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<\/p>\n\u201cWrite how he won it for us today\u201d.<\/p>\n
Well, here you go Benji.<\/p>\n
After an emphatic 36-28 win over the Titans in the Tigers\u2019 last outing at Leichhardt Oval for 18 months, the merger club\u2019s coach called for the narrative surrounding Jarome Luai to switch.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since the Tigers\u2019 star five-eighth made the decision to sign with the Chiefs, becoming PNG\u2019s marquee man, criticism has been rife surround Luai\u2019s form.<\/p>\n In the weeks that followed that announcement, Marshall\u2019s side won only one from five games \u2014 but got back on track on Sunday afternoon with a strong victory.<\/p>\n At the forefront of that performance was Luai, who scored a hattrick, and Marshall called for reporters to make that fact known when bashing their keyboards following his press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to remember a lot has been made since his decision to go to PNG and that falling on him,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo write how he brought us back tonight. Because everyone wrote how that changed our season. Well write how he won it for us today.\u201d<\/p>\n Alongside his trio of tries, Luai also had five offloads and broke the line twice, with his running game a clear focus to rediscover his form.<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Benji backs Luai amidst PNG criticism | 07:53<\/p>\n But what also helped was a desire to prove the critics wrong, with the star man admitting the conversations regarding his place as a leader of the Tigers did get under his nerves.<\/p>\n \u201cIt did to be honest, it did,\u201d Luai revealed.<\/p>\n \u201c(Marshall) knows, we\u2019ve had a few convos about that, but he sat me down one day and just said \u2018wipe all of that\u2019 you know? They love me for who I am.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd they needed me to be my best and this is going to be the start of that, and I\u2019m looking forward to next week.\u201d<\/p>\n Marshall also added: \u201cWhen you lose it affects you, hey\u201d.<\/p>\n Much has also been made of Luai and Marshall\u2019s relationship as a coach and captain duo \u2014 with the gun five-eighth consistently praising the Kiwi Test star\u2019s impact as a mentor.<\/p>\n What highlights their bond was also some tough conversations the pair had in their attemps to get Luai firing again, and the ways to get himself back into the contest.<\/p>\n It may have shaped as an interesting decision for Luai to take the hit-up direct from the kick-off, but that move served a clear purpose.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, we had some really solid discussions about how we got him back to that this week,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd ultimately there\u2019s actions in his game that he knows and I know as a coach that when he\u2019s doing it, he\u2019s on. <\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n NRL DAILY: Young gun \u2018pissed off\u2019 by Broncos shock; Bears\u2019 big signing<\/a><\/p>\n SIX STRAIGHT! Dolphins beat Roosters in bloodbath as star sends statement<\/a><\/p>\n