The inevitable Luke Brooks thread..

[bigsiro]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

I’d give him a few more weeks. At least until the end of the year. And if he stays out of form maybe even see how he bounces back in 2021.

 

[hobbo1]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Hobbo, the big issue is can he organise a flying wedge?

Probably not

 

[jirskyr]

Short kicking …can’t thread the needle
Field goal exponent …non existent

His short kicking game is alright, was he not towards top of the comp for repeat sets last year?

FG he's kicked 4 in his career. Mitchell Moses has kicked 6. Jahrome Hughes has kicked 0. Cam Munster has kicked 2. Jack Wighton has kicked zero. Nathan Cleary has kicked 5 and he's supposed to be a gun kicker. Mitchell Pearce has kicked 10 his entire career. Not really a measurement by which you rate halves I don't think. Anyway why would we need a FG kicker, we have Benji who has kicked 16 in 18 seasons.

So you can only pull my opinion apart on 2 aspects ?
What about the rest ?

He’s had 7 years and he’s bog average ..
Turn him into a 9 or trade him .

I never said I was dissecting your entire opinion, I just don't think short kicking or FG are points of criticism for Brooks. The others are valid.

 

[happy_tiger]

Short kicking …can’t thread the needle
Field goal exponent …non existent

His short kicking game is alright, was he not towards top of the comp for repeat sets last year?

FG he's kicked 4 in his career. Mitchell Moses has kicked 6. Jahrome Hughes has kicked 0. Cam Munster has kicked 2. Jack Wighton has kicked zero. Nathan Cleary has kicked 5 and he's supposed to be a gun kicker. Mitchell Pearce has kicked 10 his entire career. Not really a measurement by which you rate halves I don't think. Anyway why would we need a FG kicker, we have Benji who has kicked 16 in 18 seasons.

So you can only pull my opinion apart on 2 aspects ?
What about the rest ?

He’s had 7 years and he’s bog average ..
Turn him into a 9 or trade him .

Sorry Hobbo Gladstone Brothers said no

 

[hobbo1]

Short kicking …can’t thread the needle
Field goal exponent …non existent

His short kicking game is alright, was he not towards top of the comp for repeat sets last year?

FG he's kicked 4 in his career. Mitchell Moses has kicked 6. Jahrome Hughes has kicked 0. Cam Munster has kicked 2. Jack Wighton has kicked zero. Nathan Cleary has kicked 5 and he's supposed to be a gun kicker. Mitchell Pearce has kicked 10 his entire career. Not really a measurement by which you rate halves I don't think. Anyway why would we need a FG kicker, we have Benji who has kicked 16 in 18 seasons.

So you can only pull my opinion apart on 2 aspects ?
What about the rest ?

He’s had 7 years and he’s bog average ..
Turn him into a 9 or trade him .

Sorry Hobbo Gladstone Brothers said no

What about West Ham ?
He’d be there quickest player !

 

[Snake]

Why is Brooks on the bench .. it does not take Einstein to figure where the coach is going with this ! If he is a keeper he would be playing simple .. Benji the veteran is the 7 ,a few weeks warming the pine is not going to do anything IMO..

 

[Sart0ri]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

100% rubbish, as usual.

 

[happy_tiger]

Short kicking …can’t thread the needle
Field goal exponent …non existent

His short kicking game is alright, was he not towards top of the comp for repeat sets last year?

FG he's kicked 4 in his career. Mitchell Moses has kicked 6. Jahrome Hughes has kicked 0. Cam Munster has kicked 2. Jack Wighton has kicked zero. Nathan Cleary has kicked 5 and he's supposed to be a gun kicker. Mitchell Pearce has kicked 10 his entire career. Not really a measurement by which you rate halves I don't think. Anyway why would we need a FG kicker, we have Benji who has kicked 16 in 18 seasons.

So you can only pull my opinion apart on 2 aspects ?
What about the rest ?

He’s had 7 years and he’s bog average ..
Turn him into a 9 or trade him .

Sorry Hobbo Gladstone Brothers said no

What about West Ham ?
He’d be there quickest player !

Nah Mark Noble after 501 games is quicker than Brooks ...and is taller

 

[JC99]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

 

[hobbo1]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

100% rubbish, as usual.

Please tell me what’s rubbish .

 

[JC99]

Why is Brooks on the bench .. it does not take Einstein to figure where the coach is going with this ! If he is a keeper he would be playing simple .. Benji the veteran is the 7 ,a few weeks warming the pine is not going to do anything IMO..

Benji and Nofa both also got dropped under Madge. Him dropping someone is not an indication of him not wanting them anymore.

 

[Sart0ri]

What part of 100% do you not understand?

 

[851]

I would leave him out of next weeks team altogether. We have 6 players due back I might add.

There is absolutely no need to carry a halfback on the bench

 

[JC99]

I would leave him out of next weeks team altogether. We have 6 players due back I might add.

There is absolutely no need to carry a halfback on the bench

Plenty of teams carry a utility on the bench. Can only do it because Walters can jump into hooker, if we didn’t have him last night we would’ve been even more stuffed

 

[hobbo1]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

Why are you going back to 2018?
The time is now !

 

[JC99]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

Why are you going back to 2018?
The time is now !

Because you are acting like he doesn’t possess these skills at all, that’s what you’re literally saying. He does have all the skills I mentioned and he showed that in the last 2 seasons. Just because he’s out of form doesn’t mean he is incapable of doing it

 

[851]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

And Walters is playing on his wrong side so as not to upset Benji, he should be on the right so Brooks can come back on the left, as they are our contracted halves

 

[hobbo1]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

Why are you going back to 2018?
The time is now !

Because you are acting like he doesn’t possess these skills at all, that’s what you’re literally saying. He does have all the skills I mentioned and he showed that in the last 2 seasons. Just because he’s out of form doesn’t mean he is incapable of doing it

But he doesn’t have the skills that’s my point !
7 years and he’s made 1 all stars game which was in 2015 if you want to go back to previous seasons .

 

[happy_tiger]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

Why are you going back to 2018?
The time is now !

Because you are acting like he doesn’t possess these skills at all, that’s what you’re literally saying. He does have all the skills I mentioned and he showed that in the last 2 seasons. Just because he’s out of form doesn’t mean he is incapable of doing it

That's like saying I could do this or that 35 years ago

Means nothing if it hasn't happened lately

 

[happy_tiger]

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

Walters was calling for the ball heaps but Grant was going the other way most of the night, i thought Walters defended really well and id be prepared to give him another week in the top grade

Give him another week. Brooks back for the knights game. Brooks at his best is miles ahead of Walters

His best was his debut game ...
For a halfback he has a very limited arsenal

I don’t think it’s limited at all. Short kicking, short passing, even his long kicking has improved plus his running game. He has the skills he’s shown that we just haven’t seen him use that this season. His passing has been off for whatever reason but that’s not to say he doesn’t possess the skills

Short kicking ...can’t thread the needle ❌
Torpedo bomb ..non existent ❌
Short passing ...hospital balls ❌
Long kicking...non existent ❌
Goal kicking ..non existent ❌
Field goal exponent ..non existent ❌
Chip n chase ...non existent ❌
Long spiral pass ...non existent ❌

Had speed and he’s a good defender ✅

Summary : not a halfback

Swap him for Harry Grant ... Maybe Belllamy can do something for him ?

Sorry but a lot of that isn’t true. Forced some of the most dropouts in 2018 and 2019 and we scored more tries off kicks than anyone partly due to Brooks. He has consistently put second rowers into holes the last few years, Lawrence., Garner and MCK can attest to that.

In years gone by his long kicking has been average but this season he did a good job of putting fullback under pressure close to their line with his kicking. Doesn’t have a bomb, long passing is average but not non existent, no goal kicking (not that it’s a requirement for halves) and the chip and chase is pretty much dead, but he has done them quite well in the past especially with Tedesco.

He’s certainly not the complete package but you are not giving him enough credit. We have not seen his best this season and he deserved to be dropped but we should be praying he finds good form again because when he does we are a lot better of a team.

Why are you going back to 2018?
The time is now !

Because you are acting like he doesn’t possess these skills at all, that’s what you’re literally saying. He does have all the skills I mentioned and he showed that in the last 2 seasons. Just because he’s out of form doesn’t mean he is incapable of doing it

But he doesn’t have the skills that’s my point !
7 years and he’s made 1 all stars game which was in 2015 if you want to go back to previous seasons .

Token Tigers player as well lol