OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

[Tom Shines]

Josh from the emergency Luai podcast after looking at his phone ..

I’ve just heard some really bad news ….

Bonnie Tyler has died …

All respect to Bonnie …but …not sure that’s the right time Josh …

 

[mtd#2]

I reckon Doueihi is the one who comes out of this looking good.
Has grown into a leader and is the true on field general in this squad despite the fact others wear that tag, he shown greater consistency over the past 18 months than the more fancied “stars” and is an actual threat in attack …often our only one.

On half the money too.

 

[69-05-41]

Multiple people were commenting during the Dragons game that us not showing up was due to something that we were not yet aware of.

Knowing the Tigers we will probably use the Luai cap space to "upgrade" to a Brooks / Galvin halves pairing 🙄

 

[mtd#2]

Team has been culled. Luai is still at #6 and Madden has dropped off the extended bench. I guess Luai is playing.

 

[Strider]

Agree. We have so many missing pieces at the moment. I can't expect Jaromes career best with our lineup in recent weeks. I have no problem with Luai but it will be messy in the media regardless.

I figure signing Luai was the best thing the club could do at the time and since then things have changed rapidly.

Since then we are in a different spot with many new players and like others said having him now is superflous atm and we want the Fainus long term more than Luai.

Luai gets big bucks at PNG and its a zero sum game. No losers here.

Its only the media stuff that makes it hard IMO.

Sure 👍.. Luke brooks would not have made the team .. do you think with the amount of talent they had to choose from that if Jarome was not the absolute best man for the job he would have kept his position.. do you realise that they have that group to play with and Jarome has toa and no second rowers when fainu is not there ..

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Multiple people were commenting during the Dragons game that us not showing up was due to something that we were not yet aware of.

Bodes well for tomorrow night.

 

[EllisFan]

Agree. We have so many missing pieces at the moment. I can't expect Jaromes career best with our lineup in recent weeks. I have no problem with Luai but it will be messy in the media regardless.

I figure signing Luai was the best thing the club could do at the time and since then things have changed rapidly.

Since then we are in a different spot with many new players and like others said having him now is superflous atm and we want the Fainus long term more than Luai.

Luai gets big bucks at PNG and its a zero sum game. No losers here.

Its only the media stuff that makes it hard IMO.

Avarillo just signed, Bula signed.

If the Fainu’s sign, I think it’s safe to say the media stuff is just muck raking.

The Tigers are no longer a joke amongst quality players.

 

[TigerSkins05]

Javon Andrew’s has been going alright .. he’s is my choice to step up as 5/8 next season. The question now is do we bring in Latu or keep going with Doueihi at 7 .. ??

 

[Fraze23]

I'm okay with this. Our season is cooked anyway and has been since he announced his lifetime commitment to the club was coming to an end in exchange for some tax free dollarydoos.

Andrews and Fainu are the future of the club. We've got to build the team around those two. Losing Luai will be a blessing, but losing Fainu or Andrews or potentially both of them would be catastrophic.

 

[mtd#2]

Multiple people were commenting during the Dragons game that us not showing up was due to something that we were not yet aware of.

Knowing the Tigers we will probably use the Luai cap space to "upgrade" to a Brooks / Galvin halves pairing 🙄

Commenting where?

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

I put my tin foil hat on, played some reruns of Mr Squiggle and started connecting a few dots

10 days…
Against Newcastle Luai didn’t call a single play
Few days later, late onset concussion…

Perhaps the club told him before the Newcastle game, then they gave him the week off once they realised he couldn’t ‘get his head right’

Josh from the emergency Luai podcast after looking at his phone ..

I’ve just heard some really bad news ….

Bonnie Tyler has died …

All respect to Bonnie …but …not sure that’s the right time Josh …

Yep, she was never coming here anyway. RIP BT💐💐💐💐

 

[tigerman80]

You think Jarome is 2 steps back?

Nah...

This is 2 steps forward . Telling a player who doesn’t see his future that he is surplus to our requirements. This pushes Latu and Andrew’s forward . I would much rather 7. Latu 6. Doueihi then any combination involving Luai next year .

 

[tigerman80]

NRL 360 reporting that termination fee has been agreed on ( $300k). So he won’t be here next year , parra are favourites . Good business tigers , $900k saved!!!

 

[NJLM78]

NRL 360 reporting that termination fee has been agreed on ( $300k). So he won’t be here next year , parra are favourites . Good business tigers , $900k saved!!!

Well done to whoever did that deal!

 

[Moh]

There’s one guy who comes out of all these dramas looking like a million bucks, and that’s Api. Given the way he’s carried this team the last 3 years, the blood, sweat and tears he has expended, if there was one player you could excuse for saying “F this. I’m out,” it’s him. Maybe he’s a masochist. Poor bastard.

Yet...somehow, he still receives a lot of hate from our fans.

The guy is a beast and easily our most incluencial player on the field.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Reality is Luai has delivered more off field than he has on field…..given we have Andrew’s and Latu….its best he goes end of 2026

 

[69-05-41]

Commenting where?

Live game thread like here: https://weststigersforum.com/threads/round-18-versus-dragons.37302/post-2296297

 

[innsaneink]

NRL 360 reporting that termination fee has been agreed on ( $300k). So he won’t be here next year , parra are favourites . Good business tigers , $900k saved!!!

Agreed by who?
WTs and Luai?
Thats all.fine and dandy, still.need another interested party to cough up.almost a mill

 

[TonyTiger]

It’s been a long time coming.
I haven’t enjoyed his stay with us one bit.
Batman?
Pigs arse.
Great decision by the club.
Cut the dead wood.

Sounds like a Soggy Sao party.

The Art dept at Wests Tigers are busy creating a cutout of Nathan Cleary which will be directed toward the sun on game day - Jerome has been instructed to not move outside that shadow for the entirety of the game. - After reviewing every Penrith game for the past 5 years it has been identified that Jerome gets totally lost once he moves outside this projected shadow.
Apparently there is concern that not enough material can be sourced to recreate an authentic chin.

 

[weststigers]

We will sign another half.

Can't go into next season with Latu, Doueihi, Madden and Andrews...someone will sit on the bench as backup...we need one more.

Word around is Nikorima...could be a good 14 that can fill halves and hooker.