LeagueNews.co | Cooper McEnroe
After years of being the butt of jokes, Luke Brooks finally tasted NRL finals success with Manly, but his former club, the Wests Tigers, couldn't resist getting in on the action.
The Tigers have been widely criticized for their awkward statement congratulating Brooks on his first finals win.
The halfback spent 11 seasons with the Tigers without making a single finals appearance, as the team has struggled to make the playoffs since 2011.
In true Tigers fashion, the club has a history of finishing ninth, a running joke among fans due to their six ninth-place finishes.
More recently, the team has been a hot mess, claiming the wooden spoon three years in a row, including in 2024.
Despite winning a couple more games in 2024 and even facing off in the "Spoon Bowl" with the Eels, it was another disastrous year for the Tigers.
The club is desperate to be taken seriously as a contender in the league, but their statement regarding Brooks only added to their growing list of blunders.