Tom Shines
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Luai was smart getting those tinted windows … must have anticipated a few media scrums he would be driving through when he signed up at WT
OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295
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wstigers11
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Having LUAI number plates might defeat the point lol
hank37w
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A bit of poor wording on my part was meant to say something along the lines of it is easy to put those ratchet clauses into a contract to make it a bit more future proof for the player and still be advantageous to the club in that they are still only committing the same percentage of the cap to a particular player.
You are quite correct in saying that different players may have different reason for not signing, some may think they are worth more than they have been offered or are just waiting to see what develops as the 2 new franchises get closer to becoming a reality.
The reason may very well be that HBG have a tight reign on our interim CEO, we do not have a manager of football, we do not even know what the final make up of the Wests Tigers board is or whether they have met to make any kinds of decisions.
I think that the chances are that our interim CEO and Benji currently have their hands tied and no one is in a position to make any offers or put a contract on the table, in the meantime HBG have lost interest in Rugby League and are taking an interest in another football code.
He’s just having a look man . It’s 2 mil a year with TPAs tax free . Seriously as if you wouldn’t . I don’t understand this narrative. When he signed with us PNG didn’t even exist . They were heavily rumoured sure . But not official for another year almost . He will be 31 going on 32 in 2028. It’s his last real opportunity to make bank .
The next 10-20 years will be a massive uptick in revenue for the sport . I can see the cap doubling ,if enough revenue is made .
He won’t be apart of that . So naturally he’d want to get his bag as he goes into retirement . It’s a short career . He’s only been on top coin 2 years of that . With us .
The rest of the time it was sub 600k . Which is amazing , but not life changing . 4mil (Aus equivalent) 2mil tax in hand is ….. it’s not disloyal . I encourage all players when they’re on thier last contract in the next 10 years so 31-32 year olds to do it . It’s a 10 year window because after that the team will be at least 60% locals and the money won’t be there .
TheEnz
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Tedesco is 33 now
Good I hope they sell the club . They’re also under multiple investigations as well themselves which have been generated out of the nrl . I wonder if they are thinking about getting out of the nrl game now , especially because if the club should go backwards they will be the ones to have the blowtorch applied . They can be perceived to be a community based club , owning the mariners , whilst maintaining their core business. Exploiting Asian families .
Tom Shines
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I do suspect there might be something behind HBG not wanting to delegate the power to the new CEO … in the meantime he has to get offers approved by the Board ..probably not great when trying to cut deals with the likes of Moses..
mtd#2
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Any idea what happened with the director posting memes of terrorists on facebook? Someone mentioned he was due to face the music a week or two ago.
hank37w
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You're not suggesting that he's just a very naughty boy are you?
Falah ? Or something .
Tired Tiger
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The private jet that flew Jarome Luai to Port Moresby was paid for by the Papua New Guinea government – not the NRL or the Chiefs – and quickly reminded rival clubs how much they will struggle to compete financially with the team that will enter the league in 2028.
The development comes as the Chiefs signed their first player, South Sydney winger Alex Johnston. The record-breaking Rabbitoh was contracted to the club until the end of next year, but a clause in his deal allowed him to negotiate with the Chiefs at any time of his choosing.
Jarome Luai landed in Sydney on a private jet on Monday night after a visit to Papua New Guinea.Wolter Peeters
The NRL’s highest try-scorer, who has represented Papua New Guinea at international level, has agreed to a one-year deal with the incoming franchise. Johnston informed his teammates of the decision on Tuesday morning.
“I’m really happy for him,” South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett said.
Luai, meanwhile, must decide in the next 48 hours whether to accept a lucrative $1.2 million-per-year, tax-free deal with the Chiefs. He has an option for 2027 with the Tigers for the same money which he needs to enact by Thursday.
The Chiefs went all out in selling their dream to Luai over the weekend, hosting him at a domestic game in Port Moresby, a meet-and-greet with Prime Minister James Marape and other government officials, and transporting him, his wife and one of his three children in a luxurious private jet that costs upwards of $10,000 an hour.
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Sources with knowledge of the situation, not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed the jet had already been booked by the PNG government for a number of their ministers.
When the Chiefs learned there were spare seats on the jet, they asked officials if they could use the flight for Luai. Marape was eager to meet their potential first marquee signing.
NRL clubs have to include travel and accommodation costs related to signing players in their football department spend, which is a “soft” cap set at $5 million. The Chiefs do not have to abide by any cap rules because they have yet to enter the competition.
Either way, rival clubs were reminded that the government backing of the Chiefs was a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card they would never be able to play.
Jarome Luai is whisked away from the private jet terminal at Sydney airport by wife Bailey after returning from Port Moresby on Monday night.Wolter Peeters
“This has given us a glimpse of how hard it is going to be for the other clubs to compete with PNG on a level playing field,” one club official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday.
“The frightening thing is they don’t even have to include the cost of that private jet because they are not even in the competition yet.
“They already have a phenomenal leg-up over the others. The availability of third-party deals is also a huge worry.”
The NRL agreed to pay the existing 17 clubs a sum of $4 million over five years to ensure they supported the expansion of the game into PNG.
Luai meets with Australian high commissioner to PNG Ewen McDonald (front right) in Port Moresby.X
Another club CEO said the sight of Luai being wooed on a private charter jet being paid by the PNG government “didn’t pass the pub test”, but clubs had also lost the right to complain after sharing the spoils of a $68 million handout from head office.
“The optics don’t look good … but we took the money,” the experienced administrator said. He added that there was also scepticism among the clubs about whether the vaunted tax-free status offered to players would come to pass. “I’d be making sure I got that in writing if I was a player.”
The Tigers were staying tight-lipped for a second straight day, brushing questions on the playmaker’s future. The players trained indoors, with Luai one of the first to leave their Concord base just after 12.30pm.
Information from flight tracking site FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft Luai travelled on was a French-built Dassault Falcon 900C jet chartered through Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter.
Jarome Luai leaves Tigers HQ on Tuesday.Sam Mooy
It had flown from Sydney to Port Moresby on Sunday before taking off from the PNG capital on Monday afternoon for the three-and-a-half-hour return flight to Sydney, joined by Chiefs chief executive Lorna McPherson and general manager Michael Chammas.
The aircraft seats 12 passengers in an executive seating configuration.
Jets of such cabin size typically cost between $10,000 and $15,000 per hour to hire and are priced by aircraft, not by the number of people on board, according to Sydney charter company Flight Charter.
Donning a bucket hat, he was also greeted by Australian government officials.
“A pleasure to meet with Samoa international and four-time premiership winner Jarome Luai and his family this morning to share perspectives on living in this beautiful country,” Australian high commissioner to PNG Ewen McDonald posted on social media above a photo of the Tigers captain and his entourage, as well as McPherson and Chammas.
“Thank you for visiting and taking the time to learn more about PNG.”
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The development comes as the Chiefs signed their first player, South Sydney winger Alex Johnston. The record-breaking Rabbitoh was contracted to the club until the end of next year, but a clause in his deal allowed him to negotiate with the Chiefs at any time of his choosing.
Jarome Luai landed in Sydney on a private jet on Monday night after a visit to Papua New Guinea.Wolter Peeters
The NRL’s highest try-scorer, who has represented Papua New Guinea at international level, has agreed to a one-year deal with the incoming franchise. Johnston informed his teammates of the decision on Tuesday morning.
“I’m really happy for him,” South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett said.
Luai, meanwhile, must decide in the next 48 hours whether to accept a lucrative $1.2 million-per-year, tax-free deal with the Chiefs. He has an option for 2027 with the Tigers for the same money which he needs to enact by Thursday.
The Chiefs went all out in selling their dream to Luai over the weekend, hosting him at a domestic game in Port Moresby, a meet-and-greet with Prime Minister James Marape and other government officials, and transporting him, his wife and one of his three children in a luxurious private jet that costs upwards of $10,000 an hour.
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Sources with knowledge of the situation, not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed the jet had already been booked by the PNG government for a number of their ministers.
When the Chiefs learned there were spare seats on the jet, they asked officials if they could use the flight for Luai. Marape was eager to meet their potential first marquee signing.
NRL clubs have to include travel and accommodation costs related to signing players in their football department spend, which is a “soft” cap set at $5 million. The Chiefs do not have to abide by any cap rules because they have yet to enter the competition.
Either way, rival clubs were reminded that the government backing of the Chiefs was a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card they would never be able to play.
Jarome Luai is whisked away from the private jet terminal at Sydney airport by wife Bailey after returning from Port Moresby on Monday night.Wolter Peeters
“This has given us a glimpse of how hard it is going to be for the other clubs to compete with PNG on a level playing field,” one club official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday.
“The frightening thing is they don’t even have to include the cost of that private jet because they are not even in the competition yet.
“They already have a phenomenal leg-up over the others. The availability of third-party deals is also a huge worry.”
The NRL agreed to pay the existing 17 clubs a sum of $4 million over five years to ensure they supported the expansion of the game into PNG.
Luai meets with Australian high commissioner to PNG Ewen McDonald (front right) in Port Moresby.X
Another club CEO said the sight of Luai being wooed on a private charter jet being paid by the PNG government “didn’t pass the pub test”, but clubs had also lost the right to complain after sharing the spoils of a $68 million handout from head office.
“The optics don’t look good … but we took the money,” the experienced administrator said. He added that there was also scepticism among the clubs about whether the vaunted tax-free status offered to players would come to pass. “I’d be making sure I got that in writing if I was a player.”
The Tigers were staying tight-lipped for a second straight day, brushing questions on the playmaker’s future. The players trained indoors, with Luai one of the first to leave their Concord base just after 12.30pm.
Information from flight tracking site FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft Luai travelled on was a French-built Dassault Falcon 900C jet chartered through Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter.
Jarome Luai leaves Tigers HQ on Tuesday.Sam Mooy
It had flown from Sydney to Port Moresby on Sunday before taking off from the PNG capital on Monday afternoon for the three-and-a-half-hour return flight to Sydney, joined by Chiefs chief executive Lorna McPherson and general manager Michael Chammas.
The aircraft seats 12 passengers in an executive seating configuration.
Jets of such cabin size typically cost between $10,000 and $15,000 per hour to hire and are priced by aircraft, not by the number of people on board, according to Sydney charter company Flight Charter.
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Luai, who was joined in Port Moresby by his wife, son and his agent Warrick Wright, watched a local game of football alongside Marape.Donning a bucket hat, he was also greeted by Australian government officials.
“A pleasure to meet with Samoa international and four-time premiership winner Jarome Luai and his family this morning to share perspectives on living in this beautiful country,” Australian high commissioner to PNG Ewen McDonald posted on social media above a photo of the Tigers captain and his entourage, as well as McPherson and Chammas.
“Thank you for visiting and taking the time to learn more about PNG.”
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Properossi
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He loves living in St Clair too much!
Tom Shines
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Trying to read the tea leaves … Alex Johnson’s announcement today he is joining PNG as their inaugural signing may not be a good pointer to Luai staying at WT..
Jedi_Tiger
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what i got told is if Richo was still around good chance Bula deal would be done,
iheard that from the same nrl player that he is still maintaining as of Saturday night bula is still going to Dogs for 28 earlier if he can get a release. No news if he can get that or not.
As for Luai leaving personally I dont think Richo here or not here if that would have made Luai stay as opposed to go to png. Zero mail at all on what luai is going to do
Jedi_Tiger
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as you said yesterday we can spread his cash in 2028 elsewhere, which isn't a bad thing
mtd#2
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Which club is the player from? And top 19?
Tom Shines
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I heard media rumours Bula was about to re- sign at WT before Richo leaving ..wouldn’t know if it’s true personally …
Why is this NRL player continuing to discuss Luai’s future with you 🤔
Jedi_Tiger
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wstigers11
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Brushing questions and training indoors is not a great sign.
Jedi_Tiger
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if you read my post they are not discussing Luai's future with me at all ...
