- Luke Brooks jumped ship to join Sea Eagles
- Wests Tigers halfback since making NRL debut in 2013
- I wanted a new beginning because of the loss of culture.
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Star Sea Eagles recruit Luke Brooks has revealed why he had to leave Wests Tigers – and many of his former teammates won’t be happy.
Brooks, 29, signed a four-year contract with Manly last June and is relishing the opportunity to play alongside Daly Cherry-Evans in the halves, starting this weekend in Las Vegas against the Rabbitohs as part of the historic double NRL header.
Balmain junior Brooks scored 205 NRL games for the joint venture club and, surprisingly, is yet to play finals football after making his first grade debut in 2013.
He was often an easy target for many frustrated Tigers fans, so when Sea Eagles coach Anthony Siebold reached out to offer a fresh start, Brooks was always going to jump ship.
The halfback even admitted he had fallen in love with the game as the beleaguered club ‘won’ wooden spoons in 2022 and last season.
Sea Eagles recruit Luke Brooks has revealed why he had to leave Wests Tigers – and his former teammates won’t be happy
Balmain junior Brooks scored 205 NRL games for the joint venture club and is yet to play finals football after making his first grade debut in 2013.
Brooks was an easy target for many frustrated Tigers fans, so when Sea Eagles coach Anthony Siebold came around, he was always looking for a new sporting challenge.
“When you’re always losing, it’s hard,” Brooks said. Sydney Morning Herald.
‘As football players, the way we (feel) probably depends on whether we’re going to lose the weekend. It should not be like that.
“But when you keep losing, it ends like this.”
Brooks loves his new role with the Sea Eagles, where he doesn’t need to worry about the pressures that come with being the running back.
Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic will provide the spark, leaving Brooks to “just sit back and do my job.”
He admitted feeling comfortable almost instantly at pre-season training on Sydney’s northern beaches, but you won’t find Brooks speaking publicly about the football finals in September.
“I just want to play good football, do my job for the team,” he said. ‘It’s pretty simple, just enjoy it.
“I think I play the best football when I enjoy it.”
Sunday’s double-header, between the Sea Eagles and Rabbitohs (1.30pm, AEDT), followed by the Roosters against the Broncos (3.30pm, AEDT), will be shown live on Fox Sports, with Channel Nine only will televise the second game.