Luke Brooks

[mike]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

 

[jirskyr]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

 

[cktiger]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

You sure do love Brooksy.

 

[Speed2burn]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

 

[Deleted member 3518]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

You sure do love Brooksy.

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

Y do love Brooksy.

And you guys sure do dislike him. Someone’s got to zig to the hive mind zag . Hey we all have our islands to die on . I think brooks can be a top 3 half in the game , abs I think Liddle / Simpkin will lead to more wins than we ever would with grant . I’m loyal to tigers juniors like Brooks , Nofa , seyfarth etc . I’d much rather support Tigers players than the Cleary led , mercenaries we have watched the last 4 years . Loyalty , some of you should try it some time .

 

[earl]

I can't wait to watch the guy play this weekend. To me he is our first picked halfback by a mile at this point. I hope he has a great year and he gets plenty of support from the rest of the team.

 

[mike]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

 

[Speed2burn]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

Yeah and ? He’s owned up to it in several interviews. He’s not just gonna come out and say “uhhh yeah um I have no confidence in my ability to lead this team around , I should be digging holes for a living”

I want our players to talk themselves up. Nobody ever achieves anything by dwelling on the past

 

[mike]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

Yeah and ? He’s owned up to it in several interviews. He’s not just gonna come out and say “uhhh yeah um I have no confidence in my ability to lead this team around , I should be digging holes for a living”

I want our players to talk themselves up. Nobody ever achieves anything by dwelling on the past

Talk is cheap. Perform and then encourage others to do the same.

 

[Speed2burn]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

Yeah and ? He’s owned up to it in several interviews. He’s not just gonna come out and say “uhhh yeah um I have no confidence in my ability to lead this team around , I should be digging holes for a living”

I want our players to talk themselves up. Nobody ever achieves anything by dwelling on the past

Talk is cheap. Perform and then encourage others to do the same.

Yeah I’m with you there. All I’m trying to say is of course he’s going to be cliche infront of the camera man and talk himself up

 

[mike]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

Yeah and ? He’s owned up to it in several interviews. He’s not just gonna come out and say “uhhh yeah um I have no confidence in my ability to lead this team around , I should be digging holes for a living”

I want our players to talk themselves up. Nobody ever achieves anything by dwelling on the past

Talk is cheap. Perform and then encourage others to do the same.

Yeah I’m with you there. All I’m trying to say is of course he’s going to be cliche infront of the camera man and talk himself up

I am so over talk. I want bragging rights !!!!

 

[walter]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

I think you should take your Brooks posters off the wall cause you’ll be disappointed again this year

 

[Deleted member 3518]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

I think you should take your Brooks posters off the wall cause you’ll be disappointed again this year

Pretty sure I won’t , if it’s from a guy who said we should have played josh Reynolds. I’ll take from guys like @mike , who clearly know what their talking about , and it’s a difference of opinion, but not from a hater like you , with no idea.

 

[cktiger]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

You sure do love Brooksy.

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

Y do love Brooksy.

And you guys sure do dislike him. Someone’s got to zig to the hive mind zag . Hey we all have our islands to die on . I think brooks can be a top 3 half in the game , abs I think Liddle / Simpkin will lead to more wins than we ever would with grant . I’m loyal to tigers juniors like Brooks , Nofa , seyfarth etc . I’d much rather support Tigers players than the Cleary led , mercenaries we have watched the last 4 years . Loyalty , some of you should try it some time .

It has nothing to do with anybody disliking him.
It has to do with him not performing at a consistent level.
You're loyal to him because you're loyal to Tigers juniors?
Who do you support in there aren't any in first grade?
And are you loyal to the rest of the 'mercenaries' who make up the team and run out in our colours every week?
James Tamou says hi.
I'm sure most people are loyal to the club regardless who runs out for us - INCLUDING Brooks.
However, that doesn't mean myself, and others, can't have an opinion that he's been wasting our time and we would be better off with someone else.
Every year I hope he'll fire up... if he doesn't again this year it's better for the club to replace him... loyalty or not.

 

[Speed2burn]

Funny, I have no interest whatsoever in reading Luke Brooks articles. I'm not even a hater, I think he's a good footballer, but the story NEVER changes.

I'd rather read a piece than listen to him. Those journos certainly pad and fluff the articles on Luke. I think I suggested 4 or 5 years back that it might be a good idea for the club to assist Luke with his public speaking. The poor bloke is still like a deer in the headlights.

He needs to stop talking about what he is going to or needs to do. Do it on the field and then he can talk about what he did.

In fairness to Brooks he doesn't ask to be interviewed, it's compulsory for him to speak to the media. I'm sure he's as sick of it as we are. And because Tigers win < 50%, he's only really able to talk about intent and potential, not actual success.

I'm not knocking the bloke for the beige-repeat articles, I just won't read them.

I don’t understand why people always knock the bloke answering the questions , It’s in every players contract obligations to answer the media, but I’m 99% sure if it was up to them none of them would even entertain the idea of giving them even 10 seconds of air time

Because it’s not translating into on field performance, that’s why. It’s just rubbish talk. Hopefully this year. Then he can have something to really talk about.

Yeah and ? He’s owned up to it in several interviews. He’s not just gonna come out and say “uhhh yeah um I have no confidence in my ability to lead this team around , I should be digging holes for a living”

I want our players to talk themselves up. Nobody ever achieves anything by dwelling on the past

Talk is cheap. Perform and then encourage others to do the same.

Yeah I’m with you there. All I’m trying to say is of course he’s going to be cliche infront of the camera man and talk himself up


I am so over talk. I want bragging rights !!!!

Same. It sucks being the only Tigers supporter at work sometimes ?

 

[Papacito]

I've been a member of the Dump Luke Brooks Committee for years.

But, I concede this:

He's only one bloke (albeit an important one) out of 17.

Some of us seem to expect him to magically make up for all the dodgy dropped balls, poor passes and missed tackles that his teammates have dished up.

At the end of the day he's by far the best number 7 we have on contract.

If the team has improved like Madge says it has, we might see a much better year from him.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

You sure do love Brooksy.

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

Y do love Brooksy.

And you guys sure do dislike him. Someone’s got to zig to the hive mind zag . Hey we all have our islands to die on . I think brooks can be a top 3 half in the game , abs I think Liddle / Simpkin will lead to more wins than we ever would with grant . I’m loyal to tigers juniors like Brooks , Nofa , seyfarth etc . I’d much rather support Tigers players than the Cleary led , mercenaries we have watched the last 4 years . Loyalty , some of you should try it some time .

It has nothing to do with anybody disliking him.
It has to do with him not performing at a consistent level.
You're loyal to him because you're loyal to Tigers juniors?
Who do you support in there aren't any in first grade?
And are you loyal to the rest of the 'mercenaries' who make up the team and run out in our colours every week?
James Tamou says hi.
I'm sure most people are loyal to the club regardless who runs out for us - INCLUDING Brooks.
However, that doesn't mean myself, and others, can't have an opinion that he's been wasting our time and we would be better off with someone else.
Every year I hope he'll fire up... if he doesn't again this year it's better for the club to replace him... loyalty or not.

What ? I didn’t criticise you! I’m defending a guy , and validated my reasons with educated reasoning, and arguments to support my point . All footballers are inconsistent , especially halves not named Cooper Cronk . Even the great Andrew Johns had years where he was pretty average .
I said he was garbage last year . And yes I don’t support a team of mercenaries , which we trodden out the last few years . Tamou is hardly a mercenary , he’s a guy brought in to drive culture and lift standards. That’s not what a mercenary is.
He played extremely well in garbage teams in 18 and 19 . And I stated what I think happens in 20. .
We have a good team this year and I think he will lead us . I’m not going to death ride a guy before a ball is kicked , especially one who has already proved he can be in the conversation for one of the best halves in the game .
Get behind the guy !! All I read is , Garner is crap , Brooks is crap , Talau is too slow , Mika is a pillow , Liddle isn’t a first grader , Plodder This , Plodder that . and so on it goes .

And guys like Brooks and Nofa who chose to stay during the ship abandonment , have my loyalty because they chose to stay loyal . Even Jacob Liddle , the dogs sniffed hard for him last contract negotiations, and he stayed . I put a premium on that. Because I think the talent will come and so will the reward .

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

#InBrooksWeTrust

 

[TigerWest]

#InBrooksWeTrust

He’s got to earn it first, imo.

But give him his due, he’s looking the goods, though we haven’t played in anger yet?

 

[walter]

The problem with brooks is there is no one at the club coming through to put pressure on him so doesn’t matter how he plays he won’t be dropped

Madge dropped him to the bench last year,,,sort of counters your aguement....

There wasn’t a suitable halfback replacement as backup. Argument stands.

Who are you expecting as a backup halfback? Joey Johns?

We had both and Reynolds, probably the most experienced backup halves in the comp.

That’s why brooks never gets dropped completely out of the side not on the bench out of the side because there is no halfback coming through to put pressure on him so it doesn’t matter how he plays


We didnt have a $900K ex SOO half in reggies?


He was never gunna play madge didn’t like him I would of played him I may get abused but brooks is a myth don’t rate him

Then you sir know nothing about football , if you think Josh Reynolds in 2020 was at any point better than Brooks , even with his dismal play.

Well seriously how good do u think brooks was in 2020 Rubbish and he’s been the halfback what for probably 7/8 years he played second fiddle to benji and he played second fiddle to Moses he hasn’t got it in him to lead us round the field

Except the two years where he was player of the year right ? And won dally m halfback of the year. His issue isn’t that he can’t control the team , it’s how much he defers when others try to take over the team .
Your straw man argument is just garbage . I’m sick of reading it . It’s always the same crap . Where you conveniently leave out details which contradict and undermine everything your saying .
By the way , I said Luke was garbage last year . Because for the first 3/4 of the season he was . The moment it was obvious it was the Benji Marshall retirement tour , and not about winning , we saw him return to something resembling the player he is . His issue last year was deferring to a guy , who was all about himself , and honestly I don’t rate Grant anywhere near as high as everyone else . He undermines his halfbacks . It’s the same stuff everyone was saying around the time we got rid of Robbie first time around .
I don’t get baffled with “try assists” , and glory stats . I notice the time he goes for the big play , when the half is screaming for the ball on the other side , because the fullback is caught in the play the ball , and is clearly trying to put a grubber in behind the line . That’s the stuff I notice. Or the time the half , and the backline is set up for a raid , and the ball goes short side to his majesty for a nothing play , that kills all momentum .
In 2021 you don’t win football games by the times you do score, you win them by what you do with the ball 99% of the time you don’t . Of which both Brooks and Marshall didn’t do last year .

Think about it . If we score 4 try’s a game for 20-24 points per game . That’s 4 tackles out of say 40 sets of six . That’s 240 tackles with 4 scoring plays , that’s around 99% of the time you don’t score a try . So if scoring points is that hard , it’s stands to reason , that playing selfishly , and going for low percentage play has a huge effect on the game .

I think you should take your Brooks posters off the wall cause you’ll be disappointed again this year

Pretty sure I won’t , if it’s from a guy who said we should have played josh Reynolds. I’ll take from guys like @mike , who clearly know what their talking about , and it’s a difference of opinion, but not from a hater like you , with no idea.

I’ll stick by that comment to play josh Reynolds cause brooks form was rubbish last year don’t be so aggressive with your comments I will end up in the foetal position screaming mummy help me