OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[Mistymuzzle]

I also think he’s unpredictable. I’ve always thought he’s one of those players that is a runner and hops around on the spot looking for a defender to make a decision before deciding what to do next. I’ve not really thought of him as the guy who through the pass to set up another player so was keen on others thoughts.

We were all frothing at the idea of getting Mitchell Moses as an organising half. Luai got 2 less Try assists than Moses last year and 3 more Line break assists than Moses last year. In a team with Cleary the dominant playmaker, they are impressive stats.

 

[Snidest 0]

I watched the Luai presser for the second time and I noticed towards the end the reporters asked "were you disappointed in the offer by Penrith?" and he said "no" (a 350K difference per year to what we offered) saying that "he wants to be his own man". Knowing how motivated he is by haters, I think the Ivan comment at the end of last year was the nail in the coffin for Jarome leaving and while his primary motivation is obviously the highest offer for his family, the opportunity to do something miraculous on the field seems something he is convinced he can do

I read his comments as being cognisant and respectful of the Panthers salary cap limitations - BUT it is hard to believe that he doesn't have a chip on his shoulder that the likes of Edwards - Martin and Nathan were prioritised so far ahead of himself - Crichton and others who have contributed equally to their success.

 

[rugbygoated]

I read his comments as being cognisant and respectful of the Panthers salary cap limitations - BUT it is hard to believe that he doesn't have a chip on his shoulder that the likes of Edwards - Martin and Nathan were prioritised so far ahead of himself - Crichton and others who have contributed equally to their success.

Hopefully the chip on his shoulder is beneficial to us and not just his own ego

 

[rugbygoated]

We were all frothing at the idea of getting Mitchell Moses as an organising half. Luai got 2 less Try assists than Moses last year and 3 more Line break assists than Moses last year. In a team with Cleary the dominant playmaker, they are impressive stats.

The amazing thing about him is the amount of hate he gets that he's overrated unironically makes him very underrated with many parts of his game not appreciated

 

[mikey]

Personally I couldn't care if he thinks he's God as long as he plays well for us. Good players have incredible drive and an ego - some just don't show it.

 

[supercoach]

Ivan Cleary is the guy we have to thank. In an effort to try and scare off any buyers for Luai, by questioning his ability to control a team, he actually gave Luai the motivation to look elsewhere. If he took another approach and praised Luai he may just have been happy to take unders and stay put.

Thank you Ivan, not only did we finally nail a big fish, but we have a big fish who will want to prove a point and rub his last boss’s nose in it. You can’t buy motivation like that

 

[Leck]

Ivan Cleary is the guy we have to thank. In an effort to try and scare off any buyers for Luai, by questioning his ability to control a team, he actually gave Luai the motivation to look elsewhere. If he took another approach and praised Luai he may just have been happy to take unders and stay put.

Thank you Ivan, not only did we finally nail a big fish, but we have a big fish who will want to prove a point and rub his last boss’s nose in it. You can’t buy motivation like that

Reverse psychology gone wrong

 

[innsaneink]

I don't think people hate him... I think most criticism was the way he'd carry on when things were going well for them... Not for his football

 

[Tucker]

Ivan Cleary is the guy we have to thank. In an effort to try and scare off any buyers for Luai, by questioning his ability to control a team, he actually gave Luai the motivation to look elsewhere. If he took another approach and praised Luai he may just have been happy to take unders and stay put.

Thank you Ivan, not only did we finally nail a big fish, but we have a big fish who will want to prove a point and rub his last boss’s nose in it. You can’t buy motivation like that

It was a perplexing call at the time, which became a stupid call as it continued to drag out.
I think you’re 100% right. Cleary will rue the way he handled this.

 

[teddy23]

We were all frothing at the idea of getting Mitchell Moses as an organising half. Luai got 2 less Try assists than Moses last year and 3 more Line break assists than Moses last year. In a team with Cleary the dominant playmaker, they are impressive stats.

I consider Moses the better player, however Luai is the better fit imo.

 

[dribble1963]

It was a perplexing call at the time, which became a stupid call as it continued to drag out.
I think you’re 100% right. Cleary will rue the way he handled this.

Or it panned out exactly as he wanted it to.

 

[innsaneink]

Or it panned out exactly as he wanted it to.

Highly likely with jett chin waiting in the wings

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Penrith were happy for him to leave. They’ve wrapped up all their key components. Someone had to be expendable.

 

[Kaito]

Penrith were happy for him to leave. They’ve wrapped up all their key components. Someone had to be expendable.

I see you've put your villains cape back on now
that he's signed, Mr Contrarian. You're mad to
think that the Panthers view him as 'expendable'.
They offered him 3 years but the $$$ fell short

 

[Kaito]

Penrith were banking on Luai's loyalty to stay,
his coach publicly derided him and then they
went and prioritised others over him. Their loss
our gain - whichever way you look at it. He's class

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I see you've put your villains cape back on now
that he's signed, Mr Contrarian. You're mad to
think that the Panthers view him as 'expendable'.
They offered him 3 years but the $$$ fell short

What are you taking about? He’s the best signing we’ve ever made. But they offered him less money cos they prioritised others ahead of him.

 

[Needaname]

We were all frothing at the idea of getting Mitchell Moses as an organising half. Luai got 2 less Try assists than Moses last year and 3 more Line break assists than Moses last year. In a team with Cleary the dominant playmaker, they are impressive stats.

They are interesting stats given with the loss of Kikau the Panthers attack took a while to get going and a lot of the plays were redirected to the right side of the field until they promoted Sorensen into the starting side. He also had Peachy outside him for a lot of the year and newby Turuva.

 

[Needaname]

I consider Moses the better player, however Luai is the better fit imo.

Disagree, Moses has a better long kicking game. But truth be told that only came about after he spent a season working with Andrew Johns.
Luai has a decent kick on him but hard for it to stand out alongside Nathan. It needs to be the focus in preseason 25. And we would do worse to look to hire a premier kicking half to work alongside our halves in the preseason.

 

[Needaname]

Penrith were banking on Luai's loyalty to stay,
his coach publicly derided him and then they
went and prioritised others over him. Their loss
our gain - whichever way you look at it. He's class

I wouldn’t say it was banking on his Loyalty that was part of it I guess, but I they were expecting that he would be content to be like 99% of the rest of the players in the competition and play a role in a successful set up.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I wouldn’t say it was banking on his Loyalty that was part of it I guess, but I they were expecting that he would be content to be like 99% of the rest of the players in the competition and play a role in a successful set up.

If anything, they were hoping.