Jarome Luai has vowed to borrow a page from Stephen Crichton's playbook as he attempts to lead Wests Tigers to glory after three consecutive wooden spoons.
The joint-venture club entered the NRL in 2000 but only a few club debuts have attracted as much attention as that of Luai, who crossed to the Tigers after winning four consecutive premierships at Penrith.
The level of expectation on the superstar grew in January when coach Benji Marshall promoted him to co-captain alongside Api Koroisau.
Having talked so much about making a leap of faith to a club mired in misery that hasn't played a final since 2011, Luai will finally run out for the Tigers in Friday night's clash with Newcastle at Campbelltown Stadium.
The playmaker pointed to Crichton, a former teammate at the Panthers who is now captaining Canterbury, while discussing what his approach to captaincy will be like.
