Luai the tigepie.

[Marshall_magic]

Still fighting his court case to clear his name. It all depends on how that goes. Hopefully it all clears up this year. He also won his court case against the Panthers. But geez if Mam gets a second chance why can't he? And plus the kids got a lot of talent and he's only 23 years old. If you add him into that Tigers backline geez that'll solve alot of problems

It’d solve the problems for a few months before he inevitably does something absolutely moronic once again. If there’s any doubt he’d be stupid enough to film it and put it on social media too.

 

[WA Tiger]

It’d solve the problems for a few months before he inevitably does something absolutely moronic once again. If there’s any doubt he’d be stupid enough to film it and put it on social media too.

Pretty much.. aside from all that - Anyone that has his name tattood completely around his neck that stands out like dogs balls to me is a worry and is not someone Id want to count on as someone that cares about what’s right and what others think.. combined with the other stuff hanging around him, he’d be a no

 

[Tiger05]

I love it.

 

[Tigerm]

The contract of Wests Tigers’ superstar signing Jarome Luai includes an option in his favour that could allow the playmaker to leave the joint venture club after just two seasons.
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This is interesting, if true.
And not the transparency, that Richo goes on about .

 

[Tiger05]

The contract of Wests Tigers’ superstar signing Jarome Luai includes an option in his favour that could allow the playmaker to leave the joint venture club after just two seasons.
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This is interesting, if true.
And not the transparency, that Richo goes on about .

It's pretty funny though. Pascoe told them no and Richo said yes.

2 years is a long time. Let's see what happens.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Very smart and fair from Luai. If your club improves and is playing finals footy i think he'll stay.

 

[Tigerm]

The contract of Wests Tigers’ superstar signing Jarome Luai includes an option in his favour that could allow the playmaker to leave the joint venture club after just two seasons.
———————-
This is interesting, if true.
And not the transparency, that Richo goes on about

I wonder if that’s why Galvin is coy about resigning with us?

 

[Tiger05]

I wonder if that’s why Galvin is coy about resigning with us?

I doubt it. It's always about playing a game to get the maximum amount of money. Luai had the clause put in so if the cap increases a lot or he turns into the premier player in the game he asks for more money. Galvin and his manager are just playing games to get more money.

 

[Nutz]

It's pretty funny though. Pascoe told them no and Richo said yes.

2 years is a long time. Let's see what happens.

A free agent after 1 season, geez.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

The shock clause in Jarome Luai’s $6 million Wests Tigers deal
By Michael Chammas
December 5, 2024 — 6.41pm

The contract of Wests Tigers superstar signing Jarome Luai includes an option in his favour that could allow the playmaker to leave the joint venture club after just two seasons.

In a major development heading into next season, this masthead can reveal Luai will become a free agent following his first season at the Wests Tigers after the club agreed to player options in the final three years of his five-year contract.

Luai’s deal, worth a reported $6 million over five years, is guaranteed in the first two years but allows him to leave if things don’t work out the way he hopes in each of the following three years.
It means rival clubs will be free to negotiate with Luai potentially as early as November 1 next year over a move for the 2027 season, and also that he will effectively be coming off contract at the same time as impressive rookie sensation Lachlan Galvin.

Luai has the option to remain a free agent on November 1 every year thereafter until his Tigers contract expires at the end of the 2029 season.
Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity said that the request for the player options was first presented to former chief executive Justin Pascoe.

Pascoe, who moved on as chief executive in December 2023, opened negotiations with Luai and his management but knocked back the request to insert the player options in the contract. The former Tigers boss declined to comment when contacted on Thursday.

Pascoe’s successor, Shane Richardson, agreed to the clauses to get the Luai deal over the line in the face of interest from the Panthers, Bulldogs and a Queensland-based team. Richardson declined to comment.

Richardson is an unabashed admirer of the four-time premiership-winning half and recently said: “Jarome Luai is a once-in-a-lifetime halfback. This club was so fortunate to have got him.”

The options in Luai’s favour place more pressure on coach Benji Marshall to make the most of a significant recruitment drive that has brought the likes of Sunia Turuva, Jack Bird, Royce Hunt and Terrell May to the Tigers for 2025.

Richardson this year had to contend with a free agency clause in the contract of Stefano Utoikamanu that allowed the star prop to walk out on the Tigers for the Melbourne Storm.

The player option, agreed to by Pascoe and former football staff members Tim Sheens and Warren McDonnell, allowed Utoikamanu to explore options at rival clubs for the 2025 season if he didn’t play three State of Origin matches for NSW or the Tigers missed the top eight.

The Tigers offered him a five-year, $4 million extension to stay at the club, but Utoikamanu chose to join Craig Bellamy at the Storm. The Tigers have since replaced him with Hunt and May.

The shock clause in Jarome Luai’s $6 million Wests Tigers deal

A previously unreported feature of the playmaker’s five-year contract allows him to leave after two years if things don’t work out at Concord.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Tiger05]

A free agent after 1 season, geez.

It's 2 seasons. They mean from next season he can start negotiating.

It's a Richo special.

It's also a long way off and a lot can happen in that time period. The issue is that if he turns into a turd he'll still get paid but if all goes his way he'll be back asking for more.

 

[Das Hassler]

It all seems to make sense to me...Pascoe's no was prior to Luai's stepping up as he has...he stated that he came over to play under Benji and challenge himself. Within 2 years Benji succeeding or getting the chop will have happened so of course Luai would want to have that safety switch. Also it's not as if we were in any position to force a deal where the club had the option in their favour If the results come and he's happy then it won't matter.

 

[Tigerm]

It just means, we go top 6 next season, then win GF in ‘26. Simple.

 

[Ned Kelly]

It just means, we go top 6 next season, then win GF in ‘26. Simple.

And then another 4 in a row after that . He will still be playing for us in his 40's

 

[Vic Mackey]

Very smart and fair from Luai. If your club improves and is playing finals footy i think he'll stay.

Might be naive but this clause doesnt worry me at all, the year ties in with the new tv deal so id say its more aorund him getting paid.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Might be naive but this clause doesnt worry me at all, the year ties in with the new tv deal so id say its more aorund him getting paid.

The bloke sat behind an old washed up Maloney for ages when he could have went to a number of clubs. He'll give Wests a fair chance

 

[Tiger05]

It all seems to make sense to me

If Pascoe did this there would be outrage.

 

[Tiger05]

Might be naive but this clause doesnt worry me at all, the year ties in with the new tv deal so id say its more aorund him getting paid.

It doesn't bother me either but I can live supporting a team as crap as ours. It's a dumb contract though and we've paid the guy marquee dollars plus given him a contract completely in his favor.

If Richo was the genius operator he is made out to be we'd be paying Luai a lot less money especially those final 3 seasons.

 

[Tiger05]

The bloke sat behind an old washed up Maloney for ages when he could have went to a number of clubs. He'll give Wests a fair chance

It's a bit different because he is after the money now but in stating that if we are winning and the cap doesn't go up too much he'll probably simply exercise those options.

 

[Das Hassler]

If Richo was the genius operator he is made out to be we'd be paying Luai a lot less money especially those final 3 seasons.

How do ( at the time of his signing) double wooden spooners get him to sign for a lot less money...especially those last 3 seasons? Where does one get a gun that big to hold against his head??