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Luai never forgets first deal that brought dad to tears

Jarome Luai's last match with Penrith is the NRL grand final against the Melbourne Storm. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Jarome Luai remembers the day he signed his first contract with Penrith as a teenager and his dad, Martin, started crying.

"There wasn't much money, but I remember him tearing up, he was talking about it as our ticket out," the five-eighth said.

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