Opinion Luke Brooks

[BulldogsNRL]

i know people are critical of luke brooks in big games etc

Could he be an option to partner burton for a fresh start and maybe because he wouldn't be expected to do so much with burton, dufty and co being here.

All he would have to do is just manage the game and get the ball to burton, dufty, pangai for strike to create something so it might not have to be all on brooks to step up.

 

[popablackhead]

I like the idea of brooks kicking game and organizing the team and let burton do his thing

 

[MIR-PROD]

He’s had guys like Benji and Moses partnering him and done jack sh*t in 9 seasons of NRL so why would we as a rebuilding club be any different with him?

 

[ILiveForDib]

Ash Taylor maybe for a year? If we can get him for a reasonable price. Definitely not brooks he has had the likes of Tedesco and Moses around him yet his done nothing. We need a half though BBO ain’t ready can’t just chuck him in the deep end like we alwyas do.

 

[Bulldog1966]

NO Brooks is crapola and no to fucking Taylor as well lol we had a very similar thread like this only last week!!
Maybe we do have to chuck BBO in the deep end, wtf really knows as it stands now what is ideal...

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Some of our fans have lost the plot it is official.

 

[D.O.W.]

This is a guy who looked like taking the NRL by Storm having a cracking debut at only 17 or 18, I think he’s still got what it takes to be a very good half, for whatever reason, always manages to fly under the radar in terms of achieving and ends up a scapegoat. He’s got invaluable experience and just outside the top 5 for try assists this year on 16…I wouldn’t say no because Burton will undoubtedly be our go to guy and you only need your halves to compliment eachother like Reynolds/Walker for example..

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Brooks is similar to Milford, better when he just runs... Only way he was ever going to be decent is if he had someone like Adam Reynolds or Cleary steering the ship

 

[2ndphase]

No

 

[KLil]

Pearce/Burton or Burton and musical chairs with Avo/Flanno/BBO/Wakeham.

 

[the12thman]

It's scary how average the current crop of halves are.

These players are being overcoached structure from a young age and its killing their natural instincts and their ability to play what's in front of them

 

[BulldogsNRL]

I like the idea of brooks kicking game and organizing the team and let burton do his thing

yeah it is a bit like reynolds who controls the game at souths and walker runs the show with mitchell

 

[BulldogsNRL]

Pearce/Burton or Burton and musical chairs with Avo/Flanno/BBO/Wakeham.

wakeham has been told he can look else where so it is unlikely he will play for us

 

[BulldogsNRL]

This is a guy who looked like taking the NRL by Storm having a cracking debut at only 17 or 18, I think he’s still got what it takes to be a very good half, for whatever reason, always manages to fly under the radar in terms of achieving and ends up a scapegoat. He’s got invaluable experience and just outside the top 5 for try assists this year on 16…I wouldn’t say no because Burton will undoubtedly be our go to guy and you only need your halves to compliment eachother like Reynolds/Walker for example..

yes and reynolds has less then 10 try assists this year which is why i think brooks would be good for game management cause thats all he has to do realisticly

 

[c-b-b]

Didn’t someone make this thread last week, feels like Groundhog Day.

 

[KLil]

wakeham has been told he can look else where so it is unlikely he will play for us

So will Flannagan but as of right now they are still contracted unfortunately.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

It's scary how average the current crop of halves are.

These players are being overcoached structure from a young age and its killing their natural instincts and their ability to play what's in front of them

Dragons and manly have a couple of good young halves in Amone / Sullivan and L.Fainu / Schuster... I have hope that the game will grow out of its lack of instinctive halves issue in time... But honestly the impact of covid with no lower grades wont see this get better any time soon

 

[senshidog]

I'd actually rather make a play for Mbye. That way if he fails there we can perhaps put him at hooker.

Either that or roll the dice and renew Lewis for 12 months.

 

[BulldogsNRL]

I'd actually rather make a play for Mbye. That way if he fails there we can perhaps put him at hooker.

Either that or roll the dice and renew Lewis for 12 months.

issue with that is that mbye has already signed for the dragons next year

 

[The DoggFather]

There's a fine line between desperation and insanity...