Luke Brooks expects the Wests Tigers devoted to boo him when he rocks as much as Leichhardt Oval in a Sea Eagles jersey, however that’ll be value it if the veteran halfback can finish 11 seasons of heartbreak by taking part in finals footy along with his new membership.
The 28-year-old squeezed all of the juice out of his Tigers profession, with Brooks ending the rollercoaster relationship by signing a four-year take care of the Sea Eagles after his former membership imposed a deadline on him to recommit.
The transfer is one which merely needed to occur for a person who was as soon as tipped to be the subsequent Andrew Johns however performed 205 video games on the Tigers and by no means received to expertise the finals.
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“It’s a new change and a new environment so I think it’ll get the best out of me. I’m just looking forward to coming here and playing alongside some quality players,” Brooks stated forward of his first coaching session in Narrabeen.
“You get comfortable when you’ve been somewhere for so long. You need a bit of a change to get me out of my comfort zone, so I think this will be the best for me.
“I’m still only 28 so I still think I’ve got the best footy in front of me. I think this side will bring the best out of me.
“Coming here, a lot of the pressure is off me so I can just focus on footy. I think I’m playing my best footy when I’m enjoying it, so that’s what I think will happen here.”
Brooks desires nothing however the very best for his former membership, revealing incoming Tigers coach Benji Marshall gave him his blessing to do what he felt was proper for his profession, which ultimately meant leaving Concord.
He turned a simple goal on the Tigers, however Brooks is keen to step away from the highlight at a membership brimming with superstars like Tom Trbojevic, Daly Cherry Evans, Haumole Ola’kauatu and Tolu Koula.
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“He (Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold) talked about taking a back seat because I copped it a lot over there. I’m looking forward to laying low here,” the playmaker stated.
“There’s so much strike. That’s one of the big reasons why I decided to come here was to play with those quality players. It’s very exciting for me to have a lot of speed and big bodies that will definitely help my game.
“I bring a good running game and I think that’ll suit their side. Hopefully, they bring the best out of me and I can bring the best out of them as well.”
Brooks gained’t be burdened by having the No.7 on his again subsequent 12 months, with Cherry-Evans to guide the aspect, which is able to enable Brooks to play his pure recreation.
It’ll be just a few weeks till the pair can hyperlink up, with the Sea Eagles skipper taking a while off following the Pacific Championships.
That will enable Brooks to spend nearly all of his time working with Josh Schuster, who is about to begin the season on the left edge after type, health and accidents restricted him to only 15 matches final 12 months.
“He’s looking good,” Brooks stated.
“He’s a quality player and a different back-rower because he can ball play really well. I look forward to playing alongside him because he’s one of the most skilful players in the game, so I want to bring the best out of him.
“He’s got the talent so I’m really looking forward to playing alongside him. What he does with the ball is so skilful, so that will open up opportunities for me.
“We want to build on that combo because we’re going to play a lot of footy together, so I’ve got to do my best to bring his best out, and I’m sure he’ll do the same for me.”
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