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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Luke Brooks must have thought it was Groundhog Day last month when he had to start all over again with a new coach \u2013 for the ninth time in his NRL career.<\/p>\n New Zealand Warriors cult hero Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is the only other current NRL player to have played under so many clipboard holders.<\/p>\n Manly five-eighth Brooks watched Anthony Seibold<\/a> walk out the door at 4 Pines Park two weeks ago, to be replaced by Kieran Foran \u2013 one the great modern-day Sea Eagles No.6s \u2013 on an interim basis. Foran is the latest in a long, long line of coaches Brooks has played for, including Jason Taylor, Andrew Webster, Ivan Cleary, Michael Maguire, Brett Kimmorley and Tim Sheens.<\/p>\n Foran himself played at five different NRL clubs during his career and said that while a change in coach could be destabilising, especially for a playmaker, there were also benefits.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019ve had so many different coaches, like Brooksy now has, you can look at it as a chance to learn different styles and philosophies and take the one or two things you enjoyed to grow your own game,\u201d Foran said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe other good thing with Brooksy is he has a cool head on his shoulders, and even with all the chopping and changing, it hasn\u2019t affected him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI always admired him when I played against him. The one thing that stands out is his resilience. It hasn\u2019t always been smooth sailing, and he\u2019s had to overcome plenty of challenges, but he\u2019s always kept turning up and playing high-quality footy.\u201d<\/p>\n Brooks is into his third year at the Sea Eagles, but spent more than a decade as the perennial punching bag when halfback at the Wests Tigers.<\/p>\n Aaron Woods, a former Tigers teammate and good friend of Brooks \u2013 and someone who played under 11 coaches in clubland \u2013 said that the coaching carousel at the Tigers placed the 31-year-old well to help any Sea Eagles players struggling with the early season adjustment.<\/p>\n \u201cBrooksy has been through worse at the Wests Tigers \u2013 and the good thing about this latest situation is Manly still have a really good side, which will help,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n \u201cNone of this will faze Brooksy. He\u2019s been able to take little things from each coach. And I think \u2018Foz\u2019 will be awesome for him. Foz was also a five-eighth, and just watching him play the other night against the Dolphins, Brooksy was happy to run the ball more, and that\u2019s when he\u2019s always at his best.<\/p>\n \u201c[Halfback] Jamal Fogarty isn\u2019t a game-breaker, but he gets the team to certain spots on the field, and that allows Brooksy to become more of a run threat.\u201d<\/p>\n Foran said there was not much he had changed about Brooks\u2019 game ahead of Friday evening\u2019s away clash against a winless but desperate Dragons.<\/p>\n Related Article \u201cYou don\u2019t have to teach a guy like Brooksy the Xs and Os because he knows how to get around a footy field, what works for him and what doesn\u2019t,\u201d Foran said.<\/p>\n \u201cAll I have to do is make sure Brooksy understands just how good he can be. We\u2019ll keep encouraging him to take the line on throughout the 80 minutes.<\/p>\n \u201cBut my biggest thing for Brooksy will be telling him to keep believing how influential and good he can be for our footy team. He\u2019s got plenty to offer. He\u2019s such an integral part, and I really hope he knows and feels that.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we\u2019re going to do anything this year, he\u2019ll be playing a significant part in us doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n Manly pulled off a shock 52-18 victory over the Dolphins in <\/a>Foran\u2019s first game in charge. The coach said the only thing he had worked on beforehand was getting the players to believe in themselves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Barnstorming back-rower Haumole Olakau\u2019atu said Foran had told him \u201cto do what I do best, which is run the ball, and get involved early\u201d<\/a>, before he came out and played the best game of his career.<\/p>\n According to Australia\u2019s premier statistician David Middleton, Parramatta legend Bob O\u2019Reilly played under a record 12 coaches, followed by Woods (11), Dale Copley and Michael Gordon, also 11, while Shaun Johnson had 10.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Manly\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1044b468db6ff00d40b018ac8fa17cd1a835e5ac9996eaef3bd3528dc76389ef.jpeg\")
Manly\u2019s Luke Brooks is now up to his ninth coach in the NRL.Monique Westermann\/SMH<\/p>\n![\"Luke](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bc2d2546056822ca29e61131a2de738279ca06c9.jpeg\")
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