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Author:  Zig [ Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Jerome Luai

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... e-33966080

Would like to play for Wigan someday :)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... e-33966080

Would like to play for Wigan someday :)

Author:  MattyB [ Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

States that he's just left Penrith and signed a lucrative five year deal with West's.

That would be like leaving Wigan/Saints and signing for Cas. FFS!!

Author:  NSW [ Sat Oct 26, 2024 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

MattyB wrote:States that he's just left Penrith and signed a lucrative five year deal with West's.

That would be like leaving Wigan/Saints and signing for Cas. FFS!!

The salary cap seems to actually work in the NRL.

Penrith have lost Koroisau, Kikau, Kurt Capewell, Matt Burton, S Crichton and now Luai to clubs further down the table.

They’ve chosen to pay Cleary, Yeo, Martin and Edwards.

The most Penrith could offer Luai was 800k but he’s getting about 1.2mill a season for the Tigers

Penriths youth system keeps finding new talent though.


Very rare a players you’d like to keep goes to a club at the bottom of SL.

Author:  100% Warrior [ Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

Slightly veering OT but I can’t find the answer anywhere else. Thinking of taking my 3yr old to his first England game, I know Wigan I can take him for free but does the same stand for England or am I having to pay £13.50 for his ticket too? (I won’t be doing the latter)

Author:  The Biffs Back [ Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

NSW wrote:The salary cap seems to actually work in the NRL.

Penrith have lost Koroisau, Kikau, Kurt Capewell, Matt Burton, S Crichton and now Luai to clubs further down the table.
They’ve chosen to pay Cleary, Yeo, Martin and Edwards.
The most Penrith could offer Luai was 800k but he’s getting about 1.2mill a season for the Tigers
Penriths youth system keeps finding new talent though.
Very rare a players you’d like to keep goes to a club at the bottom of SL.

With regards to Penrith and how well that club is run.
I recommend that you give this a watch as it is a great insight on how the club handles players contracts come renewal time etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychi2j4 ... 37E8JGicy9
NSW wrote:The salary cap seems to actually work in the NRL.

Penrith have lost Koroisau, Kikau, Kurt Capewell, Matt Burton, S Crichton and now Luai to clubs further down the table.
They’ve chosen to pay Cleary, Yeo, Martin and Edwards.
The most Penrith could offer Luai was 800k but he’s getting about 1.2mill a season for the Tigers
Penriths youth system keeps finding new talent though.
Very rare a players you’d like to keep goes to a club at the bottom of SL.

With regards to Penrith and how well that club is run.
I recommend that you give this a watch as it is a great insight on how the club handles players contracts come renewal time etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychi2j4 ... 37E8JGicy9

Author:  jonh [ Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

The Biffs Back wrote:With regards to Penrith and how well that club is run.
I recommend that you give this a watch as it is a great insight on how the club handles players contracts come renewal time etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychi2j4 ... 37E8JGicy9


It’s a great listen. It’s a great podcast generally.

It also pretty much 100% confirms there will be no World Club Challenge this year despite the calls for it at the NRL Magic Weekend.
The Biffs Back wrote:With regards to Penrith and how well that club is run.
I recommend that you give this a watch as it is a great insight on how the club handles players contracts come renewal time etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychi2j4 ... 37E8JGicy9


It’s a great listen. It’s a great podcast generally.

It also pretty much 100% confirms there will be no World Club Challenge this year despite the calls for it at the NRL Magic Weekend.

Author:  Cruncher [ Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

NSW wrote:The salary cap seems to actually work in the NRL.

Penrith have lost Koroisau, Kikau, Kurt Capewell, Matt Burton, S Crichton and now Luai to clubs further down the table.

They’ve chosen to pay Cleary, Yeo, Martin and Edwards.

The most Penrith could offer Luai was 800k but he’s getting about 1.2mill a season for the Tigers

Penriths youth system keeps finding new talent though.


Very rare a players you’d like to keep goes to a club at the bottom of SL.



It works here if the intention is to constantly weaken the top clubs at the expense of British RL itself. Because here the top clubs continually lose their best players overseas or to another game rather than to clubs lower down the pecking order.

The emphasis in the UK seems to be on penalising excellence, thereby rewarding failure, rather than evening things out.

Author:  Mark_P1973 [ Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

Cruncher wrote:It works here if the intention is to keep the game as even as possible, though here the top clubs constantly lose their best players overseas or to another game rather than to clubs lower down the pecking order.

Either way, it still feels like penalising excellence, thereby rewarding failure.


back to the original query that the SC is working in the NRL

last 10 years 5 winners / SL 3 winners, so yes, a couple of extra sides have won it, but only 3 in the last 8 years

Wigan up to recent have constantly lost our top players to RU / NRL, and players to other SL clubs, but that is seen as failure, but Penrith are losing their players and its seen as working?

what is slightly different is that in Penrith case, they are mostly losing to other NRL sides, whereas Wigan lost to NRL

i heard a comment the other day that Wigan spend the most, so are most successful (think it was taken from a podcast), but all the other SL clubs can spend what Wigan spend on the cap and marquee players, so why criticise or complain that Wigan are spending more, when we are playing to the same rules as everyone else

Author:  Jason65 [ Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

Mark_P1973 wrote:back to the original query that the SC is working in the NRL

last 10 years 5 winners / SL 3 winners, so yes, a couple of extra sides have won it, but only 3 in the last 8 years

Wigan up to recent have constantly lost our top players to RU / NRL, and players to other SL clubs, but that is seen as failure, but Penrith are losing their players and its seen as working?

what is slightly different is that in Penrith case, they are mostly losing to other NRL sides, whereas Wigan lost to NRL

i heard a comment the other day that Wigan spend the most, so are most successful (think it was taken from a podcast), but all the other SL clubs can spend what Wigan spend on the cap and marquee players, so why criticise or complain that Wigan are spending more, when we are playing to the same rules as everyone else


The problem is now is that we are winning and some fans put it down to-
we have more money
We buy the best players
We have refs on our side
We cheat (a favourite one of mine)
Etc,Etc,Etc-
They could say we have a bloody good team and a great balance in that team,but they can't as it would hurt too much to admit it.

Author:  NickyKiss [ Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jerome Luai

The talk that Wigan spend more than anyone else came on the back of that Sky piece during their coverage of one of the games and tbh, I thought it was a little naughty because it it was a bit of guesswork and ultimately everyone is playing under the exact same rules, restrictions and dispensations. Wigan are good with the Sky team and give them access not all clubs do, so I'd have expected a bit more from them in return.

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