Luai

[murraymob]

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The dragons may need a lot of face slapping this year.Already 2 recruits gone for the year.They look like taking the tigers spoonnalready

 

[betcats]

Cole Comfort: Why replacing Luai is the biggest challenge yet for the Panthers’ succession planning – The Roar

Nice cole highlight vid in that article. Shows he has a very well rounded attacking game, definitely a run first type with pretty good left foot step but he has a good passing game, he can throw the long cut outs and hold up and deliver quality short balls to hole runners. Also has a nice touch on his short kicking. Overall he’s the replacement I’m most excited about.

 

[Iamback]

Cole Comfort: Why replacing Luai is the biggest challenge yet for the Panthers’ succession planning – The Roar

Nice cole highlight vid in that article. Shows he has a very well rounded attacking game, definitely a run first type with pretty good left foot step but he has a good passing game, he can throw the long cut outs and hold up and deliver quality short balls to hole runners. Also has a nice touch on his short kicking. Overall he’s the replacement I’m most excited about.

He'd be my pick to replace him

 

[Luke Bowden]

Cole gives me Burton vibes.

I hope he has a solid year in cup.

Don’t sleep on Laurie though.

 

[Das Hassler]

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If he was not at the club why would he keep contact with someone he does not know .you can defend him all you want but he did not know luia the facts are there.Richardson was out of footy for a while before going to Souths.Had no reason to contact or know him
Luia went to the tigers for 1 reason only the money and good luck to him he is setting up his family

Not defending Richo at all...never even crossed my mind to. I was just typing *allowed at what his comments might have meant....a CSI kind of thing which seems popular on footy forums.
What's Luai's motives for going to the Tigers got to do with what Richo meant ...or to do with me ? Can't you go to a club meet n greet and ask him directly?

* "allowed" ...let's go with aloud...I'll blame it on predictive text but probably wasn't....Shall try harder

 

[murraymob]

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Not defending Richo at all...never even crossed my mind to. I was just typing allowed at what his comments might have meant....a CSI kind of thing which seems popular on footy forums.
What's Luai's motives for going to the Tigers got to do with Richo ...or me ? Can't you go to a club meet n greet and ask him directly?

not now he is at the tigers lol

 

[Das Hassler]

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not now he is at the tigers lol

Luai is already at the Tigers?...I really have to pay attention to this stuff! Great!

 

[Iamback]

Not defending Richo at all...never even crossed my mind to. I was just typing allowed at what his comments might have meant....a CSI kind of thing which seems popular on footy forums.
What's Luai's motives for going to the Tigers got to do with what Richo meant ...or to do with me ? Can't you go to a club meet n greet and ask him directly?

I will ask him today BUT he got $6m reasons to go.

 

[Iamback]

Cole gives me Burton vibes.

I hope he has a solid year in cup.

Don’t sleep on Laurie though.

Great then we develop another Origin and Test player

 

[Das Hassler]

I will ask him today BUT he got $6m reasons to go.

For sure...but one interesting thing his manager said at the Presser...which I think would have to be fairly true was that there really wasn't that much difference between the clubs that were vying for his signature and he made that point without being asked the question. Curious that he eventually declined the dogs with Ciraldo and his best mate there for possibly 100k / year ( 60 after tax and manager?) I'm pretty sure Gus could have easily squared that up with some 3rd party top up. As for the $'s...sure ..that was the reason for him leaving Penrith but not in his choice of destinations...Gus wouldn't have let him slip away for the difference of what was being offered...and no way Ciraldo would of it was just up to him. I think it was the positives and negatives of the combination of many factors ...not just one big one. He didn't need to choose the Tigers money over the panthers money.. that he would leave for somewhere else for what he felt he was worth was a given....what he did choose was the Tigers over the others who wanted him..it wasn't Panthers V Tigers...it was Tigers V the rest and Gus ( for one) lost out. As I've mentioned somewhere else...driven and "doubted" athletes do have motivations beyond just money.

*Mr Lamback....not talking at you with all that...just general thoughts

 

[jane the pain]

For sure...but one interesting thing his manager said at the Presser...which I think would have to be fairly true was that there really wasn't that much difference between the clubs that were vying for his signature and he made that point without being asked the question. Curious that he eventually declined the dogs with Ciraldo and his best mate there for possibly 100k / year ( 60 after tax and manager?) I'm pretty sure Gus could have easily squared that up with some 3rd party top up. As for the $'s...sure ..that was the reason for him leaving Penrith but not in his choice of destinations...Gus wouldn't have let him slip away for the difference of what was being offered...and no way Ciraldo would of it was just up to him. I think it was the positives and negatives of the combination of many factors ...not just one big one. He didn't need to choose the Tigers money over the panthers money.. that he would leave for somewhere else for what he felt he was worth was a given....what he did choose was the Tigers over the others who wanted him..it wasn't Panthers V Tigers...it was Tigers V the rest and Gus ( for one) lost out. As I've mentioned somewhere else...driven and "doubted" athletes do have motivations beyond just money.

*Mr Lamback....not talking at you with all that...just general thoughts

He left because of the money

 

[Das Hassler]

He left because of the money

OK.. I never thought of that...thank you

 

[Iamback]

For sure...but one interesting thing his manager said at the Presser...which I think would have to be fairly true was that there really wasn't that much difference between the clubs that were vying for his signature and he made that point without being asked the question. Curious that he eventually declined the dogs with Ciraldo and his best mate there for possibly 100k / year ( 60 after tax and manager?) I'm pretty sure Gus could have easily squared that up with some 3rd party top up. As for the $'s...sure ..that was the reason for him leaving Penrith but not in his choice of destinations...Gus wouldn't have let him slip away for the difference of what was being offered...and no way Ciraldo would of it was just up to him. I think it was the positives and negatives of the combination of many factors ...not just one big one. He didn't need to choose the Tigers money over the panthers money.. that he would leave for somewhere else for what he felt he was worth was a given....what he did choose was the Tigers over the others who wanted him..it wasn't Panthers V Tigers...it was Tigers V the rest and Gus ( for one) lost out. As I've mentioned somewhere else...driven and "doubted" athletes do have motivations beyond just money.

The instant he signed with Black money it was about money.

He has said he was a Benji fan boy. The history with Ciraldo

So you have 2 rookie coaches cancelling each other out.

The extra year you guys offered, I can't remember you guys releasing anyone early?

As opposed to we know Gus' record on that.

Throw in Luai's management having a good history with Richo

 

[Das Hassler]

The instant he signed with Black money it was about money.

He has said he was a Benji fan boy. The history with Ciraldo

So you have 2 rookie coaches cancelling each other out.

The extra year you guys offered, I can't remember you guys releasing anyone early?

As opposed to we know Gus' record on that.

Throw in Luai's management having a good history with Richo

That's kind've what I meant...a combination of positives and negatives

 

[Black Panther]

No way the Dogs were ever going to sign Luai, they just bumped his price up.

They went all out for Burton, he’s the man at the Dogs.

 

[Iamback]

That's kind've what I meant...a combination of positives and negatives

You don't leave good sides for reasons other than money. So he would of expected some negatives, in this case there was more positives to go to you guys

 

[Old and Disgruntled]

You don't leave good sides for reasons other than money. So he would of expected some negatives, in this case there was more positives to go to you guys

Anyway, I am trying to count the sleeps (353 plus) until Liam Martin turns Jerome into road kill.

 

[Das Hassler]

You don't leave good sides for reasons other than money. So he would of expected some negatives, in this case there was more positives to go to you guys

Exactly...if the Panthers had the space to pay him what he wanted he ,most probably would have stayed. BUT....most of us might not understand why some leave warm comfortable homes to go to harsh lands to climb tall freezing mountains...I'm pretty sure it's not for the view ...never know what lurks beneath

 

[Iamback]

Exactly...if the Panthers had the space to pay him what he wanted he ,most probably would have stayed. BUT....most of us might not understand why some leave warm comfortable homes to go to harsh lands to climb tall freezing mountains...I'm pretty sure it's not for the view ...never know what lurks beneath

I said at the time, The difference he can make up off field but he chose this path. Now we see how it goes

 

[Das Hassler]

Anyway, I am trying to count the sleeps (353 plus) until Liam Martin turns Jerome into road kill.

You can't mean that...surely!