LIVE: 'No one likes to see players on top'

Jarome Luai's turbulent 2022 play won't person an interaction connected the squad for the upcoming year, says Panthers skipper Isaah Yeo.

Yeo threw his enactment down Luai, who recovered himself embroiled successful respective controversies connected and disconnected the tract including a champion antheral code astatine Brian To'o's wedding.

The Penrith five-eighth apologised and said helium was "ashamed" for "embarrassing" To'o's family.

While prodding Parramatta successful the pb up to past year's expansive final, Luai besides copped disapproval for lasting implicit a concussed Selwyn Cobbo during State of Origin.

While these incidents person painted Luai successful a antagonistic manner, Yeo said the enactment helium does successful the assemblage is impressive.

"The occurrence helium has had, not conscionable successful club-land, he's won an root bid and helped instrumentality Samoa to the last of the World Cup," Yeo told Fox Sports.

"I thought helium was 1 of the players of the tournament, nary 1 likes to spot players astatine the top, particularly erstwhile they bash things a spot otherwise connected the field.

"But he's authentic and I consciousness similar that is bully for the game."

The Panthers kick-off their pre-season situation against the Eels astatine BlueBet Stadium connected Saturday nighttime 6pm AEDT.