Luke Brooks

[Goanna57]

Luke Brooks is NOT the best Half Back we have, Hastings is. Clearly you have a less than average knowledge of the game, which is ok. I wouldn't want to offend you in anyway shape or form as its your right not to know.

Based on WHAT exactly?
I'll look forward to re-visiting all these threads to follow up on all these "expert" opinions...

A guy who's barely played in the 7, Barley played in the NRL and Never Played in this side...

Lay off the sauce - It's only early.

I agree

 

[Snozza]

Reported and unfollowed fox league after repeated stories 20 mins apart about Brooks leaving, even after Sheens statement. Surely the club could take action if it’s all rubbish. Love him or hate him, he’s the best halfback we’ll have in 2022.

Never trust an article that doesn't contain a quote, or is written by 'Staff Writers' (even they are embarrassed to put their names to it). This accounts for about 95% of Fox articles.

 

[mike]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Where did you see that?

 

[Crucible]

"Lay off the sauce" Where are you MODS? I may be a middle aged women who has a drinking problem. What are you going to do about this attack on my person?
I mean people are going on about Brooks who is clearly inferior to every other half back in the comp and when the poor diddems see something they don't like ,they attack.
I mean this is the new reality isnt it?
So where does Censorship and Reality collide?
I demand a retraction or is that just for the feeble WOKE minded incompetants?

 

[TillLindemann]

I would encourage anyone who frequents this thread to check out the new thread Willow just created - called 'attention forum members'.

 

[mike]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

 

[Guest]

"Lay off the sauce" Where are you MODS? I may be a middle aged women who has a drinking problem. What are you going to do about this attack on my person?
I mean people are going on about Brooks who is clearly inferior to every other half back in the comp and when the poor diddems see something they don't like ,they attack.
I mean this is the new reality isnt it?
So where does Censorship and Reality collide?
I demand a retraction or is that just for the feeble WOKE minded incompetants?

The post has been deleted - please use the report function in future as it will automatically flag for the moderators to look at and review - posting within the thread makes it a bit more cumbersome to go through and find, particularly for large threads.

 

[Guest]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

I don't see how they could fit him under the cap - even if WT did move him on, we're going to be paying a decent portion of his salary, but not to the point where the player benefit outweighs the financial benefit. Couldn't see the WT paying more than 50%, which means the Bulldogs would still need to find 400k per year.

 

[batboy]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

I don't see how they could fit him under the cap - even if WT did move him on, we're going to be paying a decent portion of his salary, but not to the point where the player benefit outweighs the financial benefit. Couldn't see the WT paying more than 50%, which means the Bulldogs would still need to find 400k per year.

I can't honestly see why we'd sell him - For any money.
If he wants out or we don't want him and someone is willing to pay full freight... Then maybe.
Why we'd pay any freight is ridiculous to entertain...
We certainly won't replace him for 400-500k...

Then again, Winning isn't real high on the agenda at Wests Tigers - And we've been paying other players to play against us for a decade or more.... Why buck the trend now.

In other news - Wests Tigers are one of the only profitable NRL Clubs in the comp.

 

[TheDaBoss]

How the hell would dogs fit him in the cap

 

[twentyforty]

How the hell would dogs fit him in the cap

They can’t possibly?
Their buy and refine approach to recruitment surely has hit a snag?

 

[TheDaBoss]

How the hell would dogs fit him in the cap

They can’t possibly?
Their buy and refine approach to recruitment surely has hit a snag?

I mean the amount of outside backs they have..

 

[twentyforty]

How the hell would dogs fit him in the cap

They can’t possibly?
Their buy and refine approach to recruitment surely has hit a snag?

I mean the amount of outside backs they have..

They seemed to sign a few high priced wingers. If they’re chasing Brooks then likely they want to move on Flanagan as well as Thompson who is on $850k

 

[bathursttiger1]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

Keep going eventually you might hit a bullseye.
I can’t believe some of the rubbish rumours that the DT and Fox write these days, some of the old League writers like Firlingos, Heads and Chesterfield would turn in their graves.

 

[Geo]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

Yes Staff writers at Foxsports mentioned that Dogs is Brooks preference not the Knights mind you this was 2 Days after Sheens statement

 

[avocadoontoast]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

Yes Staff writers at Foxsports mentioned that Dogs is Brooks preference not the Knights mind you this was 2 Days after Sheens statement

It was Andrew Webster that said that, and his info is usually pretty good tbh.

 

[dazza65]

That's all well and good - there is still the issue of $850K per year. If I was WT and I really did want to keep him - it all goes away with an additional statement that we want to keep him and if another club is interested, they can make us an offer at full freight. We will not consider anything else. Listen to the crickets after that.

 

[sparci]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

I don't see how they could fit him under the cap - even if WT did move him on, we're going to be paying a decent portion of his salary, but not to the point where the player benefit outweighs the financial benefit. Couldn't see the WT paying more than 50%, which means the Bulldogs would still need to find 400k per year.

I can't honestly see why we'd sell him - For any money.
If he wants out or we don't want him and someone is willing to pay full freight... Then maybe.
Why we'd pay any freight is ridiculous to entertain...
We certainly won't replace him for 400-500k...

Then again, Winning isn't real high on the agenda at Wests Tigers - And we've been paying other players to play against us for a decade or more.... Why buck the trend now.

In other news - Wests Tigers are one of the only profitable NRL Clubs in the comp.

Winning isnt high on the agenda of brooks either, if your intentions are to keep him I seriously doubt you've watched many footy games over the last 5 years.

 

[batboy]

Going to the Bulldogs is the whisper.

Just a whisper. Remember I haven’t got any of these right since I joined the forum about 11 years ago, so don’t sweat it. I was more interested if anyone else had heard the same.

I don't see how they could fit him under the cap - even if WT did move him on, we're going to be paying a decent portion of his salary, but not to the point where the player benefit outweighs the financial benefit. Couldn't see the WT paying more than 50%, which means the Bulldogs would still need to find 400k per year.

I can't honestly see why we'd sell him - For any money.
If he wants out or we don't want him and someone is willing to pay full freight... Then maybe.
Why we'd pay any freight is ridiculous to entertain...
We certainly won't replace him for 400-500k...

Then again, Winning isn't real high on the agenda at Wests Tigers - And we've been paying other players to play against us for a decade or more.... Why buck the trend now.

In other news - Wests Tigers are one of the only profitable NRL Clubs in the comp.

Winning isnt high on the agenda of brooks either, if your intentions are to keep him I seriously doubt you've watched many footy games over the last 5 years.

Can't watch many more than all of them - Been to most in that time also....

I'm yet to hear anyone with a remotely valid reason as to why we should pay him to play elsewhere, And what miracle we're replacing him with? and how much said miracle is going to cost...
And please don't say Jock Madden (I've already got that giggle plenty)