Doueihi has taken over the team after playing only 10 games in the halves. Brooks has been our halfback for 8 years and over 160 games. It's clear as day he's not up to it and it's not a team issue.

I said it at the start of the year and nothing has changed.

No more excuses. It's time to either move him to hooker or move him on.

Most importantly he needs to be told what he is offering is not good enough for the money we pay him and he may not make the side anymore.

 

[bigsiro]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.

Unless he has a sister ?
But I don’t think he is our only hope. If he works out that would great, if not cest la vie.

 

[avocadoontoast]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.

 

[earl]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.

Thanks mate. I reckon next year could be a blinder.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.

I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

 

[avocadoontoast]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

 

[tony soprano]

Has never played behind a dominate pack and it won't matter who he is replaced with they will never deliver until we have some dominance up front.
Teddy and Brooks were a great combo and if Brooks does leave and plays for a better team he will go well because - he can play even if he never reaches the heights that were expected of him.

I think the dominate pack no longer valid he lacks leadership to stick to a game plan and build pressure. That's on him.

 

[tony soprano]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Gildart has been recovering from lots of injures would need a HUGE off season.

 

[Demps]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Gildart has been recovering from lots of injures would need a HUGE off season.

He won't.

 

[Tiger5150]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Im expecting Hastings to be J Reynolds 2.0. Hope to be proven wrong.

 

[avocadoontoast]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Im expecting Hastings to be J Reynolds 2.0. Hope to be proven wrong.

I find your post disturbing but not without merit.

 

[tony soprano]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Im expecting Hastings to be J Reynolds 2.0. Hope to be proven wrong.

He's a bit more silky then him bud and not on 800k

 

[kiwitiger]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Gildart has been recovering from lots of injures would need a HUGE off season.

Lucky he has joined the Wests Tigers then! Home of the hardest/best preseason ever! Be a completely different player....

 

[69-05-41]

The few remaining fanboys have settled on the excuse it is not Brooks' fault due to the quality of cattle he has to work with. They also complain we are unable to attract talent. Have they considered nobody other than plodders and retirees wants to join a team with a clueless halfback as it will destroy their careers?

 

[PJ_]

I am hoping Hastings is this style of player we require

So am I. He is like the last Jedi - our only hope.


Then the club might as well fold

Well that is another positive thing for my day. I really hope he can play.

I'm going to try and be positive and say that I think he will be a better signing than Gildart.


I don’t think Gildart should even be in the picture. I doubt he’ll start ahead of anyone currently at the club. A wait and see.

I agree. From what i've seen of them both playing, Hastings should be ok but he's no superstar. Gildart will be way out of his depth..

Im expecting Hastings to be J Reynolds 2.0. Hope to be proven wrong.

Got the same feeling. Hope he kills it

 

[Speed2burn]

The few remaining fanboys have settled on the excuse it is not Brooks' fault due to the quality of cattle he has to work with. They also complain we are unable to attract talent. Have they considered nobody other than plodders and retirees wants to join a team with a clueless halfback as it will destroy their careers?

Eh

The WT’s have never been able to attract big names even when Farah and Marshall were at the peak of their powers. Who is our biggest name signing? Lote? Anasta? Blair?

The common theme is players who leave the west’s tigers are highly likely to go onto greener pastures (unless your name is Aaron Woods) which leads me to think there is much bigger issues than one single player

 

[JC99]

The few remaining fanboys have settled on the excuse it is not Brooks' fault due to the quality of cattle he has to work with. They also complain we are unable to attract talent. Have they considered nobody other than plodders and retirees wants to join a team with a clueless halfback as it will destroy their careers?

It's definitely not the main reason but Latrell knocked us back because he didn't like our spine, he loved how Reynolds and Walker can control a game and let him play footy.

 

[Tiger5150]

The few remaining fanboys have settled on the excuse it is not Brooks' fault due to the quality of cattle he has to work with. They also complain we are unable to attract talent. Have they considered nobody other than plodders and retirees wants to join a team with a clueless halfback as it will destroy their careers?

Who are you replacing him with?

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Here’s the thing with the Brooks debate . Anybody defending him has used stats , football knowledge , dissection of plays . Even offered tactical reasoning to explain why certain things have or haven’t happened in the game . And most , including me , have said that if a better solution presents itself , we should look to move him on for his sake as much as the tigers .

The brooks haters have “we haven’t made the finals in 10 years” . Neglecting the fact that for 6 of those years not the last 4 , I’ll give you that , but the first 6 , the team was built around other players . And in actuality , this is the first year , maybe last year at a pinch , that the team was actually built around brooks . So we have educated reasoning , backed up by evidence , on one side , and straight quackery and emotional hyperbole on the other .
This tone reminding anyone of any other debates going on at the moment . …