had a good end to the year did Hethro but he isn't getting any younger. if we managed to snag him for 2025 I'd be a little more receptive, but he wouldn't be on my list of priorities for 2026 as far as middle forwards are concerned.
Describing one of a players attributes as running hard has to be one of the most redundant compliments there is.
That’s not a bad idea . If you listen to Phil Gould he reckons he’s one of the fastest , most athletic he had at the club . Was/ is a lunatic though …
I wonder how much that was sheens or the dynamic duo taking the easy road .
He was in great form all season.
Luai is worth the money we offered
Almost everything Gus does is against the rules but the NRL are too scared to call him out on it.
FYI, a coach doesn't teach players to play like they did. They develop training programs to implement the strategies, vision and game plan developed by the head coach, to which they might be able to provide some input.
Fitler just buttering him up to get him to the Roosters
We are running outta options it seems... That crap in the tunnel with Reed Mahoney really turned me off him... Though with a strong coach that aggro can be harnessed & used wisely
He's the opposite off the field, believe it or not.
I could see both sides to that incident. On one hand, what happens on the field, stays on the field. So Hetherington shaping up in the tunnel was a poor look and made him look like a bit of a lunatic. On the other, Mahoney is probably the biggest pest since Michael Ennis, most likely safe in the knowledge players aren’t allowed to throw a punch these days, plus constantly surrounded by his teammates. So to see him visibly uncomfortable with being confronted when he had no mates around was oddly satisfying.
I think it might be unethical but not necessarily illegal.
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I think there are plenty of people in the NRL who would love to take Phil Gould down - I think he has made a lot of enemies. But I also believe Gould is just a bit too clever, connected and experienced to easily be caught out. Bloke is a master at smothering or spinning a story to sound like the good / indifferent / law-abiding guy.
Well. He may not of been an assistant more a halves coach but Joey improved Mitch Moses kicking game out of sight. Coaches should be able to develop or improve on a players skill set.
Great share. ThabksThis should probably be in the Luai thread, but it gives us hope that this signing is more than a one player improvement to the squad.
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Penrith’s quest for a three-peat looked dead in the water in April last year when they were upset by a Wests Tigers side that ended up with the wooden spoon.
It left the two-time reigning premiers in 10th spot - the lowest they’ve been in their past five years.
Enter Jarome Luai.
“After it we had a bus ride home and one of the things that really stood out for me was he pulled me aside, we had a conversation,” back-rower Scott Sorensen says.
“He said, ‘We need to be better. That wasn’t good enough. I need to take more responsibility. I need to lead the left edge, I need to get my hands on the ball more and be more of an attacking threat. Our connection needs to be built and we need to be better’.
“That lit a fire in my belly. For him to do that and own that, and speak about himself wanting to be better, wanting to be a better playmaker, leader on the edge, that was inspiring.
“For me, I had so much more respect for him. He understood he needed to be more responsible and more of a leader. For that I take my hat off to him.”
Where critics saw classless arrogance and poor sportsmanship, Panthers teammates saw an authentic fire and proud toughness. They told us some brilliant stories about the real Jarome Luai
Joey and Fitler have been advocates of him staying at the tigers and building the club around him.
Baseless.
