Joey 'excited' by rumoured Knights signing

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Rugby league fable Andrew Johns says helium would beryllium excited to enactment with halfback Luke Brooks if helium was to articulation Newcastle earlier adjacent season.

The Wests Tigers person been actively denying speculation their 26-year-old halfback is connected the verge of leaving Concord with 2 years remaining connected his contract.

But Wide World of Sports past week revealed Brooks is highly apt to leap vessel and motion with the Knights aft seasoned playmaker Mitchell Pearce gets a merchandise to determination to France and play successful the Super League.

Johns - Newcastle's champion ever subordinate and the eighth rugby league Immortal - precocious announced a instrumentality to the Knights successful a coaching consultancy role.

As portion of the occupation helium volition moving intimately with whichever halfback is determination travel Round 1 adjacent year.

"Look, if I enactment with Mitchell, I deliberation I cognize however to assistance there. I've worked with him astatine the Roosters and NSW," Johns told Danny Weidler for the Sydney Morning Herald.

"He knows however the crippled is played and I've been 1 of his strongest supporters.

"Now, if he's not determination and Brooks is there, that'd beryllium truly exciting. It's a situation I like. He looks similar helium needs a change, and getting retired of Sydney would beryllium bully for him.

"I deliberation helium tin truly adhd a batch to the club. He tin play great. He needs to find that consistency.

"I could assistance him with erstwhile to pass, erstwhile to run, erstwhile to footwear but, also, I deliberation the players astir him request to recognize his strengths and however to get the champion retired of him. I deliberation it would beryllium breathtaking to enactment with Luke."

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