OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[Chunk]

Luai was ready to remove the clauses in 2025 with richo.

He wouldnt have been free to have this negotiation should the blow up in december not have happened.

It is 💯 related to them

Anyway, its not the biggest problem, could work out to be quite good actually, he's done his job by changing the culture and helping Benji.

And we'll have 1.2M to spend for 2028, either by buliding on a top eight finish or saying 'see you later', if we don't make the eight.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Like we had 29 other players in 22, 23 and 24?

And 2005. Elites.

 

[user118245]

Turuvas contract ends in 2027 and he’s only on 450k

You can bet your house he will go the Chiefs

Paul alamoti come to wests

 

[rihannafan1]

Him leaving hurts if you don't replace like with like. From a leadership standpoint it's a big loss and very hard to replace but we'll see where the money goes. Time to earn your money, Mielekamp.

Can't blame Luau for chasing the money but everything he says from here on out lacks integrity imo as it essentially puts his move to the Tigers down to money and nothing else.

Yes, he is just doing his job with us and has done so far however I don't think it's a good look to bail after three years after he talked it up so much.

 

[Odessa]

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

Yes activated the clause for next year so Tiger in 27 and then sign with PNG for 28

Alot of people on here complaining he's not worth 1.2 and should be on the bench now he's going they are upset he's leaving not easy being involved with the Tigers

Jock AD Andrews and Latu in the halves next year

I think in 28 number 7 will be Latu 6 Andrews 13 AD and Jock playing for PNG

 

[Winston Churchill]

At least we know when we play them they wont be able to score if we can keep them in our 20m zone all game.

 

[TigerNeddyK]

Wait till he takes his mates & we don’t have a side. No Fainu’s no May’s.

Seyfarth captain & first picked.

Mate , what is your problem ? All you do is talk negative BS .. are you full of glee that our captain left us for $$ .. what sort of supporter wants to troll his own team ? What is your problem ?

 

[Chunk]

Like we had 29 other players in 22, 23 and 24?

The future, not the past, if we need JL for team harmony then we are screwed, have some faith in everything else, other then just one player, please.

 

[mtd#2]

Mate , what is your problem ? All you do is talk negative BE . Piss off

I like your posts man but what positive is there to come from this?

We have a tonne of players off contract in 2028.

The flood gates are about to open.

 

[upthetigers]

Tedesco?

Don't talk to me you went MIA in the I'm not convinced thread

 

[Telltails]

Money isn't everything. Living in a compound like FIFO won't be any good for families. Single players sure.

Its only for a couple of years during the footy season plenty of time to come home. Plus he be treated like a king

 

[Lukic]

I like your posts man but what positive is there to come from this?

We have a tonne of players off contract in 2028.

The flood gates are about to open.

We're not paying an overrated player a ton of money in his 30s? That's the benefit.

Other teams seem to do a fine job of recruiting without Luai. We will too.

 

[innsaneink]

Maybe some, but not all. I’d say Turuva, possibly Bula, maybe the Mays brothers and T’oo for sure. I’m still not ruling out Cleary either !

Mary doesnt seem like a mozzie and humidity type chick

 

[Demps]

Wait till he takes his mates & we don’t have a side. No Fainu’s no May’s.

Seyfarth captain & first picked.

We had the Fainus before Luai, yeah?

 

[bradexl]

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

100%

 

[Wezt]

I’m not fussed on Luai leaving on field

It’s the fact that May, Turuva and others are also off-contract at the same time

Terrell literally said he is willing to leave for the right price

 

[Wtiga]

How does every other team attract players without Luai? As far as I'm aware there aren't 17 of him.

The beaches like Cronulla and manly, brown paper bags like the roosters and broncos and melbourne not to mention premierships, 3rd parties, business opportunities elsewhere outside of footy thanks to a board of directors with big hitters… living in NZ if you’re a kiwi and love your family and culture… etc etc… the tigers are like the dragons - we are not desirable clubs. Benji has made us desirable to a point but Richo gave us credibility and stability off the field with the premierships he’d won….
clubs like ours need as much pulling power as possible bc we can’t compete with other clubs. Losing Richo now luai is a massive hit that people don’t understand yet bc we’ve had 7 games with some success… they’ve forgotten about the 3 wooden spoons and teams that had luke brooks as the marquee player

 

[Lukic]

We had the Fainus before Luai, yeah?

Benji Marshall joined the Tigers from Keebra Park because a 5 year old Luai told him to according to this bloke.

 

[Odessa]

The future, not the past, if we need JL for team harmony then we are screwed, have some faith in everything else, other then just one player, please.

I think it's so respectful to the club to call it early he could have taken the easy road said nothing till May next year and then told everyone he's leaving

This way the club has the funds and time to plan good on him for being honest

 

[bptiger 0]

Its only for a couple of years during the footy season plenty of time to come home. Plus he be treated like a king

It’s really on fair on the other teams , that they get tax free , no other team has ever been given that support , but what really pisses me off, is ALBO is putting in six hundred million , this money could have made our electricity prices cheaper