05 I dont think its hilarious at all.
He has been here for over 100 first grade games, has never taken one by the scruff of the neck and has prevented us going to market to find an able replacement. His defense if acceptable at best anf his attacking kicks are horrible.
He only stayed with us when the other three left because NO other team made an offer.
I reckon Brooks deserves a discussion in relation to is he the half to lead us to the finals or a competition win but you cannot compare his performances to Reynolds. The difference is huge.
Brooks has won us games. The problem is that you need to be fair in your criticism. For instance Brooks won us a game this season at a crunch time with a kick to Douiehi. Brooks has his moments for us. I wouldn't even call him a dud half in the comp. I would agree that there aren't many quality halves in the comp so it's not a great talent pool to pick from.
In relation to Brooks you can get value out of him. I think he is our best option at 7 and Douiehi is probably our best option at 6. Is this combination good enough for us to build on over the next 5 years ? I don't know.
It's cool to have a go at Brooks but not in a debate about our worst ever signing.