Jarome Luai

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Mighty_Tiger said:
Most want to win comps & play rep footy.
They don’t care about individual awards.
Luai is a very very good team man.

The reality is for him to choose us it will be 80% cash & length the cash runs for v opportunity.

People are looking way too much into the legacy & prove himself rubbish because us fans are desperate and want winners/quality here. Luai has proven himself regardless what he does next.
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I've heard Luai actually say once (not to quote) something along the lines of "individual awards are overrated", I care more about the team. It reflects in the way he plays. He's the backup guy, the guy who picks up the crums, the guy who is looked at to create something from nothing when the system doesn't work (which it rarely does work). At Tigers, he has no choice but to change drastically
 
Penrith is spurning any bold optimism that Jarome Luai will re-sign after hard man James Fisher-Harris revealed the entire club would be “at peace” if the star five-eighth left for big-money rival offers.
And Penrith group chief executive Brian Fletcher added to the intrigue by declaring: “If he does decide to go, and he does very well financially, and it sets up his family, how good is that? It’s a great result, either way.”

Luai continues to ponder his future while mulling over a massive offer from Wests Tigers and interest from Canterbury.

While hopeful the NSW star would be retained, the Panthers are being coy as Luai prepared to make his big decision, possibly as early as Friday.

“I’m at peace with whatever he wants to do. It’s all up to him and his family and I’m all for it, brother,” Fisher-Harris said. “He’s my bro and I love him and his family and I’ve ‘got him’ whatever he wants to do.

“If he wants to stay, he stays, and if he wants to go he can go and I’m at peace with it - I think we all are at Penrith. It’s not all about football, bro.

“We have known each other for a long time, our kids are close, and our partners are close. We have known each other for so long and football is just a part of the journey.”

Fisher-Harris said he hadn’t attempted to persuade Luai into re-signing.

“At the end of the day, it will come down to him,” Fisher-Harris said.

“I bet you there will be a lot of people in his ear but he has to do what is right for him and his family

“And the challenges he wants. You know what I mean?” Whatever he wants to do, I’m all for it.”

Fletcher stressed his club could feel flattered if Luai accepted the $1.1m to $1.2m a year being offered by Wests Tigers.

“It’s nice to be in the situation we’re in,” Fletcher said.

“We’d love to keep him, he’s such a great player, but it would be great to see if he has a great financial win out of ability as well.

“It’s a great result, either way. If he does decide to go, and he does very financially, and it sets up his family, how good is that? It’s great for the system that you can develop a player and get them to that level.

“Penrith has developed a system where you know every year you’re going to lose a million dollars’ worth of player in the salary cap.

“Jarome said he would make a decision prior to coming back to (off-season) training. He’s got all the information from us and he’s got his management team.”

Luai met with Wests Tigers and Canterbury last week.

The Tigers remain confident of luring the running playmaker to Concord while few would discount the power of Bulldogs general manager of football, Phil Gould.


Penrith back to saving face. i reckon he’s on his way out
 
jrtiger said:
Penrith is spurning any bold optimism that Jarome Luai will re-sign after hard man James Fisher-Harris revealed the entire club would be “at peace” if the star five-eighth left for big-money rival offers.
And Penrith group chief executive Brian Fletcher added to the intrigue by declaring: “If he does decide to go, and he does very well financially, and it sets up his family, how good is that? It’s a great result, either way.”

Luai continues to ponder his future while mulling over a massive offer from Wests Tigers and interest from Canterbury.

While hopeful the NSW star would be retained, the Panthers are being coy as Luai prepared to make his big decision, possibly as early as Friday.

“I’m at peace with whatever he wants to do. It’s all up to him and his family and I’m all for it, brother,” Fisher-Harris said. “He’s my bro and I love him and his family and I’ve ‘got him’ whatever he wants to do.

“If he wants to stay, he stays, and if he wants to go he can go and I’m at peace with it - I think we all are at Penrith. It’s not all about football, bro.

“We have known each other for a long time, our kids are close, and our partners are close. We have known each other for so long and football is just a part of the journey.”

Fisher-Harris said he hadn’t attempted to persuade Luai into re-signing.

“At the end of the day, it will come down to him,” Fisher-Harris said.

“I bet you there will be a lot of people in his ear but he has to do what is right for him and his family

“And the challenges he wants. You know what I mean?” Whatever he wants to do, I’m all for it.”

Fletcher stressed his club could feel flattered if Luai accepted the $1.1m to $1.2m a year being offered by Wests Tigers.

“It’s nice to be in the situation we’re in,” Fletcher said.

“We’d love to keep him, he’s such a great player, but it would be great to see if he has a great financial win out of ability as well.

“It’s a great result, either way. If he does decide to go, and he does very financially, and it sets up his family, how good is that? It’s great for the system that you can develop a player and get them to that level.

“Penrith has developed a system where you know every year you’re going to lose a million dollars’ worth of player in the salary cap.

“Jarome said he would make a decision prior to coming back to (off-season) training. He’s got all the information from us and he’s got his management team.”

Luai met with Wests Tigers and Canterbury last week.

The Tigers remain confident of luring the running playmaker to Concord while few would discount the power of Bulldogs general manager of football, Phil Gould.


Penrith back to saving face. i reckon he’s on his way out
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Yeah, this pretty much confirms it. Tiger '25
 
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Former Tigers ace warns club over Jarome Luai and Addin Fonua-Blake call

Former Wests Tigers player Joel Caine has claimed the club should chase Jarome Luai. Find out more here.
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Former Wests Tigers player Joel Caine has claimed the club should chase Jarome Luai instead of Addin Fonua-Blake's signature, which he claims could cost the team down the road. The Wests Tigers and Bulldogs remain favourites to sign Fonua-Blake when he leaves the Warriors at the end of the next season having asked for a release from his contract.

Phil Gould met with Fonua-Blake after the development, while the Tigers appear frontrunners to secure him with room in the salary cap. The Warriors know Fonua-Blake will be leaving in 2024 and are looking at immediate replacements with a potential trade deal.

If Fonua-Blake were to become a Bulldogs, The Daily Telegraph reports the Warriors are interested in Viliame Kikau’s signature. And the publication also claimed the club would be interested in a trade for Isaiah Papali’i or Stefano Utoikamanu if the Tigers were to be keen.

Caine is skeptical about the potential deal, which would see the Tigers pay up to a reported $1.2 million, which is similar to what the Broncos are paying Payne Haas. “It does make sense (that the Warriors would be interested in Papali’i) probably due to the fact he appears to be the most likely on the list that both parties would agree on,” Caine said on SEN Radio. “At the price and purely at that, I think it’s a risk.

“I’m saying for the Wests Tigers, where they’re at… (Fonua-Blake) has had a terrific career, no doubt about that but he hasn’t had the consistency of say a Payne Haas. You’re paying similar dollars to get him, that’s my only concern. If I’m the Wests Tigers, who can’t make another single error, I wouldn’t do it, as good as he can be.”

Caine admitted he would rather the Tigers go after Luai's signature. “(I’d take) Jarome, every day of the week, every single day of the week,” Caine added. While there is talks the Warriors want a trade deal, Utoikamanu appears an unlikely option.

Utoikamanu is expecting his second child with his partner and may be reluctant to move out of Sydney with a young family. Papali’i played 63 games for the Warriors, before making the switch to the Eels in 2021. He since joined the Tigers in 2023 having played 23 games.

Phil Gould chases Addin Fonua-Blake's signature​

The Wests Tigers are reportedly favourites to get Fonua-Blake. However, Bulldogs supremo Gould met with the forward as it appears the club are also entering the race. And recently Gould voiced his interest in the star, despite telling SEN he won't come cheap. "Yeah Addin's a quality player, I have a lot of time for Addin," Gould said. "I spent a little bit of time at the Warriors during COVID as a consultant and got to see Addin first-hand, he's a quality player.

"He's not cheap though and I'd imagine there'd be a lot of interest in Addin. He's got to return home to Australia for family reasons which he's working through with the Warriors ... there'll be a lot of people lining up for his signature that's for sure."
 
jrtiger said:
not entirely sure if any of that confirms it, but Penrith are doing the same PR exercise as they did before Stephen Crichton signed with Canterbury. what's clear to me is that a decision is imminent, which we can all be thankful for.
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Yeah junior, same exact spin 2 soften the
blow. Seems that he has 1 foot out the door.
I suspected he agreed to terms & went
back to Penrith last week — they came up
with 1 extra year. Think we got our man.
Either way, we'll find out soon thankfully
 
rugbygoated said:
I've heard Luai actually say once (not to quote) something along the lines of "individual awards are overrated", I care more about the team. It reflects in the way he plays. He's the backup guy, the guy who picks up the crums, the guy who is looked at to create something from nothing when the system doesn't work (which it rarely does work). At Tigers, he has no choice but to change drastically
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He isn’t the backup guy he is the team first guy that just does his job.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
He isn’t the backup guy he is the team first guy that just does his job.
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Forgot to include that. He is both. He has many roles but being the main man is not one of them at penrith. When Cleary is injured, Luai doesn't take control, Cogger or O'Sullivan did. This is part of the Ivan Cleary system. For Samoa he had a lot more freedom.
 
Tucker said:
Theres one thing that I think will get Jarome Luai here.
Its not just money.
Its not just security through length of contract.
It is the respect he craves.

This guy has been instrumental in Penrith reaching 4 grand finals in a row yet has to sit to the side while everyone praises Nathan. In the WC he led Samao to the final and spoke some shit about besting Cleary, only for Nathan to play like a legend and flog him. In last year's GF he played busted and likely hoped that he would be spoken about as Cronk was when he played busted against Melbourne and won. In the end he had to come from the field with Penrith in deep poop, only to watch Nathan engineer an astonishing comeback and gain all the glory once again. He has acted a little catty towards Cleary with outing his secret relationship and copped a public backhander from his father.

I dont think he'll stay there. Having said that, coming here is a huge risk, however there are some decent players here already and potentially more yet to be unearthed. He is likely weighing up his chances of leading this joint back to the finals and how that will look for his legacy. The fact he will be better rewarded finacially is probably the sealer. My concern is whether he can do it outside that Penrith system.
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Great post.
 
I think he’ll come to the Tigers, but I’m not really sure it’s the right move…time will tell. If they can do it in a way that he stays for 3-4 years until our young ones are competent first-graders then it’s a win win. I would hate to think we lose a Galvin over this.

Either way I’ll be getting lightly toasted for 2-3 hours each weekend from about March next year, and most probably yell at the screen.
 
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