Marshall fronted media for the first time since the club confirmed last Saturday that Luai would be departing the club at the end of the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Luai was already set to leave the Tigers in 2028 to link up with the PNG Chiefs as their marquee signing, but will now part ways a year early with the Parramatta Eels his most likely landing spot for 2027 at this stage.<\/p>\n Luai\u2019s sudden exit has led to speculation of a falling-out between the four-time premiership winner and Marshall, with those rumours only intensified as a result of Luai\u2019s dad\u2019s social media activity<\/a>. <\/p>\n Martin Luai liked a post from Triple M that included a quote from Channel Nine reporter Danny Weidler which suggested Jarome and Marshall are \u201cnot as close as they were since he said I\u2019m off to PNG\u201d, while he also then commented an \u2018OK\u2019 emoji on the post.<\/p>\n Marshall, however, emphatically shot down any suggestions that he and Jarome are \u201chaving a relationship breakdown\u201d.<\/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 ‘I would’ve kept Jarome Luai!’ | 03:36<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of things have been sort of made up and insinuated and guessed in terms of our relationship,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I will say though is this process hasn\u2019t just happened overnight. We\u2019ve been talking for the last four or five weeks open and honestly about where we\u2019re at as a club and then also where at in terms of Jarome and his role moving forward. <\/p>\n \u201cNow obviously he made the decision to go to PNG, which is all good, and we supported him through that and then now we\u2019ve made a decision based on what we think is best for our long-term future for our club. <\/p>\n \u201cThe best part about all this whole thing is we\u2019ve been open and transparent together on it and had open conversations as men, and to Jarome\u2019s credit, he accepted it really well and even said he wanted to leave a parting gift to some of the players that even though he goes, it benefits other players here. <\/p>\n \u201cSo that speaks volumes of Jarome and the thing I will say about Jarome, and I said this when he signed with PNG, is we can never repay him for what he\u2019s done for this club and what people probably don\u2019t see is what he does in the locker room, what he\u2019s done for our culture, how he\u2019s shaped the way the players train and given us a level of professionalism.<\/p>\n \u201cBut as a coach and as a club, we just felt like the best thing for our long-term future was this decision. We had conversations openly and honestly about it the whole time, and that\u2019s the way we like to do things.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE LUAI NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018BORDERLINE CHILDISH\u2019: Legend calls out Luai antics as \u2018major factor\u2019 in split revealed<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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