Don deal: After years of waiting, the Penrith Panthers have welcomed a crucial player.
“This is something truly exceptional”: Panthers extend Luai’s contract through 2024
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Jarome Luai’s recent $2.1 million three-year extension guarantees the Panthers’ championship, so he was never going to leave his “brothers.”
Along with the recent resignations of Isaah Yeo, Spencer Leniu, and Charlie Staines, Penrith finally locked down Luai until the end of 2024 in the same week that Stephen Crichton put pen to paper.
Just two days after Stephen Crichton also recommitted, Jarome Luai (right) has signed with the Panthers.
Just two days after Stephen Crichton also recommitted, Jarome Luai (right) has signed with the Panthers.CREDIT: PANTHERS PENRITH
Tyrone May is anticipated to soon extend his own contract, and Kurt Capewell—the only senior player still without a contract—is anticipated to return home to Queensland, where the Broncos have already shown interest.
The opportunity to win a premiership with his closest friends at his hometown club, Luai told the Herald on Friday, meant he was
He added that he wanted to be on Nathan Cleary’s NSW Origin team as soon as possible this year.
Luai remarked, “I’m more thankful and blessed than relieved that I’ve quit.” “I never think about contracts when I play. My main goal is to present myself in the best possible light for the team and the community.
In 2020, Jarome Luai got better as the season progressed.
In 2020, Jarome Luai got better as the season progressed.CREDIT: GETTY
“I kept quiet around other clubs. I’ve said from day one that I wanted to stay here because I believe we’ve found something unique. While everyone else was figuring out their futures, I was content to relax.
As it co-captains Yeo, Cleary and Luai are both contracted through the end of 2024, while premier
