The Manly half has appeared 229 times but never in a finals game. That will change on Sunday when he runs out against the Bulldogs
The most infamous sequence in rugby league will finally be snapped on Sunday, when Manly half Luke Brooks runs out to play Canterbury in the NRL elimination final at Homebush. The 29-year-old has played 229 first grade games. His 230th will be his first appearance in a final.
“I can’t wait, this is why I signed with Manly, I wanted to play in these big games,” Brooks told Triple M this week. “To be able to play my first finals game this year, I honestly can’t wait, it’s going to be a massive crowd, the Dogs haven’t been in the finals for a long time, we know their fans get behind them, and hopefully a lot of Manly fans will be out there as well.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/13/nrl-2024-luke-brooks-first-nrl-finals-game
Author : Jack Snape
Publish date : 2024-09-13 00:58:26
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