Panthers star sends commanding State of Origin message

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By Lachlan Harper and Emily Patterson

The Panthers emphasised its premiership credentials with a devastating 48-4 triumph implicit the Roosters astatine BlueBet Stadium.

Five-eighth Jarome Luai - who has felt unit to support his Origin spot implicit reigning Dally M medallist Nicho Hynes - was the prima with 2 effort assists, 2 enactment breaks and a try.

Speaking post-match, Luai was understandably delighted.

"Mad crippled from the boys," helium told Nine's coverage.

Jarome Luai responds to the critics aft his try. (Nine)

"We haven't played astatine location for a portion truthful we were anxious to get backmost successful beforehand of our location fans, against a squad similar the Roosters we knew it was going to beryllium a large 1 truthful I'm blessed with that win.

After scoring successful the 75th minute, Luai 'shushed' the camera successful a motion of silencing his critics.

"I emotion a spot of get back," helium joked.

"But the boys turned up contiguous and I deliberation we each conscionable fed disconnected each different with our energy. That's our benignant of footy."

After their daze nonaccomplishment to the Tigers successful circular nine, the Panthers person recovered with 2 beardown showings.

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"Just moving hard astatine training, that's wherever is each starts for us," Luai said.

"Our combinations are coming on nicely and hopefully we tin keeping gathering disconnected this triumph and support moving forward."

Post-game NSW Blues manager Brad Fittler was afloat of praise for the show of his incumbent five-eighth.

"The bully happening was helium came retired during the week and said, 'It's excavation to lose'," helium said.

"He talked confidently and past to travel retired (on the) large stage, and helium was successful the crippled early, was precise carnal early, and amongst that came up with immoderate truly large plays - immoderate classy plays, immoderate bully touches, immoderate bully passing and conscionable was progressive the full game."

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Fittler went connected to accidental helium hasn't spoken excessively overmuch with Luai aft immoderate matches this play erstwhile the five-eighth didn't look to beryllium successful the signifier he's susceptible off.

"No (I haven't), it's astir Origin time, JT and I were talking astir it earlier the game, there's 7 teams connected 12 points, teams basal up astatine this signifier and teams volition commencement to autumn distant a little, contiguous was a squad lasting up crossed the board," helium said.

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The Panthers volition adjacent question to Brisbane to look "the large Broncos" connected Thursday night.

"I've been watching a batch of their games this year," Luai said.

We played them successful circular 1 and they bushed america astatine location truthful beauteous keen to get up astatine Suncorp (Stadium) and springiness them a bully crack."

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