Do Penrith need Jarome?

[MKCS]

He's a good pick up, Brooks was on a million a year wasn't he? So for a little more they're getting the current NSW 6, a World Cup finalist and a guy who has been a big part of a Panthers team that has been the most dominant side of the 2020s. With Koroisau they now have 2/4 of the NSW Origin spine and 2/4 from the Panthers dominant team.

I guess now the difficult job is playing moneyball a little bit and surrounding Luai and Koroisau with great players on lower money because a halves combo of Luai/Sezer or Luai/Douhei isn't going to win a comp and neither is the Tigers backline or bench. Don't mind the forward pack though.

Bold prediction but 2025 I think they break the hoodoo and make the 8.

 

[Captain Apollo]

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Bold prediction but 2025 I think they break the hoodoo and make the 8.

Nah, it's the Tigers. They'll finish 9th

 

[ColdWetPanther]

The short drop out/kick off defence frustrates me.

It has been a clear problem for years and nearly lost the 2020 final against the Roosters because of it.

That was largely Naden’s brain fade though..

 

[Marshall_magic]

He's a good pick up, Brooks was on a million a year wasn't he? So for a little more they're getting the current NSW 6, a World Cup finalist and a guy who has been a big part of a Panthers team that has been the most dominant side of the 2020s. With Koroisau they now have 2/4 of the NSW Origin spine and 2/4 from the Panthers dominant team.

I guess now the difficult job is playing moneyball a little bit and surrounding Luai and Koroisau with great players on lower money because a halves combo of Luai/Sezer or Luai/Douhei isn't going to win a comp and neither is the Tigers backline or bench. Don't mind the forward pack though.

Bold prediction but 2025 I think they break the hoodoo and make the 8.

Sezer is a stop gap - signed for a year with an option for a second. They have invested in young Fainu from Manly who will be earmarked as a long term halves partner for Luai, with Bula as the long term option at fullback. Agree about the backline though, 2-5 we are the weakest in the NRLby a considerable margin.

 

[Munky]

That was largely Naden’s brain fade though..

Still a botched play.

A year later we required Moses to channel his inner BYC to miss a penalty after IIRC Martin had a brain explosion off the short kick.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

His manager has neck tatts. How did this riff-raff become an accredited agent?

 

[Miller was a legend]

Jerome…. Meh

 

[Captain Apollo]

Well Jerome reckons he doesn't need the Panthers. That should have been option 3 of the poll.

 

[Black Panther]

The question should be ‘ Does Jarome need 1.2 million per year over 5?’. The answer is yes.

 

[Wb1234]

He can be a handbreak at times

the grand final showed they don’t need him

having said that he can be an excellent player for the tigers

panthers to send him off with a 4peat?

 

[Iamback]

He can be a handbreak at times

the grand final showed they don’t need him

having said that he can be an excellent player for the tigers

panthers to send him off with a 4peat?

The issue isn't is he a good player or even a great player

Is he worth the highest paid player in the comp? No is the answer there.

 

[Wb1234]

The issue isn't is he a good player or even a great player

Is he worth the highest paid player in the comp? No is the answer there.

Tbf it’s 1.13 million so not the highest earner which is Cleary at 1.4 millon?

tigers didn’t pay huge overs for him imo

 

[This Year?]

Japanese?

 

[Iamback]

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Japanese?

Probably someone on this forum asked that

 

[MugaB]

Combinations bro

 

[Wb1234]

They will now

 

[Chins get the wins]

They will now

Nah Yeo is the second best halfback in the comp

 

[MugaB]

They will now

Brad Schnieder, he'll replace romey

 

[Not God-King Dean]

My favourite memory of Luai is his face after Penrith won their last premiership - looking sad knowing their success has nothing to do with him.

 

[This Year?]

yo yo yo yo yo yo yo

Gimme a yeah!

Aw helllll noooooo