Fittler reveals shocking reason for Luai's 4am post

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By Simon Brunsdon and Chris De Silva

UPDATE: NSW Blues manager Brad Fittler has revealed Jarome Luai deed retired astatine State of Origin fans connected Instagram aft receiving decease threats.

The Blues and Panthers five-eighth recovered himself successful blistery h2o erstwhile again aft a late-night Instagram station wherever helium seemingly referred to fans arsenic "idiots" pursuing NSW's 32-6 nonaccomplishment to Queensland successful crippled 2 connected Wednesday night.

Luai was heavy criticised for his post, but Fittler sympathised with his prima man.

"I deliberation that was a absorption to immoderate decease threats helium got connected societal media," Fittler said connected Thursday.

Blues five-eighth Jarome Luai had a ace astatine fans connected his Instagram. (Instagram)

"To enactment it successful context, helium was, determination was a absorption to what radical were saying connected his societal media.

"So let's not effort to stroke it retired of proportionality and gauge (if the station was directed) towards a definite benignant of supporter."

The Blues person present mislaid 2 of the 3 bid Luai has been progressive in, and the latest decision looks apt to outgo Fittler his job.

The No.6 caused uproar past twelvemonth erstwhile helium stood implicit a concussed Selwyn Cobbo, infuriating Queensland.

He again stood implicit a Maroons subordinate connected Wednesday night, bizarrely after tackling absorption skipper Daly Cherry-Evans precocious successful the crippled and past not allowing him to basal up.

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A fewer minutes aboriginal Luai was sent disconnected for head-butting Reece Walsh. The Queensland fullback was besides sent off, portion Blues winger Josh Addo-Carr was sin-binned for striking.

In the aboriginal hours of Thursday morning, Luai took to Instagram to insult fans.

"Chill, each you idiots person enactment time morning," helium wrote connected a photograph of himself leaning connected a goalpost, followed by respective laughing emojis.

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He added astatine the bottom, "We spell again".

Luai caused contention connected his Instagram relationship pursuing past year's expansive final, erstwhile helium used a radical slur implicit a photograph of himself with Panthers teammate Jaeman Salmon.

He aboriginal defended the post, saying, "I've got a saying for myself: if you're not hated you're not doing it right. So I've benignant of embraced that a bit".

The NRL integrity portion investigated that incident, but Luai was permitted to caput to England to correspond Samoa astatine the World Cup.

Speaking connected his amusement connected Thursday morning, 2GB vigor big Ben Fordham had a harsh connection for the playmaker.

"Jarome, enactment down your telephone and get disconnected societal media. Give it a rest," Fordham said connected Thursday.

"It's landed you successful occupation before, and it's going to beryllium landing you successful much strife today.

"Saying 'all you idiots person to enactment time morning' - good yes we do, Jarome, and you person to get backmost to enactment too, due to the fact that your signifier has not been fantastic.

"All you're doing is attracting much haters. Just springiness societal media a break."

Prominent long-time rugby league commentator Andrew Voss called retired Luai's latest societal media post.

"What does this mean? How bash fans instrumentality this?" Voss wrote connected Twitter.

"Surely doing a station connected Instagram aft decision and bid nonaccomplishment is not connected your to-do list."

Blues manager Brad Fittler brushed disconnected questions astir the last-minute brouhaha by saying "no 1 got hurt".

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