TEAM LIST Round 2 vs. Knights

[Fingers83]

If there's 10 years of failure that's bigger than one player. That's a club issue.

Of course there are more factors at play, but there is also one common denominator amongst it all.

If you are seriously going into bat for Luke Brooks though, sheesh.

 

[Lauren]

Of course there are more factors at play, but there is also one common denominator amongst it all.

If you are seriously going into bat for Luke Brooks though, sheesh.

I'm honestly not sure what you wish to dispute, as arguing about Brooks doesn't change the fact he's still our halfback and pinning the team's ongoing lack of success onto him sounds absurd.

That's a club management issue... was all I was pointing out.

 

[Fingers83]

I'm honestly not sure what you wish to dispute, as arguing about Brooks doesn't change the fact he's still our halfback and pinning the team's ongoing lack of success onto him sounds absurd.

That's a club management issue... was all I was pointing out.

It doesn't all get pinned on him for me.

But a halfback is a large part of a clubs success as well. It goes both ways.

If we had Cooper Cronk, instead of Luke Brooks for example, our results would be vastly different. There is no argument here.

 

[Lauren]

It doesn't all get pinned on him for me.

But a halfback is a large part of a clubs success as well. It goes both ways.

If we had Cooper Cronk, instead of Luke Brooks for example, our results would be vastly different. There is no argument here.

Thanks for clarifying as while I don't agree with everything you've said, I do know players need other good players around them too, in order to excel.
Nathan Cleary is a great example IMO of how a team around you can also lift or enhance your abilities. Funnily enough I think he's a lot like Cooper Cronk.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Thanks for clarifying as while I don't agree with everything you've said, I do know players need other good players around them too, in order to excel.
Nathan Cleary is a great example IMO of how a team around you can also lift or enhance your abilities. Funnily enough I think he's a lot like Cooper Cronk.

Tbh u gotta be a egoist to be a great halfback imo

Brooks lacks self confidence
....

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

It doesn't all get pinned on him for me.

But a halfback is a large part of a clubs success as well. It goes both ways.

If we had Cooper Cronk, instead of Luke Brooks for example, our results would be vastly different. There is no argument here.

We had Tedesco, Simona, Koroibete, Farah, Marshall but without forwards we could not do anything, so I don’t thing Cronk would make any difference.

 

[Lauren]

Tbh u gotta be a egoist to be a great halfback imo

Brooks lacks self confidence
....

I absolutely agree with this. You need to be either ruthless or composed but willing to call all the shots - in order to be a great halfback.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

It doesn't all get pinned on him for me.

But a halfback is a large part of a clubs success as well. It goes both ways.

If we had Cooper Cronk, instead of Luke Brooks for example, our results would be vastly different. There is no argument here.

We would have won our last game I think with Cronk.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

We had Tedesco, Simona, Koroibete, Farah, Marshall but without forwards we could not do anything, so I don’t thing Cronk would make any difference.

Still no halfback there though

 

[Speed2burn]

I thought he looked fairly innocuous. Never threatened in attack or D. Hope hes not another Blair...only looked good when surrounded by better players.

He made more runs than Blair ever did in his career on Sunday

My parra mate said it was weird seeing him on the left edge, he was always right edge at parra. So maybe it’ll just take him time to adjust

 

[Sco77y]

Tbh u gotta be a egoist to be a great halfback imo

Brooks lacks self confidence
....

Or a cool head. I don't think Cooper Cronk had an ego, but he was the ultimate professional and naturally cool under pressure. Brooks doesn't have that either unfortunately haha.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

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Hasn't that been the whole point of improving the roster? No go forward, no strike, hence this our main priority

There's not many quality halves on the market and we had too many weaknesses across the team (backs, forwards, spine) that needed urgent attention.
Replacing the likes of Musgrove and Mikaele and the Joey Leilua and (no disrespect) Jimmy the Jet types etc., whom either aren't very good or on the verge of retirement.
Teams like the Broncos and the Titans have always had talented backs or forward packs. A team like the Bulldogs has even gained better strike players.
We need to probably use a similar blueprint to Sharks by recruiting in vital positions and retaining our best juniors. John Morris did well with their pathways and IMO it's a shame we couldn't land him.

If we're 0/6 then by all means go for it but think it's a little premature to call how someone's going to perform when they've played their first game in a brand new team (dynamic) and have had little time to build on chemistry or combinations.

We've made necessary upgrades in a couple of areas, so there's no doubt in my mind that the club will continue with this if we (our players in key positions) continue to fail.

Agree. Have been saying this for months that 23 was a gel year, we are always focused on longer game of 24 being the step year then 25 being a run year. Not saying they don’t want to play finals this year, just reality v expectations are 2 very different things. The amount of change that has happened on/off the park is massive. Any transformation of this size takes time.

 

[Krammy]

more confident this week than I was last week. nullify their back five and spot set Ponga in defence. their bench is as poor as ours but we'll make more ground in those periods given how expansive we are. Doueihi will isolate Ponga down that right side and Papali'i will have a field day up against Hastings. Brooks and Koroisau with another week under their belts will improve considerably also.

Hope you're right.

 

[Lauren]

Api Koroisau: We'll fix it on Sunday

Api Koroisau chats to media at Leichhardt Oval ahead of Sunday's game against Newcastle Knights.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[earl]

Tbh u gotta be a egoist to be a great halfback imo

Brooks lacks self confidence
....

I disagree with this but I do think his confidence is shot. I just think his confidence is shot because of making so many mistakes.

If he started executing well I think he would gain that confidence.

I really think it was stupid playing him in firsts last weekend. They should have gone with Wakeham and played Brooks in reserves. When/if Brooks finds form throw him into first grade.

 

[Kaito]

Or a cool head. I don't think Cooper Cronk had an ego, but he was the ultimate professional and naturally cool under pressure. Brooks doesn't have that either unfortunately haha.

Polar opposite of Cronk. He's erratic &
lacks basic critical thinking/comms skills.
Look forward to see how he goes
on the weekend, needs to build some
confidence, hopeful starting this week

 

[TigerLove]

I disagree with this but I do think his confidence is shot. I just think his confidence is shot because of making so many mistakes.

If he started executing well I think he would gain that confidence.

I really think it was stupid playing him in firsts last weekend. They should have gone with Wakeham and played Brooks in reserves. When/if Brooks finds form throw him into first grade.

You can see him always second guessing what he is going to do when he receives the ball... I actually think he thinks about what might go wrong instead of just making the play, which leads to errors easily.

 

[Macca0806]

Shawn Blore told us at the open training session today he has failed the concussion protocols and has been ruled out for Sundays game. He said it was a bad concussion and he doesn’t remember anything from the game.

 

[tony soprano]

Tbh u gotta be a egoist to be a great halfback imo

Brooks lacks self confidence
....

Wonder why

 

[tony soprano]

Shawn Blore told us at the open training session today he has failed the concussion protocols and has been ruled out for Sundays game. He said it was a bad concussion and he doesn’t remember anything from the game.

Hear anything else?