Tucker
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Dylan was garbage when he was young.
Is that your point? lol.
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Is that your point? lol.
He played in the NRL trials so I would have thought at the least he was on a train and trial but I’ll admit I’m a bit iffy on the who is eligible to play in those games.
TIGERS
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That's a different discussion. Just because we contribute to a few contracts doesn't mean our salary cap is busted. Is it perfect? No, but it's pretty healthy in terms of space none the less. John Bateman's contract didn't block Adam Reynolds coming to our club.
Besides, we don't contribute to Klemmer after this season, and we released Ice to Penrith without any salary contributions as far as I recall. If AD moves on after this season there are worse depth options than Bud Sullivan as well.
Your post makes the assumption that all things are equal, that is, if Dylan Edwards is being paid $750k at Penrith then we can buy him for around that money. There’s a discount for marquee talent at top tier clubs. It’s why the Salary cap is flawed and makes it so difficult for lower teams to climb back up the ladder. Each club is spending af least the minimum cap spend yet when you compare squads they’re not even close.
Odessa
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Properossi
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There is always the tendency to overrate our players. Dylan Edwards is on 850k. No way Bula is worth 800k.
Foxsports did not rank Bula in the top 10 in the NRL for 2025. Fullback 11-15 in the NRL average $533,720. Even if you can find a way to get him into the Top 10, fullbacks 7-10 average $726,665, he would be 9th-10th at best so $700k max.
The resurgence facing Latrell as Reece hunts down champions: Top 10 NRL fullbacks
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10. Clint Gutherson
9. Scott Drinkwater
8. Latrell Mitchell Seriousy until he starts playing football and stops looking for penalties for the easy way out should not be considered top 10 for anything except top 10 sook!
7. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
6. Ryan Papenhuyzen
5. Reece Walsh
4. Tom Trbojevic
3. Kalyn Ponga
2. James Tedesco
1. Dylan
Like it or hate it. Jareem Bula is our ONLY strike backline player. The only 1 who can create something out of nothing due to his athletic frame and speed. To us he is worth more than what his estimated average is and what other teams would pay.
Just some homework how often do you see a half break occur around Bula or a half chance. I’m constantly watching our games going our only chance here is to get the ball to Bula. I wonder how many coaches think the same. With an actual attacking centre on the left (when it comes) and Latu getting more reps in the halves Bula will become less of a factor for the opposition and more important for us.
How often did the Hammer look out at see for the Dolphins in his previous two years?
Just some homework how often do you see a half break occur around Bula or a half chance. I’m constantly watching our games going our only chance here is to get the ball to Bula. I wonder how many coaches think the same. With an actual attacking centre on the left (when it comes) and Latu getting more reps in the halves Bula will become less of a factor for the opposition and more important for us.
How often did the Hammer look out at see for the Dolphins in his previous two years?
hank37w
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I'd still have Teddy the Turd ahead of Edwards purely on their form this season.
Teddy by a country mile for me.
No one in their right mind turns down an extra 100k a year whilst living in Sydney whilst in their 20s and trying to save, "for the love of the club"...
I love the tigers. But the players are commodities... Look at club legend Benji Marshall who was pushed out and forced to play elsewhere..
Love or hate Moses, he helps the players extract every last cent to prepare for life after footy....
If anything, it was dumb of the tigers having a contract structured this way... Can't blame Bula here .
What ? Ponga and Walsh are on 1.4 and 1.2 already . Teddy is on 1.2 , and who knows with TPAs . The hammer is on 1m. The young fullback Kini at the titans is on 1million . Papenhuyzen 1mil not including TPAs. Turbo 1.2m although he’s no longer a fullback . Drinkwater re upped his contract when he was in talks for origin so I’d love to know how much he’s really on . In fact I think it will be easier to find a club not paying thier fullback 900k minimum.
Teams like Canberra and us , the only reason we arnt is we are paying them their first real contract in Kaeo Weekes and Bula , and no one saw this Weekes coming . Even Ricky can’t say that . He was third choice at manly . . So who’s left ? Tracey, Gutho(on 750k so not far off and he’s 32) , CNK,( meh fullback . Not my cup of tea) , Edward’s (he’s on 900k) Iongi (rookie ) … lattrell well he’s Clearly on a mil , Kennedy and that’s about it … so by my count I have 5 players not on a mil as thier teams fullback / paid fullback money but had a positional change like Mitchell and Turbo .
In fact some teams like titans are paying thier 14 . 800k because they’re ll the one who was supposed to be the fullback in players like Brunson , or we did once upon a time with Mbye .
My point is people need to recalibrate to a world where the salary is 12m . Paying your spine 4mil will be the norm . Some teams will do it better than most . The new 4 mil will actually 5 or 6 mil . Some teams will stack thier spine with the Aus. spine , and pay journeymen to fill out thier front row . Basically the storm modus operende . They’d be paying thier spine close to 6m I reckon including TPAs.
You're grossly underestimating how much clubs have in their cap to spend
$900k is only slightly above average for a fullback. All the top fullbacks are on over $1million.
Tiger Stripes
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The coach----Sultana, would be fully aware of him.
Tom Shines
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Yet he remains unsigned ?
Tiger_Yoshi
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KPP is much much better than our starting second rowers
He'll be starting on the right edge. Sukkar and Seyfarth will be fighting for a bench spot most likely
Thanks mate . I’d say if he’d have waited a few months his value would be through the roof right now . He’s clearly the in form fullback in the comp . 900k for a fullback who you think could have origin potential , is at the very least market value . We are all haven’t shifted our minds to the new reality . IMO if you’re paying your fullback anywhere under 800k , he’s either a stop gap to something else , or you signed him very early and he’s in his initial rookie contract .
By 2030 I think that number will be 1 mil , with the absolute best ones on close to 1.7m
Are they on 1mill from the club alone or is this factoring in third party payments?
Galvin for example, Richo promoted this as whatever the number was (1.3 or whatever) but this was inclusive of the 3rd parties. Then the bulldogs talk about paying him 750k or whatever, but I have it on good account he's on well over $1mill a year including the 3rd parties.
