Still dumbfounded that we didn’t receive a single penalty for any of latrells fouls…

Like what was the bunker thinking when they saw a Clear kick at garner! By all reports it missed him although it looks like he copped something, but enough was shown in the replays for a penalty let alone a sinbinning especially after the two earlier incidents. Like what does garner have to do to get a penalty? Get his face split open? That one decision changed the whole game.

Ref didn’t think twice to send Talau offf but we have 3 late dirty shots at us by the same player and not one penalty.

The 4 weeks suspension doesn’t help us.

Souths fed the win…

Still don’t believe burges controlled that final try. The fact you gotta slow it down that much to check. Watch it normal speed and he has no control.

Jesus it’s amazing how someone can have so many people bashing him after a solid game. Try assists, forced drop outs, very strong defence and still be bashed in a team that won. The bloke is even 2nd in try assists for the whole comp. I agree he can be better, but the fact he is 2nd for try assists in a team that’s coming 13 shows he isn’t the problem. You lot wanna bag him out like he was the only player that didn’t have a perfect game.

We win more games and I’m sure he’ll get better.

Not sure if anyone watched 100% footy but Phil Gould said the problem isn’t brooks, the tigers are the problem with brooks, he’s had 4-5 coaches in his career, close to 10 halves partners and different spine almost every other year with no forwards. How does he succeed with that? Phil Gould reckons he would fit in any top 6 side. 100% agree with that take.

Also believes there was absolutely nothing he could have done in the first half with our defence.

People need to stop blaming him. He’s leading in try assists for the comp. didn’t miss a tackle the other day and had only one error in the last 30 seconds. He is not the problem. Our defence and lack of line speed is killing us.

Put this into perspective
Brooks stats this year
Try assists brooks -7 reynolds -1
The only area reynolds beats brooks in is forced dropouts and that’s only by 3. But if you take into account the fact that brooks does all this in our weak team. It shows he’s much better than what people give him credit for.

We would be stupid to waste cap space and spot on the roster for mansour! He might strengthen us in the short run, but we risk the possibility of our young players not getting experience or worst case losing them to other teams.

People need to stop suggesting Laurie to move to the halves and douehi to lock. Surely you can’t be that stupid. You don’t weaken 2 solid positions. It only causes more issues in the long run.

So some of the people on this group are willing to offer a 2 year contract to a player who has a chronic back injury? No garuntee he will last 2 years. Shit defender btw and After the 2 years then what? We gotta find a new halfback and new combinations? It’s just creating more problems for our club. Decisions like this are the reason we are still rebuilding. If you wanna buy a new halfback, it should be a gun halfback who we can build around for years to come. not a player that’s at the end of there career or another rookie. Much prefer brooks over reynolds. I mean Souths won’t offer there halfback from the last decade longer than one year for god sake.

How are people actually blaming brooks for today? We scored 30 points, clearly our halves aren’t the issue. We shouldn’t even be complaining about our attack, we let in 34 points. Brooks didn’t miss a tackle?

I cannot believe the blokes on this page blaming him any chance they get even when the stats show otherwise.

People need to stop suggesting moving players around! This is one of the main reasons we struggle. The best teams have a spine that have played together for years! Our spine is 2 games strong! People are already suggesting to change it for next year? Then we start again! 1,6,7 sorted and 9 looks set for a while even tho Simpkin will definitely be an option for us in the near future. No to reynolds. There’s a reason Souths won’t offer him more than one year and he won’t make any difference if we play the way we did first 2 games. Lachlan Lewis weights about 40kg… idk how some people think he can play lock. Would much prefer hastings if that was the case.

2 players that would be great buys are Naden (center or wing) and Nicho Hynes (wing but quality fb and halves depth) hynes wants a full time gig somewhere next year, he most likely won’t get that at the storm. These 2 will give us strike and would be very affordable. We also need a meter eating big bopper for next year.

Would be crazy not to resign mikaele ASAP! We need to give him more minutes. Get him to sign before he becomes a weapon for the panthers and raiders, packs that actually win upfront.
Liddle would also be a handy re-signing for cheap. Get it done before the bulldogs come in with a big pay check.

As for the comments about gamble… dude played one game and people are raving get a grip you lot.

Mikaele didn’t have the best year in 2020, but Jesus some fans have short memories, he was strong in 2019! He can be a great of the bench player for us. Meter eater, if he’s injury free and playing with our new big pack all I can see is a good year ahead. Also no bubble so he can his young one all the time. He’ll have a good year.

I’m just happy we are playing the first game on Suncorp! Imagine how worn out the field would be after 4-5 games. Ankles and acl injuries are more likely.

Biggest worry about the coach is if he’s coaching the xfactor out of players! We are way too structured for the way the game is played now

@shooter-mcgavin said in Daine Laurie:

> “I want to take a bit of pressure off ‘Brooksy’ [Luke Brooks] in attack, and be louder at the back with directing the boys in the defensive line.”

Young fullback with about a dozen games NRL experience (give or take) trying to take pressure off the 150+ game halfback.

Good to see Laurie taking that initiative but shows that he and Tamou now aren’t too sure of Brooks’ ability to cope as the go to man. Makes the switch harder to comprehend this week but we shall see how it unfolds

You do realise that’s what all fullbacks do right? They are basically a second five eight…

Bet it’s a smokescreen for Madden to start with Brooks and mybe of the bench to cover liddle or play lock of the bench. The whole week everyone’s been talking about mybe and douehie and not a mention of madden playing. He’s got wraps on him so smart if that’s what’s happening. The interviews make it look suss aswell, I really think madden is starting.

@camel2281 said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

@tyga said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

@tiger-tragic said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

@spartan117 said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

How many of us think that Mbye will come off after the initial softening period to be replaced by Jock Madden at 6.

Madge is actively planning / blooding the players of the future now

Well, the future is looking grim. Madden is ordinary. At best.

Get used to it most of the junior halves look ordinary until they play at least 30 NRL games in ordinary sides. Play anyone at the Tigers at halfback and they will battle.

Luke Brooks has played more than 150 games and he’s yet to even reach a level that could be perceived as ordinary

Rookie of the year and dally M halfback says otherswise.

Nooo we can’t lose him!! Plays every position! Origin player and great ambassador. I will be devastated if sharks pay more than us for him next year

@tigerpower said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

If there isn’t last minute changes then it’s like madge is driving the bus straight into a telegraph pole. How Brooks continues to survive is so bewildering. How seyfarth, twal and Tamou can be in the same team is bewildering. Twal has become Aaron woods 2.0. He takes a hit up every set , hardly makes any metres and takes forever to get up and play the ball. Dropping Stefano!!! Really , how!!! No Amone!!! If there aren’t some changes before the team runs out and we get towelled then this could be the last game madge coaches us.

Twal averages the most running meters in our team and has a tackle efficiency of over 90%… he’s by far one of our best forwards. Every team needs a workhorse and he’s ours. Very happy with him, can he improve of course… but doesn’t deserve to be criticised at all.

@tigerpower said in Reynolds to Broncos:

How lucky are we that we didn’t sign him. Dodged a bullet here. Imagine signing a premiership winning SOO half who can lead a team around, one of the best kicking games and one of the best goal kickers of all time. Do the luke Brooks fan boys put his poster up on their walls? Is that why they get so nervous every time we are linked to a decent half?

I mean reynolds is all that in a top 4 team, let’s see how goes in a bottom 4 team. Because right now brooks is miles ahead in try assists. Tackle efficiency and forced drop outs about the same. Goal kicking doesn’t matter because we have Adam doing that for us.

@cktiger said in Luke Brooks:

@tigerblood93 said in Luke Brooks:

@snake said in Luke Brooks:

Yesterday Flanagan was hooked mid game looks like reserve grade for him after 8 games …Brooks just can not cut it after 150 games and is the first selected every week … Why is this ?

You shouldn’t comment on footy if you don’t realise the difference in situations…

The bulldogs actually turn up to play and defend, they actually put in an effort. The biggest issue for them is scoring points.

We are the complete opposite, we can score points but we leak 30+ and let the easiest try’s in. So hooking brooks (one of the best defenders in the team) not only does that not make any sense it’s also the stupidest thing we could do.

Jesus shouldn’t even have to explain that.

Can we give up on how wonderful Brooks defence is?
It was terrible and he has improved a lot … but he’s not there only because he can make the odd tackle.
To put it in context DCE has better tackle efficiency numbers…. and offers everything else Brooks doesn’t as the ‘Cherry’ on top.

I mean DCE tackle efficiency is 88.2% and brooks is 87% not that different. DCE has one more forced drop out. Brooks has 4 more try assists.

Brooks doesn’t seem that bad compared to the origin halfback. Just imagine how much better brooks statistics would be with some big names playing next to him.

@kazoo-kid said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

@hodgo said in Rd 10 - WestsTigers v Knights:

It has to be a smokey surely. Mbye to bench madden to half.

You’re on to something there. No one is talking about Madden. Everyone is talking about how Madge is crazy! No one is talking about how one of our kids is debuting. A kid who has had great hopes on him from the moment he signed a few years ago.

Madge has learned his lesson from Simpkin. There was too much hype and expectation on Simpkin’s shoulders, and Madge didn’t do anything to protect him from it. Maybe he thought that Jake could handle it and it would make him play better. He got it wrong that time. This time he will protect Madden from criticism.

Mybe did an interview about it and they kept asking him about playing in the halves, he looked so confused and didn’t believe what he was saying lol. You could be onto something … or he’s just shocked Adam got moved for him haha