‘Cry 4 you’: Jarome Luai roasts Parramatta star over grand final claim

Jarome Luai is continuing to show he is as dangerous off the field as he is on it, scorching an Eels rival over a grand final claim.

Jarome Luai is dangerous on and off the field. Photo: Instagram.

Jarome Luai has given a prickly response to grand final claims from Eels rival Ryan Matterson.

The Penrith playmaker has taken to Instagram to poke fun of Matterson following fresh accusations the Panthers star kicked Parramatta forward Isaiah Papali’i during his team’s grand final triumph.

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Luai has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons this week, headlining a backlash over suggestions Panthers players “lack class” as their premiership celebrations continue.

His latest drama surrounds fresh accusation from Matterson.

Matterson declined a $4,000 fine and instead elected to serve a three-game ban after being cited for a crusher tackle on Dylan Edwards in Sunday’s grand final.

He has been left up in arms by the NRL match review verdict and used Luai’s alleged kick to explain his frustration.

“The way Dylan went back in towards me and he kept driving his legs, I tried to let his head out but he just kept back-pedalling,” Matterson said.

“I’m not going to let him back-pedal 100 metres. So I have to stop him. There wasn’t much in it.

“It didn’t make sense to me. At the time I thought it was definitely a penalty, but I didn’t think it would go much further than that.

“Considering Jarome Luai is kicking players and he didn’t get cited. It makes you think ‘Where is this game heading?’”

Luai responded on social media by poking fun of Matterson’s hardship.

Jarome Luai is dangerous on and off the field. Photo: Instagram.

He reposted an image on his Instagram stories, which showed Matterson’s quote.

He added three crying emojis, and the chorus to R&B star Kennyon Brown’s song Cry 4 You.

Matterson also defended himself against criticism he should have paid the fine to avoid being sidelined for three matches.

Panthers legend Mark Geyer said on Triple M he couldn’t believe Matterson’s decision not to pay the fine, considering his salary is estimated to be around $600,000.

“I don’t know what’s going on,” he said.

“That’s peril for Parramatta because they’re losing Niukore, they’re losing Papali’i. They need Matterson on deck. They need to be full-strength. There might be more to it but the optics of it makes Ryan look like he loves his money a bit too much.

“He’s on about $600,000-a-year. To miss three games of footy for $4,000, I don’t get it and hope there is more to it. That doesn’t say much about his passion to play for the Eels. They could be 0-3 to start the Eels after three games, who knows, they need every man on deck. The optics of it don’t look really good.”

Matterson said: “I just feel that $4000 is pretty hefty considering I have already paid close to $4000 in fines this year for things that are absurd.

“At the end of the day I have personal things I need to worry about outside of rugby league. I just didn’t think it was warranted.

“If you do something wrong at work. They don’t take money off you.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. I’m playing rugby league.

“It’s just getting quicker and quicker and people are getting stronger and stronger - and the game keeps changing rules.”