OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[AmericanHistoryX]

They will be needing ballboys, flag bearers etc Does age matter - tax wise?

 

[TheEnz]

I reckon PNG has more appeal to older players loking for one last huge tax free payday

Single blokes will not find it attractive at all.

 

[Telltails]

His family were with him - if it's happening we will know in the next couple of days.

 

[AnonTiger]

With PNG, I can understand families being hesitant, but as long as security is tight, then I would be going for it. Single guys would be mad not to go.

Being stuck in a compound with no family or friends would definitely not be appealing.

 

[Pablo]

Single blokes will not find it attractive at all.

Being a highly eligible Batchelor locked in a compound doesn’t have much appeal at all apart from the coin

 

[innsaneink]

I dont know if there is specific term...they just said they would provide it to help establish the team...in theory they could scrap it a year after the roster is filled. PVL and co are playing with fire on this as it's almost like having a $21m salary cap and many other incentives like relocation, accommodation, travel that sit outside the cap. If they start screwing up other teams rosters and dominating, it is going to get very noisy....dont forget they have basically bribed the rest of the comp with a cash injection they paid to the other teams. Once that washes through the noise will get very loud.

Yeah every club took their 40 pieces of.gold ($4m)so they gotta suck.it up

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

His family were with him - if it's happening we will know in the next couple of days.

Do your best to not lose any sleep. Focus on your family - like he does his.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Being a highly eligible Batchelor locked in a compound doesn’t have much appeal at all apart from the coin

Until you get out.

 

[DrewPeacock]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl

The PNG Chiefs have their man.
This masthead understands that Wests Tigers captain Jarome Luai has agreed to join the Chiefs in 2028 in a major coup for the fledgling franchise as they look to hit the ground running in their inaugural season.

The NSW and Samoan international will spend next season at the Tigers after talking up a one-year option in his existing contract. He will then become the face of the Chiefs as they begin their quest to win a premiership.

This masthead understands that Luai informed the Tigers of his plans on Tuesday afternoon and the club is expected to hold a press conference on Wednesday morning to address what is a landmark day for not just PNG, but also the Tigers.

Jarome Luai to join PNG Chiefs in 2028.
Luai has been one of the driving forces behind their revival over the last two years under the coaching of Benji Marshall.

The Tigers would have loved him to stay but they also understand the magnitude of his decision given he will earn significantly more money with his move to PNG, where the government has made rugby league players tax exempt.

As long as Luai remains on the same salary he has at the Tigers - about $1.2 million a season - he will walk away with an extra $1 million in the hand over he course of 2028 and 2029.

The money alone made the Chiefs’ offer too good to refuse. However, Luai will also be given the opportunity to become the face of the franchise in PNG.

More to come...

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

DT reporting Luai has told teammates he’s going to accept PNG offer & take up option at WT for next season.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I heard a few minutes ago Luai was given a tour of the hotel where the families would be accommodated.

The Airport Hotel which is right next to the airport ( surprise) is being renovated and updated as the players and families compound. It was/ will be a nice place but the families won’t be moving around much so it will become somewhat of a prison.
Even single guys will have their issues, PNG women looking for a footballer husband / boyfriend but will be a lot different to what they’re used to. Not very many places to hang out, maybe the Yacht Club , a couple of big hotel bars and very local nightspots.

 

[TheEnz]

Good luck to him and his family, now use his $$ to sort out the rest of the team we need to extend and upgrade.

 

[Tiger_Bond]

 

[Tigerwould]

looks like he has signed. from SHM

 

[jstigers]

Great News from a cap perspective, lots of halves we have and lots of money for tigers to spend in 2028!

 

[Tigerwould]

Is he already signed at the WTs for 2027? or does this still need to happen

 

[Go_You_Good_Things]

@Go_You_Good_Things
will you apologise to me because you got it wrong?

Or are you just going to insult everyone now?

My cousin is Bula's next door neighbour.
I still think to effectively tackle this problem, we need to go back to the roots of how HBG came to be in charge.
Which idiot voted that deal in ?

 

[Buttface]

HBG's private jet ..with Pokies of cause
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Stage for Dennis the rockstar?

 

[TheEnz]

Benji bringing in Javon Andrews and Madden and sticking with AD at 7 and not moving him to 13 is starting to make more sense now, i wonder if Attard is an indication that he knows Bula will be gone in 2028....Benji is a pretty switched on fella.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

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