OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[jstigers]

Luai should be on the bench for the rest of the contract. AD, Madden and Latu should be in the mix for starting halves. Andrews would hate to rush him like we do with other kids, give him another year in NSW cup and in 2028 ready for nrl

 

[king_sirro]

Players are human. Doesn't matter how tight a group is, if there is a player that has abandoned ship, getting paid much more than anyone else, and is playing poorly, that has a really bad effect through the team. Whispers start, looks across the room start, little shakes of the head when the said player speaks up...players stop listening, stop taking him seriously because he isnt part of the team anymore, he is a stop gap getting paid way too much. Resentment is only natural. Luai has derailed our season much worse than Galvin ever did due to his standing at the club. He will forever live in the same class as Moses and Galvin for me.

 

[Telltails]

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Players are human. Doesn't matter how tight a group is, if there is a player that has abandoned ship, getting paid much more than anyone else, and is playing poorly, that has a really bad effect through the team. Whispers start, looks across the room start, little shakes of the head when the said player speaks up...players stop listening, stop taking him seriously because he isnt part of the team anymore, he is a stop gap getting paid way too much. Resentment is only natural. Luai has derailed our season much worse than Galvin ever did due to his standing at the club. He will forever live in the same class as Moses and Galvin for me.

The system allows for players to commit to other clubs in advance. Players get that they don't hold that against their teammates. Last week you could argue Luai's D saved us from a loss. Good luck attracting any decent players if you want to hang a loss on an individual who knows what a quality club and side looks like. We ain't it

 

[HUNT 101]

Plain and simple we got our pants pulled down and couldn't pull them back up ...the whole team...BUT Jerome did nothing absolutely sweet F all ,the stats on his game speak for themselves (look em up) .I didn't notice him till he passed the ball to an old team mate 10 out from our line .....Of all games he should have be borderline hogging the ball to get one on his old club/ team mates but he did the exact opposite.. You should be ashamed of yourself money bag's 💰.
Benji should drop him for a week... dominate the kiddies league and come back a show us your worth.

 

[crazycat]

So. Which Gold Coast team was better?

The one with Wally or the one without?

The one without, by and far.

I remember watching the Gold Coast Seagulls.
Yea they were far better without Wally. He was clearly too old and out of it by then.

 

[Chunk]

Players are human. Doesn't matter how tight a group is, if there is a player that has abandoned ship, getting paid much more than anyone else, and is playing poorly, that has a really bad effect through the team. Whispers start, looks across the room start, little shakes of the head when the said player speaks up...players stop listening, stop taking him seriously because he isnt part of the team anymore, he is a stop gap getting paid way too much. Resentment is only natural. Luai has derailed our season much worse than Galvin ever did due to his standing at the club. He will forever live in the same class as Moses and Galvin for me.

Yeah the main reason would be his poor form, as for leaving, I think everyone would be happy for him, they're professionals. They know he's still there for a season and a half, lots of work to be done, don't think that's an issue at all.

What they would be p*ssed about is is form, the talk would be, "Can you believe this guy is on 1.2m a year, FMD bro......?"

If he was playing to his so called worth, they couldnt care less that he's leaving in 18 months

 

[innsaneink]

Players are human. Doesn't matter how tight a group is, if there is a player that has abandoned ship, getting paid much more than anyone else, and is playing poorly, that has a really bad effect through the team. Whispers start, looks across the room start, little shakes of the head when the said player speaks up...players stop listening, stop taking him seriously because he isnt part of the team anymore, he is a stop gap getting paid way too much. Resentment is only natural. Luai has derailed our season much worse than Galvin ever did due to his standing at the club. He will forever live in the same class as Moses and Galvin for me.

But the club agreed to the clauses that sees him do what hes done.
Without those we dont.land him in the first place

 

[king_sirro]

Yeah the main reason would be his poor form, as for leaving, I think everyone would be happy for him, they're professionals. They know he's still there for a season and a half, lots of work to be done, don't think that's an issue at all.

What they would be p*ssed about is is form, the talk would be, "Can you believe this guy is on 1.2m a year, FMD bro......?"

If he was playing to his so called worth, they couldnt care less that he's leaving in 18 months

I think they would still care he has decided to activate a clause effectively cutting short his stint here by 2 years. I agree if he was killing it then it wouldn't be as big an issue, but i still believe its an issue.

 

[king_sirro]

But the club agreed to the clauses that sees him do what hes done.
Without those we dont.land him in the first place

Not arguing that. Jerome has every right to do what he has done due to the nature of the contract. Just because he has the right to do it doesn't mean his decision was good for us and the team, and doesn't mean his team mates see it as being ok given their commitment and his form. And i also doesn't mean its the stand up thing to do...the honourable thing to do....far from it in my eyes. Thats not a captains decisions, its a mercenaries decision

 

[tig_prmz]

Not arguing that. Jerome has every right to do what he has done due to the nature of the contract. Just because he has the right to do it doesn't mean his decision was good for us and the team, and doesn't mean his team mates see it as being ok given their commitment and his form. And i also doesn't mean its the stand up thing to do...the honourable thing to do....far from it in my eyes. Thats not a captains decisions, its a mercenaries decision

I think we are a lot more frustrated on it here than the team is.

The team is fully behind his decision and most of the team re-signing proves that.

He's just not that good a player and now he's low on confidence too. He's relied on strong runner like Taylan May, Critta and Kikau outside him.

Whoever you drop after this performance becomes the scapegoat, Luai shouldn't be the scapegoat for this. You keep the same team (we have to because of injuries) and you go again.

I'd bring Latu in earlier.

 

[king_sirro]

I think we are a lot more frustrated on it here than the team is.

The team is fully behind his decision and most of the team re-signing proves that.

He's just not that good a player and now he's low on confidence too. He's relied on strong runner like Taylan May, Critta and Kikau outside him.

Whoever you drop after this performance becomes the scapegoat, Luai shouldn't be the scapegoat for this. You keep the same team (we have to because of injuries) and you go again.

I'd bring Latu in earlier.

Im not keeping Geyer and Murray starting. Murray will go ok off the bench, but Geyer has to go. Latu must start. Id have him at 6, but 7 or 13 will do, but he must start.

Im sacking the low impact we had on the bench for youngsters with talent who may just thrive with the opportunity. Guys like Saukuru and Broaderlow.

IMO you cant allow what happened and not do something. Sione comes in as well, and hopefully there is a chance Doueihi plays.

 

[Tired Tiger]

Luai is not worth what he is being paid.
And to add to that , the amount he is being paid
is weighing heavily on him and it is reflecting on the
way he is and has been playing for us.
If he left tomorrow it would not bother me one bit.
But unfortunatelly we are stuck with him for next year.
Idealy what i would like to see the club/Benji do is bleed Javon Andrews
into first grade from now until Luai leaves , getting him ready for years to come..

Fat chance of that happening, he refuses to blood Latu even when half the side is out .....