Luai the tigepie.

[Fordy20]

Watched Luai last night (and a few other times this year) and I'm not Impressed. His kicking game wasn't great and no offered no direction to get the boys running straight and hard. Hopefully it's just a one off but he seems to be the high energy always "buzzing" type players that look good in winning teams. Doubt he will find that with us. I hope we haven't bought a 1.5 million flat track bully

After watching our lads performance in the halves tonight, he'll be an upgrade. The question will be by how much.

 

[gordsy]

Did you just come out of a coma this week? Because it sounds like you waited for him to have a average game so you can call him out lol he even got man of the match in that "average" game

I hope he kills it with us but man of the match or not, he was poor last night.
We signed him for far more then he's getting paid now and doesn't have another half to take the pressure off him. (He will have a better hooker though)

 

[Tigerm]

Glad we aren’t a waterpolo club hahaha

 

[Tigerm]

At least he can play footy hahaha

 

[Tiger Ted]

We almost had an extra $1.2m to spend re our cap

 

[Nutz]

We almost had an extra $1.2m to spend re our cap

One way to pull the plug I guess.

 

[Tigerm]

MSN

Mitch Moses has backed Jarome Luai to be Wests Tigers' long-awaited saviour, declaring his NSW State of Origin halves partner can turn the club around as chief playmaker.

 

[Tiger05]

MSN

Mitch Moses has backed Jarome Luai to be Wests Tigers' long-awaited saviour, declaring his NSW State of Origin halves partner can turn the club around as chief playmaker.

The kiss of death.

 

[Nutz]

The kiss of death.

We're screwed.

 

[Clarkent]

Luai unlucky not to get MOTM tonight for nsw. But geez I hope the tigers don't waste his talent next year. Hopefully Benji has a good squad around him

 

[Tigerm]

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

www.foxsports.com.au

6. JAROME LUAI - 9

Dropped one cold on the Blues’ second attacking set after getting jammed by Daly Cherry-Evans, but spent the rest of the match making up for it. Kicked pinpoint short dropout in the 23rd minute for Zac Lomax to haul in and then produced another that NSW got back in the 54th minute. Kicked well all night in all facets. Set up the breakthrough try in the 66th minute from a standing start 65 metres from the line to put Bradman Best over. Phil Gould said it was a “coming of age” moment for the Panthers star.

 

[Clarkent]

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

www.foxsports.com.au

6. JAROME LUAI - 9

Dropped one cold on the Blues’ second attacking set after getting jammed by Daly Cherry-Evans, but spent the rest of the match making up for it. Kicked pinpoint short dropout in the 23rd minute for Zac Lomax to haul in and then produced another that NSW got back in the 54th minute. Kicked well all night in all facets. Set up the breakthrough try in the 66th minute from a standing start 65 metres from the line to put Bradman Best over. Phil Gould said it was a “coming of age” moment for the Panthers star.

He's basically the nsw version of Munster they way he played this series. I also think he played better then Moses, the try that Moses scored boosted his rating up but Luai changed the momentum of the game. His short kicking game is so underrated, it's always on point

 

[Perth Tiger]

There isn't many players that could turn this shit show around but Luai is one of the few. The guy is a competitor and a winner.

Haven't been this excited for a signing since Ellis

 

[Fordy20]

The fact that we're getting him close to his peak as well is particularly pleasing. Compare that to blokes like Klemmer, Bateman and Olam who would have been great gets if they were 3 or 4 years younger.

 

[Das Hassler]

The fact that we're getting him close to his peak as well is particularly pleasing. Compare that to blokes like Klemmer, Bateman and Olam who would have been great gets if they were 3 or 4 years younger.

Thank the lord or whoever needs thanking that Luai didn't come to us a year early ( as was talked about)..circumstances at the Panthers had him thrown the keys to their side which was what lifted him to the truly elite level at SOO...if he had come to us at the beginning of '24 he probably wouldn't have gotten to where he is now for another few years if ever! Staying at the Panthers and playing SOO couldn't have been scripted better for us. Add to that Benji having a season in the box behind him before Jarome arrives.
Also...Ivan's "unproven leader" jab sure didn't hurt either!

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

Luai’s ‘coming of age’ moment; Madge‘s huge selection call vindicated — NSW Player Ratings

www.foxsports.com.au

6. JAROME LUAI - 9

Dropped one cold on the Blues’ second attacking set after getting jammed by Daly Cherry-Evans, but spent the rest of the match making up for it. Kicked pinpoint short dropout in the 23rd minute for Zac Lomax to haul in and then produced another that NSW got back in the 54th minute. Kicked well all night in all facets. Set up the breakthrough try in the 66th minute from a standing start 65 metres from the line to put Bradman Best over. Phil Gould said it was a “coming of age” moment for the Panthers star.

I’m not sure when you have won three premierships on the trot, led your country to a WC final, been a mainstay in SOO (including being in the halves when we won the first two games of the ‘in QLD’ series) he really needs to come of age.

But he is playing really well at the moment and with a lot of maturity. Will be a great asset for the Tigpies next year.

 

[Nutz]

I’m not sure when you have won three premierships on the trot, led your country to a WC final, been a mainstay in SOO (including being in the halves when we won the first two games of the ‘in QLD’ series) he really needs to come of age.

But he is playing really well at the moment and with a lot of maturity. Will be a great asset for the Tigpies next year.

Don't take everything Gould says to heart. The man is a self obsessed, boring idiot like his other comedians in his media circus.
Luai has been a great player and his nads dropped ages ago.

 

[WA Tiger]

But he is playing really well at the moment and with a lot of maturity. Will be a great asset for the Tigpies next year.

Gould’s reasonably qualified for such comments

the majority of guys are still Boys at 27….not all of them

 

[Pezz70]

I’m not sure when you have won three premierships on the trot, led your country to a WC final, been a mainstay in SOO (including being in the halves when we won the first two games of the ‘in QLD’ series) he really needs to come of age.

But he is playing really well at the moment and with a lot of maturity. Will be a great asset for the Tigpies next year.

His play is much more measured and consistent, he is tending to making the right choices in play, but unless the Tigers get some forwards that aim up every week it’ll be hard for the halves. Luai can play a bit sideways and that won’t serve him well at the Tigers, but here’s hoping. He’s a competitor and can play hopefully he’ll get a decent foundation to play off

 

[Nutz]

Luai can play a bit sideways and that won’t serve him well at the Tigers, but here’s hoping. He’s a competitor and can play hopefully he’ll get a decent foundation to play off

I agree with this, it's a big problem.
Jarome is a little bit different to all the ½backs we've had since benji/prince combo in that he has a good stop start change up which is good to break up a disciplined D.
However as you said he need a solid foundation to work off which means forwards who can give some great carries and decoy runners, players running angles, good kick chasers etc. If poor Rommy is left stranded with no options well stuff him up.
I'd love to have another Pole, someone with size and energy.
Our forwards are simply just not big and athletic enough and that's a concern for next year.
We have a big bopper coming through in Miller but he seems to be at least a year away from being ready. He needs some solid conditioning before being NRL standard.
I've always thought if Alex Seyfarth was as big and solid like Haas he would be first class.
Alex has energy, can offload and is fairly reliable. Has showed a couple of times this year that he's capable of crash play tries.