Luke Brooks - the plate is hot

[Hertera]

He has gone backwards this season imo. Piss him off to the super league. Arthur was crap but this guy needed to step up and he never can so soft.

 

[349]

In hindsight might have been better to start Brooks at 7 and say you run the show and let Arthur’s coming in from Reggie’s settle in at 6. Will say our middle defence was not great and JakeT and BenT didn’t help with that. Oka got no ball and if brooks played right side he could have brought him into the game a bit. I would give Arthur’s another go at 6, Hawkins looked ok and that was because he has had a few runs in firsts.

 

[joeboy]

This guy has never had it. Reinforced 10 fold tonight.

Simply does not bring enough to the table.

Needed to sack up and take over tonight

 

[Ned]

Yeeah him and Arthurs were bad but hardly any chasers getting up there for their kicks, very low energy performance from the outside back, and forwards too, just terrible really.

 

[Fibro Eagle]

This guy has never had it. Reinforced 10 fold tonight.

Simply does not bring enough to the table.

Needed to sack up and take over tonight

Brooks is a good player he has played his best footy when he is the 2nd stringer ( I think he won his dally M when he was )
But he can't run a team and Arthurs well he ain't up for it either we witnessed that tonight

 

[Son of Manly Beach]

The commentators said he hasn’t had a try assist since round 5.

What good is he then, that’s his ****in role!

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Said it once and I will say it again, we wont win a premiership with Brooks in the halves. Good player, but not great. Greatness is what wins premierships. Next year will be a regression with aging halves. Meanwhile other teams are rushing through young talented halves even if it means copping some harsh losses. Better to lose with a youthful team than an old overage one. Arthur might be an ok backup player but hes not a starter.

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

Average player always been average he couldnt even stand out at the tigers that says enough lol

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Average player always been average he couldnt even stand out at the tigers that says enough lol

He won a Dally M at the tigers
He is a good player
But he ain't the game manager and that's why Manly got Fogerty

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Said it once and I will say it again, we wont win a premiership with Brooks in the halves. Good player, but not great. Greatness is what wins premierships. Next year will be a regression with aging halves. Meanwhile other teams are rushing through young talented halves even if it means copping some harsh losses. Better to lose with a youthful team than an old overage one. Arthur might be an ok backup player but hes not a starter.

The Sharks won a premiership with Townsend
He is not the greatest

 

[Ohgeez]

It’s a complete cop out to say the 7 jumper would have made a difference. It’s just a number, he was the senior player in the half’s tonight & could have taken control but he didn’t like usual. Same player he has always been except he has probably lost a bit of speed

 

[skull61]

It’s a complete cop out to say the 7 jumper would have made a difference. It’s just a number, he was the senior player in the half’s tonight & could have taken control but he didn’t like usual. Same player he has always been except he has probably lost a bit of speed

You think maybe that’s the way they “prepared “ in “training” this week

 

[HK_Eagle]

Yeeah him and Arthurs were bad but hardly any chasers getting up there for their kicks, very low energy performance from the outside back, and forwards too, just terrible really.

I couldn’t believe how disinterested we were attacking bombs. I acknowledge that plenty of them were not great, but there were a few that presented opportunity while we lumbered up and took a defensive position.

 

[Barry Hogan]

This is just my opinion, but I would seriously consider trying to move him on. I think he has a further 2 years after this year. He hasn’t delivered.

The $750,000 figure for Galvin doing the rounds would be a steal. I would offer slightly more and go hard for him.

Galvin and Fogarty in the halves next year, add some fire power in the middle and we will be back in contention.

 

[BOZO]

This is just my opinion, but I would seriously consider trying to move him on. I think he has a further 2 years after this year. He hasn’t delivered.

Your opinion is a valid one feathered friend
What Brookes has delivered to us was the same standard performance he delivered at the Tigers
He has never been a game Pressure Player
He will never be a Premiership winning player
Neither will Croker
Neither will Seibold be a Premiership winning coach
Persist with this class of People at our club and we Prolong our Premiership Winning aspirations

 

[JenEagle]

I wouldn’t be surprised if either Joey Walsh or Onitoni Large take Brooks place next year

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

The Sharks won a premiership with Townsend
He is not the greatest

He was good, but Maloney was great.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

I wouldn’t be surprised if either Joey Walsh or Onitoni Large take Brooks place next year

Over time Id like these two to be the next halves for the next few years...even if it means going through a few rough years.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Your opinion is a valid one feathered friend
What Brookes has delivered to us was the same standard performance he delivered at the Tigers
He has never been a game Pressure Player
He will never be a Premiership winning player
Neither will Croker
Neither will Seibold be a Premiership winning coach
Persist with this class of People at our club and we Prolong our Premiership Winning aspirations

The madness is the logic that Brooks somehow is the guy to fill DCE's shoes, when he was never brought over for that reason in the first place. He was brought in to at least give us a chance to win a premiership for as long as DCE was still around...now that plan has gone pear shaped.