Luke Brooks

[TigerWest]

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So, so far this week after the Bronc's game, we are:
1. Looking to sack Madge for Flannagan
2. Looking to sack Brooks
3. Looking to sack Liddle
4. Looking to sack Mbye
5. Looking to tell our major sponsor and chairman to shut up

Have I missed anyone? Thank heavens we won.

Late edit: Looking at Lomax?

 

[jirskyr]

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Poor on his better days. He really is like a mole, in the sense that he has very poor eyesight and spends most of his time underground.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Fwiw. Big reveal on the future of Luke Brooks was on NRL 360. Bit hard to put the content into text but. Let’s just say we’ll have a new halfback next year and a couple of senior forwards as a replacement.


Is there a replay anywhere?

It’s since been mentioned that it was Canberra and one of the two players were Hudson Young.

Yes I saw it now ..Buzz 2 weeks ago said a coach was approached to take Brooks for 2 forwards (not named) to which the reply was No..

Lol so they asked if we would swap him , we said sure , give us your best 2 forwards , and they said no way .

It’s literally like asking for 2 all star caliber players for your above average player in any sports video game . The AI says no god damn way every time . Because it’s ludicrous .
If Canberra did say yes , It would be absolutely stupid .
Also wasn’t this around the same time that Brooks manager was shopping him after Williams bolted back to the motherland ? Mainly because , like right now , Brooks gets no love for the wins and all the hate for the losses ?

Pooper replied to Buzzard the Wests Tigers aren’t shopping Brooks around but if the bottom of your bourbon glass says something it must be true..

As if you would shop a guy who’s clearly as talented as any half in the competition , but has struggled for form and consistency, once he finds the form and consistency. What was the point of waiting all those years .
Look at the anti brooks vultures circling . They’re so keen to be proven right about how bad he is , they want to put. Failed half who’s killing it in Reserve grade , I mean Super league , who’s 2 years away from being permanently moved to lock , as he’s as slow as a wet week . Unbelievable. If it was Jock Madden that was getting the push , I’d understand that , but Hastings ? Seriously , that’s crazy talk .

Will take a talker and organiser right at this time over speed .. Hastings has been brought to the club for a reason as the dynamic around the halves needs changing !

lol for what reason ? Because you say so ? Person who would rather a failed NRL player , who’s returned back to the average footballer he always was this year . You’ve got a clear agenda . It’s kind of pathetic .

 

[avocadoontoast]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

 

[DJG]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

If we lose him, we'll be behind for 2-4 years.

During that time - I have a feeling I'll just stop watching it for abit.

 

[GCfan]

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[TYGA]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

Depends on the player return and cap savings. Paying him to play elsewhere when Hastings hasn’t been tested is no smart

 

[Muffstar]

Should be shopping Mybe around not Brooks. Brooks started off slowly this year but has improved to be one of the more consistent in the team.

His kicks last weekend were spot on and you cannot question his defence.

As for Mybe, he has no appetite to get his hands dirty, whether its attack or defence - he has to go not Brooks.

 

[avocadoontoast]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

Depends on the player return and cap savings. Paying him to play elsewhere when Hastings hasn’t been tested is no smart

Of course, I just don't think halfback is an easy position to replace.

 

[TYGA]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

Depends on the player return and cap savings. Paying him to play elsewhere when Hastings hasn’t been tested is no smart

Of course, I just don't think halfback is an easy position to replace.

I’d keep him at least until next year. Brooks has been playing well. If Hastings is the better option sure but it’s unlikely.

 

[Speed2burn]

First time I've ever cheered for the Sharks and Raiders.

Why exactly?

I feel like it’s been repeated a billion times, but until we get someone better that would be terrible business. Nobody even knows if Hastings will cut it in the NRL, he sure as hell didn’t in the 48 games he played for 2 fairly strong clubs

Play the ball not the man.

 

[WT2K]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

He's the least of our problems and one of a few who can actually tackle in the squad

 

[avocadoontoast]

I don't think getting rid of Brooks is a particularly smart idea. The NRL isn't brimming with good halfbacks at the moment.

He's the least of our problems and one of a few who can actually tackle in the squad

Yeah I think he's played pretty well lately. I wouldn't be moving him on unless it was an offer too good to refuse. But even then, who's going to play halfback? I suggested AD and Hastings once and was shut down (correctly) because they are too slow together. If we let go of Brooks we'd have to have another 7 lined up, and i'm not sure who that could possibly be.

 

[cktiger]

First time I've ever cheered for the Sharks and Raiders.

Why exactly?

I feel like it’s been repeated a billion times, but until we get someone better that would be terrible business. Nobody even knows if Hastings will cut it in the NRL, he sure as hell didn’t in the 48 games he played for 2 fairly strong clubs

Play the ball not the man.

Been waiting 9 long years for Brooks to get us anywhere.
Every excuse in the book has been used to gloss over the fact that he just doesn’t have it.
I’d gladly take a chance on Hastings than live through more years of mediocrity.
Besides, who knows who else might be in the wings?

 

[balmain boy]

Brooks played tremendously well last Sunday. He didn't overplay his role and fed Doueihi and his backs. That floating bomb and his cross field kicks create pressure on opposition. Interestingly, is was Maumolo who attacked the ball and we scored.

I know he's a Balmain junior but are you serious paws? He was average, at best. Passed the ball over the sideline under no pressure. Most of his kicks went straight to the wingers on the full, he repeatedly kicked to a mismatch in Nof v Oates, rather than the wing we had an advantage in Ken v Isakko, once he changed we scored. Defence was mostly fine as usual, but really all he did was shuffle the ball to whomever was standing next to him. He put up 2 good kicks, but across an entire match that's just not enough.

He's currently playing as a 400k halfback, but earning double that. That's the problem. If we can swap him for Tapine, do it.

BB, I don't believe there are 400k halfbacks these days. Brooks played well. Kicks to wingers to pin them deep in their territory is 101 of footy. Twice he straightened the attack to set up tries plus his floating bombs and kick for Maumolo. His combination with Doueihi, Laurie and Liddle will be significant in the team improving. I expect even more improvement once Sheens arrives.

But he didn't pin them back. He gave them easy starts from 30m out, as he does far too often. If he can find the grass and have wingers getting tackled within 10m of their tryline then he's succeeded. Or if the bomb is high enough that kick chasers can get here and contest he's succeeded. Too many bombs are more like chip kicks that **produce no benefit to us**, and his complete reluctance to grubber the ball these days after giving away so many 7 tackle sets is worrying.

We need a dominant, vocal halfback. One who controls the team and kicks to put us on the advantage. That just isn't Brooks' game - He's the player that complements a dominant half.

Actually during the Panthers v Eels game a few weeks back it was mentioned that Brooks is 2nd in the NRL for tries off kicks - with Mitch Moses leading.
So this kind of refutes the argument most kicks provide no benefit to us.

But that's only a small part of the picture.

Most kicks aren't about scoring, they're about tactics, about dominating field position, winning the arm wrestle for territory. There's no point in setting up tries via kicks if your kicks also indirectly allow the opposition to score by gifting them field position. That's one major reasons why we keep losing games despite scoring 20+ points.

Of course making more metres with the ball in hand and players being able to defend as a team are also crucial, but when you lose the battle for field position you usually also lose the match.

 

[Speed2burn]

First time I've ever cheered for the Sharks and Raiders.

Why exactly?

I feel like it’s been repeated a billion times, but until we get someone better that would be terrible business. Nobody even knows if Hastings will cut it in the NRL, he sure as hell didn’t in the 48 games he played for 2 fairly strong clubs

Play the ball not the man.

Been waiting 9 long years for Brooks to get us anywhere.
Every excuse in the book has been used to gloss over the fact that he just doesn’t have it.
I’d gladly take a chance on Hastings than live through more years of mediocrity.
Besides, who knows who else might be in the wings?

I’m not saying Hastings will be a total failure but I don’t have high hopes he can turn the club around. He was an immense failure at two clubs here that had a stack of representatives around him

He’s admittedly done well in England
But like I said he could very well be a flop here as the game is even faster now than before

Keeps Brooks and Doueihi as halves and have Hastings as the bench utility, I think would be the safe option

Then atleast the following year you have mbyes money to go big on a couple of players

 

[hobbo1]

As the former president of the Brooks bash club .. let me say he isn’t the best 7 and he’s far from the worst..

He’s the least of our issues !

Thanks for reading !

 

[Tigers_Tale]

Brooks is consistantly one of our best players each year, he always has the stats to prove that, he is one of the best halfs in the competition, he has relatively no weaknesses, he is a strong tackler, his kicking game has been good, there is no other half backs at the club better than him. He is a Tiger junior, loves playing for the club, loyal , however there are small number of Tiger fans , that are never happy with him. On top of everything else, our team is not bless with players that have speed, and he has got that in spades, and he our second string goal kicker, and some idiots what to get rid of him. Go join the Buzz down the local.

 

[sleeve]

Brooks is consistantly one of our best players each year, he always has the stats to prove that, he is one of the best halfs in the competition, he has relatively no weaknesses, he is a strong tackler, his kicking game has been good, there is no other half backs at the club better than him. He is a Tiger junior, loves playing for the club, loyal , however there are small number of Tiger fans , that are never happy with him. On top of everything else, our team is not bless with players that have speed, and he has got that in spades, and he our second string goal kicker, and some idiots what to get rid of him. Go join the Buzz down the local.

Exacty, so true, and spot on.

 

[Sco77y]

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So, so far this week after the Bronc's game, we are:
1. Looking to sack Madge for Flannagan
2. Looking to sack Brooks
3. Looking to sack Liddle
4. Looking to sack Mbye
5. Looking to tell our major sponsor and chairman to shut up

Have I missed anyone? Thank heavens we won.

Late edit: Looking at Lomax?

I feel like these journos were counting on us losing, and had these articles prewritten and ready to go.

They probably couldn't bear all of their "effort" going to waste so just released them anyway, with a couple of tweaks here and there. "Despite winning...", "Despite Brooks being one of their best"... etc.