{"id":441990,"date":"2025-02-25T18:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441990"},"modified":"2025-02-25T22:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:12:32","slug":"slater-floats-tigers-swap-after-6m-luai-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441990","title":{"rendered":"Slater floats Tigers 'swap' after $6m Luai signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

N\ufeffRL legend Billy Slater<\/a> believes there could be a "swap" between new-look Wests Tigers<\/a> halves pairing Jarome Luai<\/a> and Lachlan Galvin<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

In the biggest move of the off-season, Luai moved to Concord on a multi-year deal, with the club investing plenty of money in Penrith's four-time premiership winner – said to be $6m over the length of the deal.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old starred alongside Nathan Cleary<\/a> during his time at the Panthers, but will have a whole new challenge ahead of him with the wooden spooners.<\/p>\n

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Luai will wear the No.7 jumper and link up with young gun Galvin, who was a rare shining light for the joint venture in 2024, to form a quality halves combination. \ufeff<\/p>\n

But according to Slater, there could\ufeff be more than meets the eye between them.<\/p>\n

"It wouldn't surprise me if they actually swap positions and Galvin actually played that halfback role," he said on Nine's Billy Slater Podcast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

"He's a real on-baller, he likes to be involved, while Luai has probably played his best football just sitting off a little bit, like when he plays with Nathan Cleary.<\/p>\n

"They mightn't swap the numbers, but they might swap roles of who is more dominant."<\/p>\n

Watch the 2025 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Slater also argued the Tigers had "nearly the best spine in the comp" but stopped short of \ufeffechoing Shane Richardson<\/a>'s comments last year that it held top billing.<\/p>\n

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As for their hopes of featuring in September for the first time in 15 years, Slater believes the Tigers can make it happen in Benji Marshall<\/a>'s second full season at the helm.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"I absolutely think they can," he said.<\/p>\n

"It's up to them and obviously everyone has got the optimistic view of playing finals at this time of year … I think they really can play finals."<\/p>\n

Marshall's men will kick off their campaign against the Knights on March 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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