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Jarome Luai is embroiled in a “stink” with a journalist and his “antics” have come under the microscope after embracing a new role.
Jarome Luai’s “on-field antics” have come under the microscope with the Penrith star accused of embracing “the villain role” amid his club’s battle to retain both him and Dylan Edwards.
Luai escaped with just a fine for a tackle last week on Storm’s Nelson Asofa-Solomona, despite his shoulder contacting the head of the forward.
Fox League’s James Hooper pointed to the tackle as a “perfect example” of Luai’s “niggling” behaviour.
“He’s not playing this week, but I will say in relation to Jarome I’m not a fan of his on-field antics. I don’t like the way that he really embraces that villain role and it’s the constant niggle” Hooper said.
“I was there last week when they beat the Melbourne Storm and he was just consistently looking to put Melbourne off their game.
“The Nelson Asofa-Solomona shoulder charge is the perfect example. It’s just a cheap shot. He runs in, jumps out of the line, out of the air, leaves his feet.
“You aren’t going to achieve anything by doing that but he’s just trying to muckrake.”
Gorden Tallis doesn’t have a problem with Luai’s style, but says the five-eighth needs to back it up and “stand by it”.
“I’m sure if you know Jarome, you like him, but the picture he wants to paint is the villain and I played with one named Anthony Mundine but he owned being the villain,” Tallis said.
“For me he wants to play the villain, to be that man, your standover man, who cares and doing all that, but when you say something back, he doesn’t like it.
“If you want to throw the bombs, you have to take a couple back yourself that’s the only advice I’d give him.
“He does a really good job of painting himself as the villain and Penrith fans would love him, every other team hates him. If you want to paint it, play it.
“Paul Gallen was one that did exactly the same, but he owned what he was saying.”
Tallis and Hooper’s comments came after NRL 360 co-panellist and Daily Telegraph reporter Michael Carayannis revealed he and Luai aren’t on the best of terms.
“There’s a bit of a stink going back-and-forth,” Carayannis admitted.
“It’s a long story, you are well aware of it Braith, but we had a bit of a disagreement over an interpretation of what I said to him. And he’s gone back.
“Next time he sees me he might blank me again.”
Jarome Luai is embroiled in a “stink” with a journalist and his “antics” have come under the microscope after embracing a new role.
Jarome Luai’s “on-field antics” have come under the microscope with the Penrith star accused of embracing “the villain role” amid his club’s battle to retain both him and Dylan Edwards.
Luai escaped with just a fine for a tackle last week on Storm’s Nelson Asofa-Solomona, despite his shoulder contacting the head of the forward.
Fox League’s James Hooper pointed to the tackle as a “perfect example” of Luai’s “niggling” behaviour.
“He’s not playing this week, but I will say in relation to Jarome I’m not a fan of his on-field antics. I don’t like the way that he really embraces that villain role and it’s the constant niggle” Hooper said.
“I was there last week when they beat the Melbourne Storm and he was just consistently looking to put Melbourne off their game.
“The Nelson Asofa-Solomona shoulder charge is the perfect example. It’s just a cheap shot. He runs in, jumps out of the line, out of the air, leaves his feet.
“You aren’t going to achieve anything by doing that but he’s just trying to muckrake.”
Gorden Tallis doesn’t have a problem with Luai’s style, but says the five-eighth needs to back it up and “stand by it”.
“I’m sure if you know Jarome, you like him, but the picture he wants to paint is the villain and I played with one named Anthony Mundine but he owned being the villain,” Tallis said.
“For me he wants to play the villain, to be that man, your standover man, who cares and doing all that, but when you say something back, he doesn’t like it.
“If you want to throw the bombs, you have to take a couple back yourself that’s the only advice I’d give him.
“He does a really good job of painting himself as the villain and Penrith fans would love him, every other team hates him. If you want to paint it, play it.
“Paul Gallen was one that did exactly the same, but he owned what he was saying.”
Tallis and Hooper’s comments came after NRL 360 co-panellist and Daily Telegraph reporter Michael Carayannis revealed he and Luai aren’t on the best of terms.
“There’s a bit of a stink going back-and-forth,” Carayannis admitted.
“It’s a long story, you are well aware of it Braith, but we had a bit of a disagreement over an interpretation of what I said to him. And he’s gone back.
“Next time he sees me he might blank me again.”
