Luke Brooks

[batboy]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

 

[Tiger5150]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

 

[Needaname]

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

Fact lol

Which of the pair is slow?
Both?

I don't think so...
Not Addo Carr quick but definitely now as slow as Talau.

Both, but I don't think that will be the combo anyway.

I don’t feel it will be the same as this year either.
It might start that way to begin but Hastings won’t be a 14 forever. If he conditions to it he could become the 80min link man at lock.

 

[aturkey]

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Brooks is fast. You don't have to have fast halves to have good halves.

 

[Tiger5150]

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Brooks is fast. You don't have to have fast halves to have good halves.

Nice to have *someone* in the backs that is fast, Im not fussy.

 

[happy_tiger]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hastings will be the debacle that should see the worlds of change finally needed

 

[cochise]

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

Fact lol

Which of the pair is slow?
Both?

I don't think so...
Not Addo Carr quick but definitely now as slow as Talau.

Both, but I don't think that will be the combo anyway.

I don’t feel it will be the same as this year either.
It might start that way to begin but Hastings won’t be a 14 forever. If he conditions to it he could become the 80min link man at lock.

Maybe even spend some time at hooker

 

[Needaname]

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

7 Hastings
6 AD

Brooks to Raiders.

Too slow lol

Myth.

Fact lol

Which of the pair is slow?
Both?

I don't think so...
Not Addo Carr quick but definitely now as slow as Talau.

Both, but I don't think that will be the combo anyway.

I don’t feel it will be the same as this year either.
It might start that way to begin but Hastings won’t be a 14 forever. If he conditions to it he could become the 80min link man at lock.

Maybe even spend some time at hooker

he does that anyway. Be it from fullback,5/8 etc.
Very accustomed to a utility.

For mine it will be the MBye role, where he has found himself at hooker out of necessity of team changes but with a fully fit squad through the 80 the quicker middle forward will be the majority of game time.
Unless things change during the off-season.

 

[batboy]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

 

[Tiger5150]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

But but but but.....he was on a podcast!!!! and he sounded like a great bloke, and he recently patted a young kid on the head in the UK....

 

[JC99]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

You've not kept up with what he's doing over there? The fans and his team mates absolutely love him. Does a lot of good work off the field, sheens gave him a big wrap too.

Dunno how he'll go on the field for us but he seems like he's not the young idiot he used to be

 

[facepalmer]

Hastings is an inferior player to Blake Austin. Anyone who thinks he's going to save us is willfully ignorant.

Daine Laurie at 6 and Jock Madden at 7 and bring Logen Dillon into the 1 jersey during the offseason. All youth all the time next year imo. At least they are unknown quantities.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

They ought to be

Then they ought to be aiming higher

 

[hobbo1]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

They ought to be

Then they ought to be aiming higher

Who’d you recommend ?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

But but but but.....he was on a podcast!!!! and he sounded like a great bloke, and he recently patted a young kid on the head in the UK....

The forum will go to great lengths to talk up how good a guy he is once he signs. When LM was linked to us for months, you should have seen everyone fawning over him for going up to his hometown and helping with the bushfires. Once he signed with Souths, he was back to being a grub.

 

[Demps]

Hastings is an inferior player to Blake Austin. Anyone who thinks he's going to save us is willfully ignorant.

Daine Laurie at 6 and Jock Madden at 7 and bring Logen Dillon into the 1 jersey during the offseason. All youth all the time next year imo. At least they are unknown quantities.

Reserve grade style 😂🙌

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

But but but but.....he was on a podcast!!!! and he sounded like a great bloke, and he recently patted a young kid on the head in the UK....

The forum will go to great lengths to talk up how good a guy he is once he signs. When LM was linked to us for months, you should have seen everyone fawning over him for going up to his hometown and helping with the bushfires. Once he signed with Souths, he was back to being a grub.

Further to this, someone the other day posted a tweet of Hastings acknowledging the death of his 90 year old grandfather, saying “I read this with a tear in my ear”. This place is ridiculous.

 

[Demps]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

Hope you are wrong....think you are spot on. Major J Reynolds vibes.

My forecast is there will be many posts here in 9-12months talking about his energy, his effort, the way he talks it up and what a great bloke he is. We will also be probably 12th.

What a great bloke he is?? You can't be serious....
He's been on the radar for 10 years - And no one has ever said that about him!!

But but but but.....he was on a podcast!!!! and he sounded like a great bloke, and he recently patted a young kid on the head in the UK....

The forum will go to great lengths to talk up how good a guy he is once he signs. When LM was linked to us for months, you should have seen everyone fawning over him for going up to his hometown and helping with the bushfires. Once he signed with Souths, he was back to being a grub.

Further to this, someone the other day posted a tweet of Hastings acknowledging the death of his 90 year old grandfather, saying “I read this with a tear in my ear”. This place is ridiculous.

Lol @Tiger_Fanatic3
Surely he was joking!??

 

[cktiger]

Jock Madden is not the answer. Hastings is.

I don't think the club is looking at Hastings as the half.

I don't want to be death riding a bloke before he gets here - But lets get real, He hasn't worked out at 3 clubs in Australia and isn't even among the best halves in the UK (Yes.... I know he won the man of Steel - Yadda, Yadda , Yadda) So did Rangi Chase and Ben Barba - Todd Carney also won a Dally M on one year he didn't get close to repeating.

If he works, I'll eat my hat... He's not even close to the level of player we need. Having seen him play in the UK - I would suggest he's at about Kyle Flanagans Level, We can almost get him for free....

If you’re going to bag him at least get it right.
He played for 2 clubs in Australia.
If he compares anywhere near to Barba or Carney in talent will do me … and even Chase represented NZ Maoris and England.
Whatever level you think he’s at doesn’t matter as long as it’s above Brooks bottom rung performances.

 

[feraltiger]

The way I see it if the club persists with brooksy they need to get a specialist sports psychologists or new one if there's one on the books. the kid can't handle pressure, infact the bigger the stakes the form takes a massive dip. what beta blocker alternatives that are not on the band list we can feed him to settle the nerves.