OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[clontarfkid]

If brown is worth 1.2 then Luai is a bargain

Browns worth not much more than half of Knights offer,and has no chance of being an organising 7.
Dumbest recruitment decision ever
Think rite now Panthers wld pay a bit more than their final offer($850k?) to Luai..?
And I think that was his point...he brings a lot of intangibles to the team that go unnoticed and undervalued

 

[Lukic]

Doesn’t he have the best win/loss % in the game atm? Better than Cleary?

Hughes, Cleary, Moses, maybe DCE are the only halves who could be better than him IMO

He is definitely top 5

He does, but I still think it's more a reflection him being a part of successful teams rather than him being the reason for them being successful.

I just watch him and fail to see anything that really stands out. Jack of all trades but master of none. No real weaknesses either but will seldom do something special that can really impact a game.

 

[clontarfkid]

He does, but I still think it's more a reflection him being a part of successful teams rather than him being the reason for them being successful.

I just watch him and fail to see anything that really stands out. Jack of all trades but master of none. No real weaknesses either but will seldom do something special that can really impact a game.

You mite have missed SOO last year where he broke the game wide open ...or the zillion critical tackles he makes for us every game covering up other players fails
But yes..I was expecting more in attack /kicking game where we are still clunky and struggling,and am sure hes got more to offer...but lets see it sooner rather than later!

 

[bigsiro]

He does, but I still think it's more a reflection him being a part of successful teams rather than him being the reason for them being successful.

I just watch him and fail to see anything that really stands out. Jack of all trades but master of none. No real weaknesses either but will seldom do something special that can really impact a game.

I disagree that he seldom does something that really impacts a game.
The guy was a match winner on many, many occasions for Penrith.
And did you see Origin last year?

Having said that, I don’t think he has done any one particular match winning thing for us this year, but he’ll get there and meanwhile his influence and leadership is massive, offensively and defensively.

And I disagree that he wasn’t the reason Penrith were succcesful. He was definitely part of that. Watch Penrith without him, in any of the last few years, or this year. They are simply not as good without him.

 

[balmain boy]

Luai has brought a lot of intangible qualities to the side, these are qualities we've lacked for a while and have helped us raise our compete . These things don't show on stat lines but help the greater good.

However he came to the club wanting to take control of his own team. Not live on the coattails of Cleary. Yet so far hes looked extremely reluctant to take the bull by the horns. Even last week with Galvin out Doueihi was the dominant half. He continually seems to pass the buck and leave it to someone else to make or break the match. See today's diabolical field goal effort.

He can do more, he can play much better. But why is he so reluctant to lead the team through performance as well as through voice? 0 line breaks, 0line break assists this season. With the game on the line today, he was 20m out and passed up the field goal to a team mate in a much worse position.

If he really wants to be the man then he needs to start exerting more influence over the match with the ball in his hands. He's shown he can do it, time to show it in Black, orange and white. He's got no chance of origin until he starts delivering with the ball.

 

[upthetigers]

Luai has brought a lot of intangible qualities to the side, these are qualified we've lacked for a while and have helped us raise our compete . These things don't show on stat lines but help the greater good.

However he can't to the club wanting to take control of his own team. Not live on the coattails of Cleary. Yet so far hes looked extremely reluctant to take the bull by the horns. Even last week with Galvin out Doueihi was the dominant half. He continually seems to pass the buck and leave it to someone else to make or break the match .

He can do more, he can play much better. But why is he so reluctant to lead the team through performance as well as through voice? 0 line breaks, 0line break assists this season. With the game on the line today, he was 20m out and passed up the field goal to a team mate in a much worse position.

If he really wants to be the man then he needs to start exerting more influence over the match with the ball in his hands. He's shown he can do it, time to show it in Black, orange and white. He's got no chance of origin until he starts delivering with the ball.

We've butted heads a few times in the past but that doesn't mean I can't agree with you

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Luai has brought a lot of intangible qualities to the side, these are qualities we've lacked for a while and have helped us raise our compete . These things don't show on stat lines but help the greater good.

However he came to the club wanting to take control of his own team. Not live on the coattails of Cleary. Yet so far hes looked extremely reluctant to take the bull by the horns. Even last week with Galvin out Doueihi was the dominant half. He continually seems to pass the buck and leave it to someone else to make or break the match. See today's diabolical field goal effort.

He can do more, he can play much better. But why is he so reluctant to lead the team through performance as well as through voice? 0 line breaks, 0line break assists this season. With the game on the line today, he was 20m out and passed up the field goal to a team mate in a much worse position.

If he really wants to be the man then he needs to start exerting more influence over the match with the ball in his hands. He's shown he can do it, time to show it in Black, orange and white. He's got no chance of origin until he starts delivering with the ball.

It was obviously a planned setup
The sharks were aware of it though as Adam was 20m back but had kick pressure already on him

 

[Hbom]

It was obviously a planned setup
The sharks were aware of it though as Adam was 20m back but had kick pressure already on him

This. From the grandstand, I saw Heighno talk to douehi at the break of play just prior and clearly point at him as if to say "it's your shot".

 

[mikey]

He leaves Penrith and now they are coming last on the ladder.

x2.
I think he may either be having trouble getting used to our 'structures' or struggling with getting us to change to structures he know work.
Penrith do have a decided structure in the way they attack.
I feel he has definitely added to our determination in defence. That in itself is worth a lot.

 

[Robbie's Love Child]

When Latu comes in it will unlock Luai's game even more. He is being hamstrung by Galvin overplaying his hand and hogging the ball.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

When Latu comes in it will unlock Luai's game even more. He is being hamstrung by Galvin overplaying his hand and hogging the ball.

I think he’s following a game plan better than any half we’ve had
One thing I did think during the game is when he went to the line with fainu on a few occasions the runners were running different lines eg fainu was short mostly but also was out the back
and Adam running a different line
This is good variation of shape that you don’t see with an average half
I believe in the back half of the year it will come together for him

 

[Strider]

There is no way we beat Sharks without Luai. He has changed the teams attitude immensely.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Why do people expect Luai to play like "Luai Penrith"?....For mine he is playing perfectly for what we need...Wait till Latu plays 5/8.....yopu will see Luai adapt again to whats best for WT

 

[BAGNF05]

There is no way we beat Sharks without Luai. He has changed the teams attitude immensely.

Yep. On the immeasurables Luai is the boss. Same reason Finucane had success everywhere. Leadership.

 

[bigsiro]

He's a good 5/8th. Never been better than the 10th-15th best half in the league imo.

Goodness. 😳

 

[MountainMan]

The rest of my family are Penrith supporters. They realise how important Jarome was to their team

 

[Telltails]

He is like a cattle dog. Constantly rounding them up and making sure they are focused especially in D.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

He is like a cattle dog. Constantly rounding them up and making sure they are focused especially in D.

I don’t think Nathan has or could take on that role at Penrith

 

[TigerGene]

Luai has brought a lot of intangible qualities to the side, these are qualities we've lacked for a while and have helped us raise our compete . These things don't show on stat lines but help the greater good.

However he came to the club wanting to take control of his own team. Not live on the coattails of Cleary. Yet so far hes looked extremely reluctant to take the bull by the horns. Even last week with Galvin out Doueihi was the dominant half. He continually seems to pass the buck and leave it to someone else to make or break the match. See today's diabolical field goal effort.

He can do more, he can play much better. But why is he so reluctant to lead the team through performance as well as through voice? 0 line breaks, 0line break assists this season. With the game on the line today, he was 20m out and passed up the field goal to a team mate in a much worse position.

If he really wants to be the man then he needs to start exerting more influence over the match with the ball in his hands. He's shown he can do it, time to show it in Black, orange and white. He's got no chance of origin until he starts delivering with the ball.

Better for us if he doesn’t play Origin……

 

[RonDingo]

I was at the game and witnessed Luais leadership it's just as much about what Luai does off the ball, during the big moments he went up to each player individually and pumped them up with confidence.
When he came onto the field for extra time he ran towards the hill to embrace the crowds energy and the importance of the moment, I could see the look on his face that he genuinely loves the challenge.

He is an incredible player and competitor!