Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

He has thrown some good passes for sure,
Earl. What concerns me is our conversion
rate when we're in the opps half/twenty...

We've had so many tackles and so much
field position with not much to show TBH.
I need to see a lot more from that backline

Wait.... @Luke Heartbreaker Brooks is Earl? Swear I was wondering what happened to him aye haha

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Let’s just wait and see, there’s a lot of footy to be played before November and halfbacks are like chicken teeth.
When you look at all the good 7s playing today they all have very good 6s and most have settled spines.
It’s a cop out to load up on Brooksy for the problems we have at the club.
You Brooks bashers sure do take your bashing seriously.🤣

Surprised the last line wasn’t bold or in caps.

It’s like he is really screaming at his keyboards and breaking the keys whilst typing.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

I'm sure I could get more than these but I can't be bothered. It's too easy to prove your comment wrong.

I'm not saying he has been great but he has had more than one good game this year and I'm convinced a lot more than that in his career. He has been one of our best this season.

Newcastle definitely wanted him and it wasn't to get rid of Klemmer.

I'm not sure if we will offer him a contract next season or if any other club will but I assume he'll get a gig if he wants to play on. Then again some players do just disappear.

The problem with the Brooks bashers is they are too over the top. It's not about Brooks being a marquee player because he isn't and I can't see that changing. We need to determine if Brooks is one of the two best halves we can put on the field and is his contract cost to us reasonable.

Yes I had forgotten those great years he had, but after Teddy moses woods all left the club he obviously lost his Mojo and all we see these days is glimpses of his haydays. Wheras Moses who came through the ranks with him, is still playing at a high level pretty much 7 out of 10 matches.

 

[earl]

Wheras Moses who came through the ranks with him, is still playing at a high level pretty much 7 out of 10 matches.

Moses is the better player.

 

[earl]

He has thrown some good passes for sure,
Earl. What concerns me is our conversion
rate when we're in the opps half/twenty...

We've had so many tackles and so much
field position with not much to show TBH.
I need to see a lot more from that backline

We have a lot to work on. I don't see that as just Brooks issue. It'd be better for us if he was a marquee half but he isn't.

 

[SeanT]

Developing Harry Grant for storm was another dumb football decision imo.

Rather develop Harry then put Jacob'cant pass' Liddle in.

 

[SeanT]

We have a lot to work on. I don't see that as just Brooks issue. It'd be better for us if he was a marquee half but he isn't.

He's not. He's a 5/8th as well. No idea why they would look at Johnson either. He's a 5/8th/fullback mould.

We need a long kicker and organiser.

 

[hugh1954]

My guess is the coaches have mistakenly tried to shield him from his critics. Perhaps the same reason Api didn’t give him that kick at goal? But he appears to be injury free now and Benji probably told him for the first time this season he’s the general out there.
I really don’t know, all I know is he’s been getting better each game this season after a long layoff and with no preseason with new teammates.

End of a contract period when you haven't earned at least 1/2 of it will do that every time , once given extension can revert back to lacklustre performances

 

[Yanz 85]

You do realize that he has already kicked a 40/20 this year. His kicks do not 99% go dead or hit the legs of the defenders. The previous game just as an example he kicked on the 5th in the attacking zone and Bateman stuffed up grounding it.

He has also played significantly more than 1 good game. He has been our most creative player and one of our best this season.

The first thing is we need to view the situation accurately and not with the stupid hyperbole on this forum.

Then you have to consider his salary and other options.

Also Played close to 200 NRL games without finals and started 0-7 this year. If he misses finals this year he needs to go its that simple, he is not a week in week out NRL player, no one argues his talent but the bloke is in the 7 the most important position and does not deliver. Plus he is on insane money

 

[finnzo]

It’s it’s a strike centre we are after look no further then Paul alimoti from bulldogs he’s off contract next year

 

[king_sirro]

It’s it’s a strike centre we are after look no further then Paul alimoti from bulldogs he’s off contract next year

I don't think he will live up to the hype. Very very slow and huge for his age. He will get slower over the next few years.

 

[426Tlgerland]

I don't think he will live up to the hype. Very very slow and huge for his age. He will get slower over the next few years.

Off memory Mal Meninga was a centre and a very large one , he played bump and run , he would bump onto the opposition then run over them , if they are big and have speed they can be destructive centres

 

[king_sirro]

Off memory Mal Meninga was a centre and a very large one , he played bump and run , he would bump onto the opposition then run over them , if they are big and have speed they can be destructive centres

Very different game these days. Slow centre won't become elite. Also, Mal is an immortal.

 

[Demps]

It’s it’s a strike centre we are after look no further then Paul alimoti from bulldogs he’s off contract next year

I don't think they'll let him go.
He's had wraps for ages & they love him.

 

[balmain boy]

I don't think he will live up to the hype. Very very slow and huge for his age. He will get slower over the next few years.

He'll be a forward in no time. Does he have the work ethic for that? Not so sure

 

[loklok]

You do realize that he has already kicked a 40/20 this year. His kicks do not 99% go dead or hit the legs of the defenders. The previous game just as an example he kicked on the 5th in the attacking zone and Bateman stuffed up grounding it.

He has also played significantly more than 1 good game. He has been our most creative player and one of our best this season.

The first thing is we need to view the situation accurately and not with the stupid hyperbole on this forum.

Then you have to consider his salary and other options.

Api has been our most creative player .often left stranded by his halves

 

[Tucker]

I know it wouldn't happen but Joel Caine yesterday mentioned with Matty Johns, Robinson should look at loaning out Sam Walker to wests tigers, saying he would get better experience in nrl rather than reserve grade and Sheens would like that style of halfback.

I wouldn't say no to a loan deal for rest of 2023

7. Walker

6. Brooks

What do we get out of that deal?

 

[Tucker]

You do realize that he has already kicked a 40/20 this year. His kicks do not 99% go dead or hit the legs of the defenders. The previous game just as an example he kicked on the 5th in the attacking zone and Bateman stuffed up grounding it.

He has also played significantly more than 1 good game. He has been our most creative player and one of our best this season.

The first thing is we need to view the situation accurately and not with the stupid hyperbole on this forum.

Then you have to consider his salary and other options.

You are right. He has been our most creative.
That’s why we are 1 & 7.

 

[twentyforty]

End of a contract period when you haven't earned at least 1/2 of it will do that every time , once given extension can revert back to lacklustre performances

The older players have seen it work for Nofa.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

What do we get out of that deal?

he goes to 7 Brooks to 6 and see how our attack goes, no harm done from our end