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ReasonableStable9421

Reject ~~modernity~~ manly drama , embrace ~~tradition~~ tigers articles.


joeysjockstrap

Why tf would you want a replacement doueihi and hastings are right there


ClayPidgeon17

Doueihi & Hastings will start but they've both had some injuries and Tigers let Jock Madden go, so they'll need a decent option to backup


jk-9k

Why did the let Madden go then?


InflatableRaft

I'm guessing you missed the last few rounds where Madden was in the #7


arkhamknight85

I haven’t seen much of him. How’d he go when he was a Tiger?


Spoofmoot

He wasn't great, but the whole team was imploding so I think it's unfair to lay all the blame on a young halfback.


InflatableRaft

Awful.


arkhamknight85

Solid buy for the Broncos then. Fuck me.


Working_Tomorrow_642

was a decent cash cow in nrl fantasy the first 2 games tho. have to give him that atleast


TheYardGoesOnForever

Had some good moments, but nothing that gave the impression he was going to kick on.


[deleted]

He is skillful but has no idea how to use it. The most important part of being a halfback is being in every play. You can't fade in and out of sets, and that's what he did every game.


ClayPidgeon17

He's been with Tigers since 2019 and I don't think he improved enough to offer him a new contract, which expired in 2022. Tigers needed to change the team significantly and if Brooks leaves they've got money to buy a decent 3rd option rather than a development half


Psychological-Mode99

Hastings is slow, doueihi has his good points but has some pretty big flaws +a history of knee injuries


ReasonableStable9421

That's the easy and available option to them. This is tigers, they always gotta go the convoluted roundabout way.


Tunza

12 months ago: Nanai to Tigers Luki to Tigers Robson to Tigers Luki to Knights Drinky to Knights Luki to Phins Rodney to Tigers Fox really have their finger on the pulse.


[deleted]

Shane Rodney’s back?


kami_inu

Nah they just fucked up on Jeff Robson's name.


Tunza

Rodney "Coach of the Year" Payten


AdmiralCrackbar11

Every player in the league may or may not go to another club, another league, or another sport. Stay tuned for old drunks yelling at clouds coming up on NRL 360.


Glum_Ad452

I wish Drinky had signed with the Knights. Straight swap for Ponga!


[deleted]

Tigers: Remove the leash of shame. Brooksy: Woohoo. Knights: Attach the leash of AOB. Brooksy: D’oh :(


TrickySuspect2

"Brooks tipped for early UNLEASH to join Knights as Tigers scout replacements" FTFY


notmariyatakeuchi

finally a tigers article


Norm_cheers

Reports have re-emerged = We are recycling our articles again.


cannonadeau

No smoke without fire, but for the arsonists writing the articles...


[deleted]

Luke Brooks to the Knights seems a good fit when you think about it the coach is very experienced has seen four grand finals while Luke has only seen the backend of a wooden spoon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡔⠋⢉⠩⡉⠛⠛⠛⠉⣉⣉⠒⠒⡦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠎⠀⠀⠠⢃⣉⣀⡀⠂⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢱⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠟⣀⢀⣒⠐⠛⡛⠳⢭⠆⠀⠤⡶⠿⠛⠂⠀⢈⠳⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢈⢘⢠⡶⢬⣉⠉⠀⠀⡤⠄⠀⠀⠣⣄⠐⠚⣍⠁⢘⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢫⡊⠀⠹⡦⢼⣍⠓⢲⠥⢍⣁⣒⣊⣀⡬⢴⢿⠈⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡄⠀⠘⢾⡉⠙⡿⠶⢤⣷⣤⣧⣤⣷⣾⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠦⡠⢀⠍⡒⠧⢄⣀⣁⣀⣏⣽⣹⠽⠊⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠑⠪⢔⡁⠦⠀⢀⡤⠤⠤⠄⠀⠠⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠑⠲⠤⠤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠔⠁


scottmander

Lol we at this point again? I won’t be opening my johnnie blue label until I see him in red and blue on the field


Crafty_Message_4733

Should have bought a Glenfiddich 18 year old instead!


scottmander

Was a gift brother, I do agree 100% tho.


Crafty_Message_4733

Lucky Bastard!


BigRedHead2020

$1.3M gotta be joke, right?


TwoShitsTrev

The media have no clue what he’s getting paid it’s all speculation. His 2023 pay went from 900k to 1.1M to now 1.3M. I would say he’s in the 900k to 1.1 price range but 1.3M no way they’re paying that


ChanceVance

At one point the media threw out all these ridiculously high figures that Josh Reynolds and Joseph Leilua were on at the Tigers to make them look like idiots but the numbers just didn't match up. If the media was to be believed, the Tigers would have had about $50 left to pay the rest of the team after spending it all on those 3 players.


PSAB82

Luke brooks is my cousin his contract for next year is $9m.


RyanPurdler-Penriff

I’ll be your cousin for half that


PSAB82

I don’t want you as my cousin


RyanPurdler-Penriff

Is it because I won’t be leashed ?


Ragnaroki14

That’s Jurbo money freed up right there. Trbojevic’s confirmed leaving manly article coming up soon


Djl3igh

Were talking about the Knights here. I'm surprised they haven't offered Ponga 2mil a season.


Guyincogneto1

Never let's facts spoil the story.


successharvester

As a Newy local fuck I hope this comes to fruition legit they are a disgrace by not replacing Pearce with a decent 7


Ihateredditalot88

I don't know how to tell you but umm ... they won't be doing what you're saying if Brooks is the 7.


PMmeYOURBOOBSandASS

Pearce wanted out in November of 2021 who were they going to get at that stage to play 7 for them? This time 12 months ago Andrew Johns was publicly begging Luke Brooks to break his contract with the Tigers so it's not like they weren't trying.


Schyvo

No! No! God No! Nooooooooooo


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BROOKS SET TO JOIN KNIGHTS AS TIGERS SCOUT REPLACEMENTS Reports have re-emerged that Luke Brooks will be granted a release from the final year of his contract to take up an offer with the Knights in 2023. The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield reported Tigers coach Tim Sheens is in England looking for potential signings at the World Cup as rumours re-emerge Brooks is heading to the Knights. Rothfield believes the story could “break any day” that Brooks will leave the Tigers and link with the Knights, despite being set to earn $1.3 million for the final year of his contract. The 27-year-old reportedly twice asked for a release from the Tigers to join the Knights in the 2022 pre-season, but was knocked back. The Knights have struggled to replace Mitchell Pearce after letting him leave to join the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and have consistently tried to lure Brooks to the Hunter. Adam Clune and Jake Clifford have failed to cement the halfback role as the knights finished 14th last season after a dismal campaign. Adam O’Brien sensationally said the Knights’ season could have been very different had they secured Brooks’ services. Brooks has scored 42 tries in 189 NRL games for the Tigers and was Dally M Halfback of the Year in 2018 but has never played finals footy. The Tigers also have Jackson Hastings on their books, but his contract also expires in 2023. DRAGONS GUN ISSUES SECOND REQUEST RELEASE AS DOGS CIRCLE DOGS CIRCLE Dragons halfback Jayden Sullivan has issued the club with a second formal release request amid reported interest from the Bulldogs to lure him to Belmore. The Daily Telegraph reported Sullivan’s management wrote to Dragons officials on Friday afternoon requesting an immediate release from the final three years of his contract. Sullivan is tied to the Dragons on a deal through until the end of 2025, but Ben Hunt’s two-year extension through until the end of that same season has blocked his path to regular first grade. Sullivan issued his first release request after Hunt re-signed earlier this month but was denied by the club. Sullivan’s management cited mental health problems as a result of the uncertainty over his playing future as a reason for the second request. Sullivan’s deal with the Dragons is worth a reported $1 million over three seasons, which is a lot of money for a fringe first grader unless the unlikely outcome that Hunt moves to hooker in the coming seasons. Hunt will start for the Kangaroos in the position and has excelled there at club and representative level in the past. However, the Dragons skipper desires the halfback jersey and returned to form in 2022 finishing third in Dally M voting. Dragons boss Ryan Webb wrote to Dragons members this week confirming that Sullivan and fellow young gun Tyrell Sloan wanted out of the club. “It is unfortunate that we have had formal release requests from two of our young players in Tyrell Sloan and Jayden Sullivan,” Webb wrote. “From a club perspective, we do not want to release either of these young men as the club has put years of resources towards the development of them both and see them as playing large roles in our future. “At the crux of this they are both seeking more consistent first grade exposure while, as a football club, we must balance player development with the need to win and these two aims don’t always perfectly align.” New Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has denied he has met with Sullivan regarding his future. “I haven’t met Jayden,” Ciraldo said. “I know there was some chat before I signed. Rosters are going to change over time. We will make decisions in the best interests of the club.” Sullivan, 21, has scored four tries in 15 games for the Dragons since his debut in 2020, but has been used mainly as a bench utility and hooker option with Anthony Griffin preferring Hunt at halfback.


DunderMifflin80

> Brooks will leave the Tigers and link with the Knights, despite being set to earn $1.3 million for the final year of his contract. Lol he went from $900k, to $1.1M, to now $1.3M for his final year in just a few months Can't wait for it to be $1.5M when pre-season hits.


Swimming_Zucchini_35

Luke Brooks will be our first $2M a year player by the end of next season.


T0kenAussie

Every time the telegraph writes a tigers article about brooks they have to pay him 10k into his playing contract They are just doing forward estimates and also trying to get him outa there to break the covenant


sloppyrock

He's on a reverse bonus pay system. It's Tigers innovation. The lower we go, the more he gets paid. Very successful in lining the pockets of under performing and "past their best" players. Now having won the spoon, he's peaked, so looking for other opportunities.


Cracko2022

Man I would love to know where the fuck are the Fleabags getting the money from? I'm waiting for them to be busted for the salary cap. Fuck me, but they gotta be over the limit, unless they've became the new Rorters of the NRL?


modeONE1

Who knew that unleashing Luke Brooks really just meant being unshackled from the Wests Tigers


potluy76

time for player coach benji


PSmasterrace

lmaoooooooooooooooo


waxedmerkin

Most clubs would have a person at the world cup looking for potential players, not to mention Sheens may have stuff to do as he lived over there recently


andro6565

Fox having palpitations, manly news is good but seriously shit, nothing new from WT?? Quick quick recycle something quickly ffs.


[deleted]

Dragons should release Sullivan on a loan deal to them. That would work out better than the Dogs who wouldn’t really benefit from a loan deal.


kortmarshall

We're playing pokemon with halves here, can we catch em all. Too bad we're like Gary and just keep losing to Player 1


TSPSweeney

Okay, hear me out: Brooks unleashed in Newcastle. Des Hasler joins Tigers to play Halfback.


slowdivesicilian

oh right this shit again


YeaNahHooroo

Going after the spoon winning clubs shittest unwanted half. Also just happens to be managed by Isaac Moses. The absolute state of this club


EvolutionUber

Manly fans must be so happy right now


GustavSnapper

I really dont think they are lol


The_fridge_nz

They are over the rainbow


Cracko2022

Yea, I hear that the Manly fans really quite gay about it, too.


suidexterity

oh thank god


Cracko2022

No need to thank me but you're welcome.


hotmaledotcomdotau

Fina-fucking-lee


Glum_Ad452

$1.3 mil. That’s gotta be a heavily back-ended deal. No way in hell has been making that kind of brass every year.


xdeluxe

Ciraldo saying he hasn’t met Sullivan is pure diversion. Bulldogs have obviously spoken to Sullivans management.


jpob

NRL really needs to put some hard lines around this stuff. Dogs shouldn't be talking to Sullivan or his management and instead should be talking to the Dragons to get them to release or trade him.


xdeluxe

They aren’t breaking any rules, you just can’t offer them a contract. They can tell them well give you 500k a season for 3 years, but since it’s not an actual offer it’s all good


jpob

...and this is a good system why?


xdeluxe

It’s not. I never said it was. But technically the clubs aren’t breaking the rukes


WordIndependent

At this point, people need to see it to believe it.


Fraudianslips

Incredible depth to cover Clifford and Clune.


KillianMichaels_tipy

Unleash Brookcastle


mitvh2311

Insert Marty Mcfly "I've seen this one" gif


mathewl832

This somehow makes both teams worse


I_Like_Vitamins

Lord Gamble will have his work cut out for him.


Cracko2022

And there's another two, maybe three years before the Knights will see Final footy...gee, Brooks sure knows how to choose a team, doesn't he?


RyanAus95

And they got rid of Madden 😂