OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295

Mccarry said:
Putting this here because I heard an imbecile journalist describing there being a tax payment when a player returns to Australia. No true at all. Thats a UK things.

short version:

Luai sells his Aussie house, buys a house in PNG, moves wife and kids there, sets up local bank accounts, genuinely demonstrates he is living there permanently… he won’t pay income tax. If he then ‘changes his mind’ and decides to move back to Australia in 5 years, he still won’t pay income tax on money he brings back.

Long version:

If a player like Luai actually restructures his life around PNG (family relocates, no Australian home retained, under 183 days in Australia, genuine PNG abode), he could become a non-resident for Australian tax purposes. Then:

• Only Australian-sourced income remains taxable here (e.g., Australian investment income, rent).

• PNG-sourced salary and PNG-sourced image rights (third party deals) fall outside Australia’s tax net entirely.

• If dual-resident under domestic law of both countries, the DTA tie-breaker (permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, nationality, in that order) decides which country wins primary taxing rights.
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I thought it was to do with TPAs . Ie. because they’re PNG based companies they have no agreement with the Aus government, especially if they pay thier employees in us dollars or PNG currency .
 
Vicious said:
We will have 2 very experienced halves in Doueihi and Jock Madden and 2 young emerging halves in Latu and Javon Andrews.
That tj me looks like a good balance and if we can recruit to ensure we have a bit more strength around them even if we have a few injuries, I can’t see how a combination of those 4 halves cannot get the job done.
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AD and Madden. Great.

Hello darkness my old friend.
 
EllisFan said:
We’ve seen our forwards depth this year and who are our established NRL halves next year? I hope to be proven wrong.
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We currently have 10 top 30 roster positions to fill.
If we do not fill most of them with players who can either be a regular part of our top 17 or be players that are good enough to apply plenty of pressure for positions within our top 17, then we will be deserved wooden soon favourites.
Who we fill our final 10 top 30 positions for 2027 will not be any big names, there are no big names left to sign, but it will determine if we are serious top 8 contenders or serious wooden spoon contenders.
 
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Vicious said:
We currently y have 10 too 30 roster positions to fill.
If we do not fill most of them with players who can either be a regular past of our top 17 or be players that are good enough to apply plenty of pressure for positions within our top 17, then we will be deserved wooden soon favourites.
Who we fill our final 10 top 30 positions within for 2027 will not be any big names, there are no big names left to sign, but it will determine if we are serious top 8 contenders or serious wooden spook contenders.
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With two new clubs scouting players it’s not a good time to be a buyer.
 
Lestronge said:
I thought it was to do with TPAs . Ie. because they’re PNG based companies they have no agreement with the Aus government, especially if they pay thier employees in us dollars or PNG currency .
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Tax law depends on the individual, and @Mccarry hit the nail on the head. It really comes down to a domiciliary test. I suspect the TPAs he earns this year will be taxed in Australia, as he still resides here. But after he moves to PNG, they will be taxed under PNG's system, which should be tax-free based on the agreement.

To do so, though, he would need to show intent to reside in PNG, which would likely mean selling his property, shipping his possessions, etc.
 
LeichhardtTiger said:
Luai, Lu-who? WARNING: This video may cause permanent damage to your eyes when you try following the sidestepping, try scoring whiz kid, Javon Andrews. What he does is freakish! And he kicks goals from the sideline to boot!

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Classy. The way he holds the ball up reminds me of Benji. His combo in the few games he played with Latu was next level. And Galvin really thought he couldn't learn how to play in the halves from one of the best to ever do it 🙄
 
Telltails said:
If every good player was benched because he committed to another club the following season a lot of good players would not be playing much footy.
It's a professional sport. Fans are emotive we don't make the best judgement in situations like this. It's been dealt with - every coach in the NRL with the squad we have currently available would pick him and so should Benji.
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As long as we are in with a chance... at least mathematically, then definitely with you.

But I think when we won't be (shortly), we should start to experiment for 2027.
 
Why has no one come sniffing around for Javon Andrews if he is that good?

Usually when we have a player stuck behind 1-2 players with any talent, the media are all over it trying to get him a contract elsewhere.
 
Moh said:
Why has no one come sniffing around for Javon Andrews if he is that good?

Usually when we have a player stuck behind 1-2 players with any talent, the media are all over it trying to get him a contract elsewhere.
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Usually happens as soon as they play 1 NRL game
 
Mccarry said:
Putting this here because I heard an imbecile journalist describing there being a tax payment when a player returns to Australia. No true at all. Thats a UK things.

short version:

Luai sells his Aussie house, buys a house in PNG, moves wife and kids there, sets up local bank accounts, genuinely demonstrates he is living there permanently… he won’t pay income tax. If he then ‘changes his mind’ and decides to move back to Australia in 5 years, he still won’t pay income tax on money he brings back.

Long version:

If a player like Luai actually restructures his life around PNG (family relocates, no Australian home retained, under 183 days in Australia, genuine PNG abode), he could become a non-resident for Australian tax purposes. Then:

• Only Australian-sourced income remains taxable here (e.g., Australian investment income, rent).

• PNG-sourced salary and PNG-sourced image rights (third party deals) fall outside Australia’s tax net entirely.

• If dual-resident under domestic law of both countries, the DTA tie-breaker (permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, nationality, in that order) decides which country wins primary taxing rights.
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If Albo is good enough to not tax football players that play in PNG I am shaw there would be some other special agreement that would make the money that comes back to Australia tax free

Your an Australian resident who the leader of the country said that football players who play for PNG won't be taxed so I believe there won't be any tax on that money at all on your income
 
Interesting news just through that the PNG government is closing the Taiwanese Embassy in Port Moresby as a sign of recognition to Chinas one nation policy. Taiwan is à leading trade partner with PNG but that has been cast aside in favour of the Chinese Govt.edict.
We might have won the League war but there’s plenty more battles ahead. IMO à major battle over Taiwan seems inevitable down the line.
 
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