OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[crazycat]

Great post, exactly how it should’ve gone down, imo. Jarome even offered to come off the bench, by all accounts, but Benji wouldn’t hear of it. Probably something to do with his big price tag! If Luai himself could see how much better Madden steered the team at half, then I think Benji needs to listen.

It's not Luai's big price tag.

It's his leadership. We have been here before with Farah and others.
We definately need Madden at Batman/Halfback. Unsure if you put Luai at 5/8 and Doueihi at Center or put Luai at lock/halfback with Madden/AD at halfback/5-8.

^and I realise none of these positions are ideal. You can't have Luai on the bench as club captain and off field leader. I am just trying to think how you get Madden/AD/Luai into two positions.

What were doing at the moment is working. Luai has been missing from that, yet Luai is a class player and has plenty of Grand final experience. It's not an unearned big price tag.

 

[Muffstar]

Read said on 360 biggest concern is who follows Jarome with Turuva & May’s off contract

So it's just Tigers players who may go to PNG ? Read is Moses mouthpiece and would do anything to destabilise the club

 

[gregjm87]

Won’t surprise me if in a couple years, they’re based in far north Qld and just travel to PNG to play home games. Maybe a training session or two. GWS were supposed to be based in Blacktown originally. That was the whole purpose of the second Sydney AFL team. They lasted in Blacktown, maybe a year. I don’t think enough NRL players will want to live there, regardless of the tax rorts .

GWS didn't even last the year. They went from based in Blacktown to training in Blacktown but playing at Homebush to based in Homebush all before a ball was kicked.

 

[wstigers11]

So it's just Tigers players who may go to PNG ? Read is Moses mouthpiece and would do anything to destabilise the club

Yep pretty much. Apparently also club & Bula’s price tag is too far apart no doubt that’s come from Moses.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Read said on 360 biggest concern is who follows Jarome with Turuva & May’s off contract

TDM would be the worry to follow luai to png, he is a pied piper if he goes who knows taylan probably follows
we must re-sign TDM

 

[gregjm87]

Gentle reminder this would not have been close to happening if HBG did not suddenly create instability and sack Richo.

Only if you actually believe Luai was going to agree to remove clauses for no reason whatsoever without anything in return.

 

[gregjm87]

Maybe one day the club will be able to ignore the media crap ?

I think the club already is. It's us fans that seem unable to to.

 

[Tom Shines]

I think the club already is. It's us fans that seem unable to to.

Still some fragile fans around .. I think this Luai thing is mild by WT disasters …

 

[Demps]

TDM would be the worry to follow luai to png, he is a pied piper if he goes who knows taylan probably follows
we must re-sign TDM

May require us signing Tyrone, to keep the lads.

 

[Tom Shines]

May require us signing Tyrone, to keep the lads.

Will Tyrone be happy running the water during the WT games with Manase Fainu?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Who would want players at the club who hold the club to ransom to make them sign their reserve grade siblings?

 

[Demps]

Will Tyrone be happy running the water during the WT games with Manase Fainu?

Magpies 🔒

 

[supercoach]

A week in the NRL is a long time, two years is an eternity. Just enjoy our current form and have faith that we will be able to adequately replace any departures. Remember we are talking 2028, that’s over a year and a half away

 

[mtd#2]

Gentle reminder this would not have been close to happening if HBG did not suddenly create instability and sack Richo.

Be careful mate people like @Go_You_Good_Things are going to come at you for stating facts.

 

[pacey]

The one good thing about this, is that we will know by the end of the week with whats happening.

 

[Lestronge]

Gee ur dum if u can’t add up a average over his career

What ? How does that have anything to do what money he has right now ? Professional sportsmen are notorious for blowing cash . An even if he doesn’t have cash there’s a huge difference between a career where he’s earned 5-10 million , and 4 years where he can earn the same amount . IRS life changing .

 

[GCfan]

Yep I did get my wires crossed. Still and interesting appointment. It would be interesting to see if there was much competition for the role.

I recall hearing that the role was nrl requested. Not sure on the accuracy

 

[boonboon]

I would think Laui leaving would make us more likely to keep the Mays and the Fainus.

With the Mays when they signed with us they were a Roosters bench prop and out of the game and the Fainus were juniors with no nrl experience. All are going to need pay rises going forward to stay so Laui going would make that possible. If Laui stays we wont keep all of them

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Still some fragile fans around .. I think this Luai thing is mild by WT disasters …

Dunno, before my time but could be the silvertails, fibros all over again. Cashed up club raids talent of a lesser.

 

[Tito Santana]

Whilst i too am not overly concerned with Luai getting paid a bag of money elsewhere in 2028, you could look at this the other way. He has to make a call in the next few days about staying on at the Tigers, the only real alternative where he could get extra $$ that would be attractive enough to make the move is PNG. The guy has to do his due dilligence. I could be wrong, however i recall reading that his option this year is for the remainder of his contract.

Could immediately upgrade the Sam, Latu, Terrell and Taylan