OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

coivtny said:
Luai's comments in the SMH were very interesting. It seems Canterbury were a lot closer to getting him than some of us thought. He talked about his brothers at the club and described Ciraldo as his second father. it'd be interesting to see what the clincher was for him coming to WT. Was it money or something else?
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Benji
 
coivtny said:
Luai's comments in the SMH were very interesting. It seems Canterbury were a lot closer to getting him than some of us thought. He talked about his brothers at the club and described Ciraldo as his second father. it'd be interesting to see what the clincher was for him coming to WT. Was it money or something else?
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It's been funny to see SMH get the inside scoops on this the whole way through. Luai can clearly hold a grudge (rightly so imo).
 
Curaeus said:
Judging by the presser, Benji was the main reason Luai picked us over the opposition, specifically the Bulldogs and won't that just annoy the hell out of Gould. Love it. Well done.
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I said it all along. The bond he was forming with his childhood idol was trumping his Bulldog connections. Sounds like he was ready for a change. And a complete breakaway from anything related to the Panthers. Too many comparisons at the Dogs.
 
coivtny said:
You and I don't know what Canterbury offered but I'll bet it was a lot more than $800k. It may have been close to our offer which would mean money wasn't the deciding factor.
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1.05 mill.what i heard but dont know. We needed a half the most. The dogs need a front rower the most.

Hope they get stuff all.
 
This might be naive and falling for the press conference rhetoric, but it sounded more like, once he decided to leave Penrith, he wanted a new start at tigers, rather than join something like the more familiar Panthers lite at the Bulldogs. Full of appreciation for ciraldo as a father figure, but wanting the challenge of leading a new team under Benji.

If that is genuine then that's really good for us.
 
watersider said:
This might be naive and falling for the press conference rhetoric, but it sounded more like, once he decided to leave Penrith, he wanted a new start at tigers, rather than join something like the more familiar Panthers lite at the Bulldogs. Full of appreciation for ciraldo as a father figure, but wanting the challenge of leading a new team under Benji.

If that is genuine then that's really good for us.
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We were in the right place at the right time.
 
innsaneink said:
Is the presser online anywhere?
Fox playing BS sillybuggers
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From Pratten Park, Lidcombe & sadly Leichhardt Oval, the Wests Tigers need to move on. There can only be one future, sustainable home for the WESTS TIGERS and that is Campbelltown. This is where the bulk of the juniors come from. The NSW Government needs to invest in this growth area and upgrade the current stadium. Train in Concord, play all our home games at Campbelltown. BTW, why do we lose a home game in magic round to the Dolphins? Then a few weeks later we play the Dolphins at Suncorp!!!!!!!
 
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