Luke Brooks
Brooks playing for the Tigers in 2013.
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Personal information
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21 December 1994 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 March 2017
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Luke Brooks (born 21 December 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He currently plays at halfback, and made an appearance for the NRL All Stars in 2015.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Brooks played his junior football for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Leichhardt Wanderers before being signed by the Wests Tigers. In 2012 he played for the Australian Schoolboys and also played in the Balmain Tigers' S. G. Ball Cup Grand Final win over the Canberra Raiders.
Having spent the pre-season training with the first-grade team, Brooks was receiving attention in the press, with Andrew Johns saying he was one of the best young talents he had seen in some time. Playing for the Tigers' NYC team, in April, he played for the New South Wales U20s State of Origin team. On 29 July, he re-signed with Wests Tigers on a 4-year contract.
In Round 24 of the 2013, Brooks made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Although the Wests Tigers had exceeded their second tier salary cap, Brooks was given a special dispensation to play as neither team could make the semi-finals. Brooks scored a try and was awarded Man of the Match in the Tigers 34-16 victory, in what was described as, "a stunning NRL debut." The salary cap prevented Brooks from playing in any further games that year. At the end of the year, Brooks was named at halfback in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.
Brooks became the Wests Tigers regular halfback for the 2014 season. Brooks played in 21 matches, scoring 6 tries and kicking 1 field goal. He was named 2014 Dally M Rookie of the Year.
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