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'Hated' Panthers grand final star rips critics - CtrlF.XYZ

'Hated' Panthers grand final star rips critics

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Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai has admitted what helium published to Instagram amid Penrith's NRL expansive last celebrations was the "wrong happening to post".

But the weapon playmaker defended the brash cognition shared by galore of the Penrith players pursuing the 28-12 triumph implicit Parramatta.

Luai sparked controversy erstwhile helium posted a photograph of himself with teammate Jaeman Salmon to Instagram with the caption: "My N----".

"It was conscionable a mate-on-mate happening and I was conscionable embracing 1 of my boys successful the celebrations, but I realised erstwhile I woke up to the telephone call," Luai told 9News during the build-up to the Rugby League World Cup successful England.

"Took it down consecutive away.

"I cognize it caught a spot of headlines.

"Just grateful that I get to enactment successful the archetypal mates of days (of the World Cup).

"I recognize that it was the incorrect happening to bash and incorrect happening to post.

"With the power we person arsenic large NRL players, we request to ticker what we say, arsenic well, truthful that's decidedly a acquisition learned for me."

Luai revealed a motto helium lived by erstwhile pressed connected the Panthers' arguable expansive last celebrations.

"I've got a saying for myself: if you're not hated you're not doing it right," Luai said.

"So I've benignant of embraced that a bit."

Panthers mock Koroisau's Tigers move

Luai strutted astir with a cigar successful his rima aft Penrith secured consecutive expansive last wins.

James Fisher-Harris was different Panther who near galore irked, with the front-rower claiming this broadside was "the top Penrith squad ever".

And the Wests Tigers-bound Apisai Koroisau made a mockery of the associated venture, laughing erstwhile raising the imaginable of his caller nine winning a premiership.

"We're conscionable being who we are arsenic people," Luai said.

"We're blessed radical and we emotion each other's company, arsenic well.

"I cognize whoever knows america look to look and idiosyncratic to idiosyncratic — they cognize we're bully people.

"We're conscionable enjoying this ride."

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