Footy star Jarome Luai's dad is BANNED from social media after shocking post about his son set off a firestorm

Jarome Luai's begetter has been banned from utilizing Instagram by his woman aft a social media station sparked uproar among Wests Tigers fans.

The play unfolded aft the Tigers suffered a humiliating 64-0 nonaccomplishment to the Melbourne Storm astatine AAMI Park connected Sunday afternoon. 

Shortly aft fulltime, Martin Luai took to Instagram and posted a connection that read, 'Get retired clause activated,' accompanied by an eyes emoji and a facepalm.

The operation referenced the subordinate enactment clause successful his son's $6million declaration with the Tigers, allowing Luai to trial the unfastened marketplace astatine the extremity of the 2026 season.

Although the station was deleted not agelong aft being published, the harm was done. 

Fans, media outlets and Luai's absorption were speedy to respond to the accusation that the prima five-eighth whitethorn beryllium looking for an aboriginal exit.

Speaking to Channel Nine connected Monday, Martin insisted the station was ne'er meant to beryllium taken seriously.

'A spot of banter betwixt household and friends,' helium said.

'And someway got into the hands of the media, who screenshot it and sent it to Romey's management.'

He claimed nary 1 from the nine contacted him and that helium chose to delete the station aft realising it was astir to go public.

But helium did instrumentality the clip to station a cheeky follow-up communicative connected Tuesday afternoon.  

'Sorry friends and family,' helium wrote. 

'My woman has banned maine from further banter connected Insta... #isbebostillathing?'

The gag came aft Luai himself had to code concerns astir his semipermanent aboriginal with the Tigers earlier this year. 

When quality of the declaration clause archetypal emerged, Luai said helium was focused connected proving himself successful caller colours.

'I've got a constituent to beryllium present – not to anyone other but to myself,' helium said successful January.

The timing of Martin's station could not person been worse for the struggling club. Head manager Benji Marshall had already slammed his players for their deficiency of effort pursuing the loss.

'We've built standards we privation to unrecorded by, and contiguous we didn't unrecorded by immoderate of them,' Marshall said.

'There's losing a game, and past there's being beaten - and we got beaten today.'

Captain Api Koroisau besides labelled the show a wake-up call.

'You're ne'er arsenic bully arsenic you deliberation you are,' helium told media aft the match. 

'We've got to look astatine however we hole and hole it.'

The decision was the equal-largest successful Melbourne's nine history, matching a 64-0 triumph implicit the Tigers backmost successful 2001. Storm fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen scored 4 tries and broke a nine grounds with 36 points successful the rout.

Adding to the controversy, Luai has been embroiled successful caller play involving teammate Lachlan Galvin. 

Last week, Luai responded to Galvin's declaration standoff with a cryptic Instagram station and said the brace 'don't person to beryllium mates' to play together.

While Martin Luai's station whitethorn person been intended arsenic harmless humour, it poured substance connected an already smouldering concern astatine Concord.

With the Tigers sitting 5 wins from 10 and unit mounting, 1 happening is present wide - Martin Luai won't beryllium posting astir the squad anytime soon.