Sezer Haters, Sezer fans... commit here

AdelaideTiger said:
What's summation then?
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That the Tigers lacked the quality to capitalise on the repeat sets...

NOT that they aren't important to winning for quality and evenly matched teams!

Roosters were happy to give away mutliple repeat sets by unpunished blatant professional fouls in their 20 to slow momentum - re-set their line and prevent tries - on the basis that they backed their defence to hold their opponent out for another set or two!

That cynical crap didn't work for Politis Poultry in 2023 - and only ever works for "glamour" clubs where the ref is too scared to use the sin bin for repeated professional fouls!!
 
jrtiger said:
Sezer didn't play a "little bit" of 7 at Canberra. he was predominantly partnered with Blake Austin and then Jack Wighton. Sam Williams was the backup half and Sezer would shift to 6 to accommodate him if there were injuries or suspensions.

he's now additionally played halfback the entire time he's been in England. it's not a Brooks-esque mistake at all. that's like saying Thurston was a 5/8 because he did a few seasons and played Origin there.
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Your right in that Brooks and Sezer are very different players.
I see this mistake more like Wakeham. Sezer got edged out of Halfback at Canberra for Sam Williams. Williams was their main halfback on their finals run, gets injured then Sezer slots back in.

In fairness, there seems to be posts here indicating that Sezer played a lot more halfback then I thought.

Lets see if mr Superleague can make it here.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
The club also sucked for 99% of his tenure.
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What’s that got to do with it? I reckon that’s a cop out.
Do you reckon every time brooks couldn’t close out a set, or died on the last still holding the ball, or fired another rocket short ball no one can catch, his mind was clouded by thoughts of how poor the board is or how many hats Fruit Pascals didn’t sell this week.
In the moment on the field you’re playing footy, simple, and his footy is average at best and that comment gives brooks an excuse.
Sorry bit of a rant, I’m just sick of hearing that excuse for anyone especially brooks.
 
Buttface said:
What’s that got to do with it? I reckon that’s a cop out.
Do you reckon every time brooks couldn’t close out a set, or died on the last still holding the ball, or fired another rocket short ball no one can catch, his mind was clouded by thoughts of how poor the board is or how many hats Fruit Pascals didn’t sell this week.
In the moment on the field you’re playing footy, simple, and his footy is average at best and that comment gives brooks an excuse.
Sorry bit of a rant, I’m just sick of hearing that excuse for anyone especially brooks.
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This argument doesn’t matter anymore.
 
AdelaideTiger said:
Wow, that's honestly very surprising.
It really did not feel that way when watching the games. I guess what we can take out of that is that repeat sets are not as important to wins as they once were.
The 40/20s I believe, Brooks really honed that part of his game last year. Manly are going to kick a few between him and DCE.
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How many of those stats are attributable to Brooks?
Missed both the start and end of the season.
A dud.
 
Buttface said:
What’s that got to do with it? I reckon that’s a cop out.
Do you reckon every time brooks couldn’t close out a set, or died on the last still holding the ball, or fired another rocket short ball no one can catch, his mind was clouded by thoughts of how poor the board is or how many hats Fruit Pascals didn’t sell this week.
In the moment on the field you’re playing footy, simple, and his footy is average at best and that comment gives brooks an excuse.
Sorry bit of a rant, I’m just sick of hearing that excuse for anyone especially brooks.
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It's amazing what a change of scenery (club) can do and has done for some Ayers in the past

I think he will go well at Manly and play better footy than he ever has

I've always thought he's had a real crack and done his best for us always, just for whatever reason I've no idea what that is... It just hasn't worked... Like a toxic r/ship.
 
innsaneink said:
It's amazing what a change of scenery (club) can do and has done for some Ayers in the past

I think he will go well at Manly and play better footy than he ever has

I've always thought he's had a real crack and done his best for us always, just for whatever reason I've no idea what that is... It just hasn't worked... Like a toxic r/ship.
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I was with ya right up to the last bit where you give brooks another excuse for not being a better player after he has crossed the white line.
I’m not a hater of brooks just sick of these kind of excuses. He is an average half. He didn’t turn out to be as good as we thought and we took too long to realise and plan for his replacement. But to say it’s bcoz our board is crap or it just hasn’t worked the relationship is toxic is a cop out. It’s bcoz brooks is crappola.
I think he should go alright with DCE running the show and all he has to do is be a solid average half.
 
Naah I think there's a better player in there waiting to emerge
.. But I might be wrong but it will.be interesting to see how it pans out for him
 
innsaneink said:
Naah I think there's a better player in there waiting to emerge
.. But I might be wrong but it will.be interesting to see how it pans out for him
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You could be right, but whatever happens it was his fault that he played average here. Not the board, the CEO, or his relationship with the club (whatever that means). It was him being an average player on the field. I’d say good luck to him but I wouldn’t mean it, manly suck.
 
It’s clear to me that a few Tigers fans are frustrated with Brooks’ performances. Why is that?
We all know he can play footy, he has all the skills, but unfortunately he doesn’t have enough skill to drag a wooden spoon team into the top 4. Come to think of it neither does Api? Api has had a lot of time to have a look at the way the club is (mis)managed, how much more patience and tolerance does he have before he becomes another Nofa or Brooks?
We saw the old Nofa in a few Storm games and we’ll see the same from Brooks. He’s not going to Manly to have less pressure, he’s there to take pressure off DCE.
 
innsaneink said:
It's amazing what a change of scenery (club) can do and has done for some Ayers in the past
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Who would have ever thought Billy Walters would turn into the player he did this year? It’s just the way things happen. Players get a new lease on life.
 
tigeress said:
We should give the bloke a chance before we start judging his abilities on the field (for us)
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What negativity has actually been said here? No one is saying he sucks. Whatever is being said, it’s all constructive. Pretty much the point of the forum. He’s a professional athlete, this sort of discussion comes with the territory. I’m sure he’s used to it. Don’t feel like you need to be a white knight on his behalf, im sure he’s fine.
 
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