Wests Tigers want to prove attack is the best form of defence as they bid to put last year's inglorious wooden spoon campaign behind them.

Halfback Luke Brooks and five-eighth Adam Doueihi shape as the big winners of the club's revamped style under new head coach Tim Sheens, who has wound back the clock to 2005 to get the struggling NRL club on track.

Sheens, who led the Tigers to their sole premiership nearly two decades ago, has told his two playmakers to think outside the box.

Robbie Farah, Benji Marshall and Chris Heighington - heroes from that title success - are reinforcing Sheens' philosophy.

Brooks says the veteran coach has been designing "plays that nobody has seen before" as the Tigers turn their focus to their first trial against the Warriors in a fortnight's time.

"You just have to look back at the way the Tigers used to play under Sheensy, they were always known for their attack," Brooks said.

"That's the way we want to play - it suits my style as well as the whole team.

"We don't want to be a team that takes five hit-ups and kicks to the corner.

"Wherever we are on the field we want to play footy.

"We don't want to copy what every team is doing, just because they're doing certain plays doesn't mean we have to play like that."

For a side that scored just less than 15 points per game last season it's a welcomed change.

Brooks should be helped by the fact he has a forward pack led by David Klemmer, Isaiah Papali'i and John Bateman, who is still awaiting visa clearance.

With that platform to play off, Brooks has been given the blessing to take risks.

Sheens' premiership-winning halves pairing of Benji Marshall and Scott Prince each registered more than 10 tries in 2005.

Brooks has only managed 11 tries across the last four seasons and said: "He (Sheens) spoke to me a bit about being more greedy close to the line, needing to run more and score tries.

"It's something I want to do because I haven't scored too many lately. He wants me to run the ball and play my natural game.

"This is the most excited I've been, the feel of the club, I feel like we're building towards something good."