Luai, the new JT?

[Vee]

Took me a while to work out what was nagging at me but I got there in the end. Much stronger and with more all-round skills but the footwork is very Thurston c.2004.

At this point the cliche would be, "If he’s half the player Thurston was, he'll go alright" but I reckon he's well past there.

 

[2010Dragons]

Took me a while to work out what was nagging at me but I got there in the end. Much stronger and with more all-round skills but the footwork is very Thurston c.2004.

At this point the cliche would be, "If he’s half the player Thurston was, he'll go alright" but I reckon he's well past there.

Best 5/8 in the comp...And this come from a loyal Dragons supporter.
Makes our Corey Norman look bog average.

 

[soc123_au]

Best 5/8 in the comp...And this come from a loyal Dragons supporter.
Makes our Corey Norman look bog average.

I'm a big Luai fan, but thats a big call with Munster, Keary & Walker running around. He is coming along very nicely though.

 

[Someguy]

I'm a big Luai fan, but thats a big call with Munster, Keary & Walker running around. He is coming along very nicely though.

I put him above keary and Walker. Munster is a very different play so the comparison is tougher. As for the OP he may well be better JT but it will never be recognised channel 9 really don’t have that love for him.

 

[hineyrulz]

Did Luai visit Coff Harbour once???? About the only thing they would have in common ATM.

 

[soc123_au]

I put him above keary and Walker. Munster is a very different play so the comparison is tougher. As for the OP he may well be better JT but it will never be recognised channel 9 really don’t have that love for him.

Keary I probably have ahead of him at this stage. Walker not so much. Walker on his day is a freak, but I'd rather have Jerome because he is more consistent. I do think with Cleary & Luai we have the best halves combo in the comp.

Luai is still a pup too, so in a few years who knows how good he could end up. JT sets a pretty high bar in that regard.

 

[typicalfan]

Munster is the best player in the NRL so Luai can't be the best 6. He is however a great foil for Cleary.

 

[Rhyno]

I'm a big Luai fan, but thats a big call with Munster, Keary & Walker running around. He is coming along very nicely though.

And Dylan Brown is a step above Luai

 

[Smug Panther]

Luai can tackle a bit so no

 

[some11]

Put him in a team as bad as some of the ones JT had to play in and see how he goes.

 

[soc123_au]

And Dylan Brown is a step above Luai

He is a good player, but not quite that level yet. Put him in a team with a decent 7 though and he could really shine.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Luai is a good player but comparing him to JT? In style, ok he has some similarities but that's about it. Once he starts being the key player in winning rep matches or in the finals for his team, any other comparisons are premature.

 

[Sphagnum]

Yep, he has already climbed the same lofty heights as JT. Surprised they haven’t made him an immortal already.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Yep, agree.

The original JT, beware of imitations

 

[Fangs]

Nah.

Great player though. Reminds me more of Preston Campbell. Better combo for us than having Burton in the 6.

 

[nick87]

Very good player and developing into a real star, but he's got a long way to go before he's at JT's level.

More importantly this thread is insulting. INSULTING. To the Dally M Jack. And i demand it be removed and all members commenting on this thread, including myself be banned immediately as penance for crimes committed against DMJ

 

[soc123_au]

Very good player and developing into a real star, but he's got a long way to go before he's at JT's level.

More importantly this thread is insulting. INSULTING. To the Dally M Jack. And i demand it be removed and all members commenting on this thread, including myself be banned immediately as penance for crimes committed against DMJ

Simple Jack was left out of the discussion as it's obvious he is far above such comparisons.

 

[simmo05]

Luai needs to increase his competivness by at least a factor of 50 to be anywhere near the King of the North

 

[myrrh ken]

I agree with OP that Luai is more than half the player JT was.

 

[MugaB]

Simple Jack was left out of the discussion as it's obvious he is far above such comparisons.

Isn't simple jack a centre? I swear blind freddy thinks so