OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

Cultured_Bogan said:
What is the pacific generating exactly? Aren't most of the polynesian players from Tonga and Samoa either born and/or largely raised in Australia or NZ, and therefore a product of Australian and Kiwi RL systems? A quick Google search says that only 3 Samoan and 1 Tongan player were born in their respective countries and emigrated as young children.

If they want to be paid more, they need to lobby their local RLF's. It's not the ARLC's/NRL's/NZRL's responsibility to bankroll pacific nations RL, especially when the players aren't local Samoan/Tongan products. Samoa and Tonga are already benefitting from Australian and NZ investment through development.
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I’ve been saying this for years.
These buggers were raised here instead of their poor countries, developed here in the worlds best systems, paid many many times more than those from their Poly countries, benefit from the SOO arena, including the fat bonus cheques and then have the hide to whinge and whine.
The people they represent have far more integrity despite these posers crying during the anthem of a country they’ve never even lived in.
 
Tucker said:
I’ve been saying this for years.
These buggers were raised here instead of their poor countries, developed here in the worlds best systems, paid many many times more than those from their Poly countries, benefit from the SOO arena, including the fat bonus cheques and then have the hide to whinge and whine.
The people they represent have far more integrity despite these posers crying during the anthem of a country they’ve never even lived in.
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Catching my head so hard on that one I hit brain.
 
mtd#2 said:
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What is with this division he is creating about "white modern day media"...

These blokes get paid as much as the white blokes in the nrl.

He is paid bloody well.

Lachy galvin is white and was a far bigger headline..

Fmd the victim mentality
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It’s a racist rant everyday of the week.
He is claiming white people hold the pacific back.
Entitled, thankless, spoiled brat who has been able to achieve everything he has because of the communities he now points the finger at.
I’d love to meet this clown in person. He’ll be picking teeth out of his shit for days….
 
Tucker said:
I’ve been saying this for years.
These buggers were raised here instead of their poor countries, developed here in the worlds best systems, paid many many times more than those from their Poly countries, benefit from the SOO arena, including the fat bonus cheques and then have the hide to whinge and whine.
The people they represent have far more integrity despite these posers crying during the anthem of a country they’ve never even lived in.
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Wasn't it all about representing their heritage? Guarantee if they were picked for Australia they'd forget about heritage when someone is waving $40k a game under their snouts.
 
Tucker said:
It’s a racist rant everyday of the week.
He is claiming white people hold the pacific back.
Entitled, thankless, spoiled brat who has been able to achieve everything he has because of the communities he now points the finger at.
I’d love to meet this clown in person. He’ll be picking teeth out of his shit for days….
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The problem is, it feeds his pacifica followers and some ppl latch onto the "we are the victims".. when the bloke is one of the highest paid nrl players. Its disappointing.
 
Cultured_Bogan said:
What is the pacific generating exactly? Aren't most of the polynesian players from Tonga and Samoa either born and/or largely raised in Australia or NZ, and therefore a product of Australian and Kiwi RL systems? A quick Google search says that only 3 Samoan and 1 Tongan player were born in their respective countries and emigrated as young children.

If they want to be paid more, they need to lobby their local RLF's. It's not the ARLC's/NRL's/NZRL's responsibility to bankroll pacific nations RL, especially when the players aren't local Samoan/Tongan products. Samoa and Tonga are already benefitting from Australian and NZ investment through development.
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Maybe having seen what the Australian Govt/NRL has done for PNG and want something similar across the Pacific.
Luai has been quick to put his hand up bug don’t like his racist undertones about “ white media”,unecessary imo.
And isn’t his new PNG GM à product of that very same media.
 
Cultured_Bogan said:
Wasn't it all about representing their heritage? Guarantee if they were picked for Australia they'd forget about heritage when someone is waving $40k a game under their snouts.
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Didn’t the Fainu’s just apply for Fiji and Tonga? AFB was sobbing during the anthem, yet was the first to throw his hand up for Origin when they relaxed the eligibility rules. It’s all performative. Just like the praying they all do at the end of games in the middle of the field
 
Cashed up guy - basically the richest in the game playing for the deep love for his heritage calling out "the white media" slaps of hypocrisy n greed
He needs to voice it thru the proper channels ,or gather the brother/sister hood take a knee and boycott until demands are made.
His own country IRL affiliation holds the purse strings
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Maybe having seen what the Australian Govt/NRL has done for PNG and want something similar across the Pacific.
Luai has been quick to put his hand up bug don’t like his racist undertones about “ white media”,unecessary imo.
And isn’t his new PNG GM à product of that very same media.
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PNG is geopolitical, especially after the Solomon Islands buddied up with China.
 
Dr_Ice said:
Some would have been picked for Australia if they elected to represent us.
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Haumole, Crichton and Hammer would be the only ones that would be in contention for selection. And if they're not the highest paid players at their respective clubs, they're top 3 at worst so they aren't hanging out for Kangaroo money, especially when they played origin this year.
 
Cultured_Bogan said:
Haumole, Crichton and Hammer would be the only ones that would be in contention for selection. And if they're not the highest paid players at their respective clubs, they're top 3 at worst so they aren't hanging out for Kangaroo money, especially when they played origin this year.
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Didn’t see that caveat in your originally post. Toia a certainty if available, potentially Jojo
 
Dr_Ice said:
Didn’t see that caveat in your originally post. Toia a certainty if available, potentially Jojo
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I didn't think I needed to make an exception for 3 players out of 46. The way Leniu was bitching about match payments I'd wager he would ditch Samoa to play for Australia given the chance. Batman is a mercenary so I wouldn't put it past him either.

Allowing internationals to be eligible for Origin now makes a farce of SOO and international representative duty as well.
 
Cultured_Bogan said:
Haumole, Crichton and Hammer would be the only ones that would be in contention for selection. And if they're not the highest paid players at their respective clubs, they're top 3 at worst so they aren't hanging out for Kangaroo money, especially when they played origin this year.
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Critta has gone to crap this year.
 
mtd#2 said:
The problem is, it feeds his pacifica followers and some ppl latch onto the "we are the victims".. when the bloke is one of the highest paid nrl players. Its disappointing.
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End of the day all other nations besides Australia would have had reps negotiating the payments for them. They would have had opportunities to raise feedback to the reps before and during the negotiation and afterwards would have signed their agreement of the terms. If you don't like the payment then don't accept it and don't play.
 
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