Tim Sheens has determined towards giving much-maligned halfback Luke Brooks an excessive amount of reward after the Tigers big upset win over the Panthers.
Brooks performed a number one function in Tigers first win of the season, kicking two 40/20s and steering the aspect across the park with confidence towards the reigning premiers.
However, Sheens was glad to maintain his summation on the half-back’s efficiency transient.
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“He had a good game, that’s all I’m going to say. Brooksy doesn’t like seeing his name in the newspaper,” Sheens stated with a smirk.
“Both halves played well, that’s their second game together now.”
Tigers captain Api Koroisau in the meantime, was extra effusive in his description of the half-back’s efficiency.
“Luke Brooks played incredible. His kicking game was A1 today,” Koroisau stated
“I couldn’t be happier for him. He was really good for us, especially in that second half.”
Saturday evening’s win was the primary for Brooks since April 23, 2022 when the Tigers defeated Souths 23-22.
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It’s been a tricky season for the Tigers and for Brooks particularly, as he continues to listen to criticism about his play and whether or not he’s well worth the $1.1 million contract he’s on.
But the 28-year-old struck a cheerful determine post-game when speaking to Fox League, even taking a pleasant jab at Sheens when requested what recommendation assistant coach Benji Marshall had given him.
“I can’t really remember, I think he just said stick to what we are doing,” Brooks stated.
“He (Sheens) likes to talk a lot, so just keep doing what we were doing and complete our sets.
“The win was good, it was a long time coming. I feel like we haven’t been playing too bad, we’ve been close and we were confident coming into the game today.
“It was a tough one, we knew they (Penrith) have been the benchmark over the last few years, but it is just great to get a win.
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“Especially in these conditions, that was our focus we just wanted to kick early and complete our sets then back our defence. I thought we did that throughout the whole 80 minutes.”
Brooks additionally paid credit score to Koroisau and rising star Jahream Bula, who was glorious at fullback for the second straight match to start his profession.
“Api’s been great for us and obviously coming up against his former club he wanted to put in a good performance,” Brooks stated.
“As you said, he controlled that middle third … yeah, we are just happy to get the win.”
“He (Bula) was outstanding, second game in first grade and there was a couple of bombs there near the end of the game and he was under pressure, he took them
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“He’s a great player and he’s got a big future in the game.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au