Luai, the new JT?

[mave]

Does Luai have a persecution complex and an annoying laugh as well?

 

[Stynker_Gonzales]

Did JT run in and try to bum his team mates after every try?

 

[MugaB]

Does Luai have a persecution complex and an annoying laugh as well?

Nope there is only one annoying laugh

 

[myrrh ken]

He has perfected smug though

 

[MugaB]

He has perfected smug though

Yeah he always reminds me of Ralph Bohner from wandavision

 

[GongPanther]

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

You've got it in a nutshell. Maybe in a couple more years if Luai continues to develop his game, then maybe this discussion would be warranted. At this moment, too early.

 

[GongPanther]

Yep, agree.
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The original JT, beware of imitations

Just come from a dentist appointment.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Swap cleary with brett firman for a season and see if he still makes the grand final.

Going by general comments JT missed every single tackle he ever attempted so i guess he is ahead there.

 

[Vee]

Firman was very like Luke Brooks, looked a worldbeater early on.

 

[Danish]

Some of you panthers fans must sniff your own farts and call them perfume

 

[Willie Ray]

Has Luai ever picked up rubbish in the dressing room and put it in the bin?
No...
Until then he ain’t even close.

 

[Bazal]

Firman was very like Luke Brooks, looked a worldbeater early on.

At least Firman had an excuse, boy damn near lost his leg....

As for Luai, if you're talking a less talented, less influential, less likeable approximation of JT, I could see it if I squint

 

[2010Dragons]

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

Lui has a lot of raw talent, he reminds me of a young Benji Marshall / Billy Slater style.

One day he will be a legend !!!!

 

[soc123_au]

Some of you panthers fans must sniff your own farts and call them perfume

How so? It's Panthers fans for the most part being the ones that are saying he has a long way to go to be at that level.

 

[Vee]

At least Firman had an excuse, boy damn near lost his leg....

As for Luai, if you're talking a less talented, less influential, less likeable approximation of JT, I could see it if I squint

The OP was only about his footwork.

 

[Danish]

How so? It's Panthers fans for the most part being the ones that are saying he has a long way to go to be at that level.

you would “probably” have keary ahead of him... the 3 time premiership winning Clive Churchill medalist.

the OP has him as his generation’s JT.

All this despite luai having played like 20 standout games and probably 6-7 great games his entire career.

 

[soc123_au]

you would “probably” have keary ahead of him... the 3 time premiership winning Clive Churchill medalist.

the OP has him as his generation’s JT.

All this despite luai having played like 20 standout games and probably 6-7 great games his entire career.

I'm pretty sure the OP isn't a Panthers supporter.

My comment was in response to another poster who definitely isn't a Panthers supporter rating him ahead of Keary. Context bro, it's important.

Also my comment before the one you mentioned

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

20 standout games you say? Not bad for a bloke that has just over 40 games & about 10 or so were being eased in off the bench.

Obviously being a Panthers fan I rate him. I wouldn't anoint him as the next anything just yet though. He is obviously talented & competitive as f**k so I guess the JT comparisons are inevitable at some point. At this stage I just think he and Cleary are a bloody good combo and I'm pretty excited to see how it progresses.

 

[Bazal]

The OP was only about his footwork.

Fair

 

[Pistol_Pete]

Yep, agree.
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If only Fa’alogo hit the prick harder we wouldn’t have had years of Jordan Rankin or Kyle Lovett playing centre

 

[myrrh ken]

you would “probably” have keary ahead of him... the 3 time premiership winning Clive Churchill medalist.

the OP has him as his generation’s JT.

All this despite luai having played like 20 standout games and probably 6-7 great games his entire career.

ie not as good as that bloke from my team