Jarome Luai, the highest-paid recruit in Wests Tigers history, reflects on his decision to join the club and the ambitious goals he has set for the team.
Almost 12 months to the day since Jarome Luai placed a Tigers cap on the table, an MLB baseball cap on his head and“It’s a jungle out there in Concord bra,” Luai said with a laugh. “You should see the other guy … Klemmer looks worse.” Twelve months on from signing a $6 million, five-year deal as one of the biggest recruits in Tigers history, Luai has spoken at length about the biggest move of his life.Robin to Nathan Cleary’s Batman“You can’t just claim that title.
The way you perform and the way you lead with your actions is going to get you that title. We’ll see how the year pans out.”It certainly doesn’t lower the stakes for coach Benji Marshall, who has more expectation than most with a wooden spoon in their keeping, given Luai leads a recruitment spree that has also netted Terrell May, Sunia Turuva, Royce Hunt and Jack Bird. But along with one of the richest deals in NRL history, the legacy of turning around a cellar-dwelling club has always been prominent in Luai’s move after four straight titles at Penrith. “When it came out I thought, ‘I haven’t even played a game in the colours yet and we’re talking ?’,” he said. “I’m used to it, it doesn’t faze me and I’ve got a point to prove here – not to anyone else but to myself.“Coming from a great club and my comfort zone, to step out of that and come here and test myself and test what I can bring to a new team . “The biggest goal for me is to help these guys get in a position where they can compete for a title this year. That comes with a lot of work.”A career-best 2024 campaign – when he farewelled Penrith with a premiership, returned to the Origin arena with a NSW series win and stepped up as a game-managing half when Cleary was injured – is proof enough of his willingness to work and evolv
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