Tigers star Api Koroisau has opened up on the intense scrutiny playmaker Luke Brooks faces while revealing the change that has helped trigger a return to form.
Brooks, 28, has regularly shouldered the brunt of the criticism of the merger club's lack of success. His $1 million a year salary is often cited in any assessment of his performance.
Recently, however, Brooks and the Tigers have begun to turn this around, sparked by a monumental upset to down the Panthers in Bathurst.