Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Vicious]

Why would you activate an 800k contract if theres a chance of being paid 900k by the same club?

This love of the club is stuff of fantasy.

My membership has jumped up significantly this year and im not fkn happy about it... I expect there will be a few ppl losing their shit on here tmw when the auto renewal kicks in.. my point being is that we are all just numbers... players and fans alike.

The logic is if we start paying Reece Walsh type money for Jahream Bula, we will not have the cap space to field a competitive team alongside him.
So it’s either he does the honour thing and triggers his contract extension for his true value or he puts us in a difficult position wondering how we pay an over inflated contract value to keep him and also find the cap space to field a competitive team alongside him.
I would ask him the question - “Do you want to play finals and hopefully compete for an NRL Premiership, or do you just want the cash”?

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Bula @$700 a season for 2-3 makes sense to me $750 max

 

[mtd#2]

It doesn't make sense for him or Moses to trigger that clause when he can get a longer term deal at similar or more money, and Moses doesnt get paid. It makes no logical sense for Bula to trigger that clause...

Logic doesn't fly here mate

 

[Wezt]

 

[gallagher]

“Do you want to play finals and hopefully compete for an NRL Premiership, or do you just want the cash”?

I wouldn't be asking any of our players that !!

 

[Needaname]

funnily enough Michael Chammas thinks it's the other way round. club option worth $800k, Jahream's is worth $900k. I'd back him over most journos tbh. knows his shit.

regardless not worth losing him over a $100k valuation gap in my view. by 2027 I think he'll absolutely be worth $800-900k, especially with the expansion clubs in the offing.

It’s poorly worded, but it is the way we understand it.

“The way it works is if Jahream wants to stay (Club Option) at the Tigers, it’ll cost them $900,000 but if he’s not doing that well, he’s got a safety net and the Tigers can pick him up at $800,000 (Player Option).

 

[Needaname]

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Who corrected him?

 

[kade7]

got a sniff of this a few days ago
they have been talking for the last two weeks, bula wants to be at the club, money is considerably less and thats why the storyn has been leaked out by moses , frighten the tigers into action

a sniff i have had put to bed was that the dogs would have been happy to swap burton for him, but its bullsht

big fan of the dream

but he isnt worth that coin in that curremt contract

 

[Needaname]

Should we entertain a Mozer loan for a season? Gives Haywood a full year to develop training alongside a young gun in the same position and we could actually benefit from resting Api with a quality player each game. Would this be a better option than signing a vet as a back up hooker? Does Madge and Marshall still have a good relationship?

 

[Tom Shines]

Who corrected him?

Isaac Moses

 

[Canadian Club]

Should we entertain a Mozer loan for a season? Gives Haywood a full year to develop training alongside a young gun in the same position and we could actually benefit from resting Api with a quality player each game. Would this be a better option than signing a vet as a back up hooker? Does Madge and Marshall still have a good relationship?

Big fan of this. I personally believe we need a hooker on the bench to give Api a 20min rest. Playing Api 80mins a game will just come back to bite us and there isn't really anyone in our best 17 that can play 9.

Haywood is not ready and won't be for at least a year or two. Should spend most his time in cup next year. I personally am yet to be convinced that Haywood will ever be a first grader. He was outplayed by quite a few 9s in SG Ball this year which is worrying. Hopefully he has a solid year of development next year in Flegg or Cup.

 

[user118245]

got a sniff of this a few days ago
they have been talking for the last two weeks, bula wants to be at the club, money is considerably less and thats why the storyn has been leaked out by moses , frighten the tigers into action

a sniff i have had put to bed was that the dogs would have been happy to swap burton for him, but its bullsht

big fan of the dream

but he isnt worth that coin in that curremt contract

The proposed contract is much less than the 800/900k clause?

 

[tigahhh]

could a papenhuyzen reunion be on the cards?

 

[kade7]

the deal will work out the same once third parties are factored in , but behind closed doors we are doing moses' a favour here by cutting him into a deal in return we want to free up some 🧢 i think it gets done in the next two weeks

The proposed contract is much less than the 800/900k clause?

 

[user118245]

Should we entertain a Mozer loan for a season? Gives Haywood a full year to develop training alongside a young gun in the same position and we could actually benefit from resting Api with a quality player each game. Would this be a better option than signing a vet as a back up hooker? Does Madge and Marshall still have a good relationship?

Was this before or after Billy did his ACL?

 

[kade7]

Big fan of this. I personally believe we need a hooker on the bench to give Api a 20min rest. Playing Api 80mins a game will just come back to bite us and there isn't really anyone in our best 17 that can play 9.

Haywood is not ready and won't be for at least a year or two. Should spend most his time in cup next year. I personally am yet to be convinced that Haywood will ever be a first grader. He was outplayed by quite a few 9s in SG Ball this year which is worrying. Hopefully he has a solid year of development next year in Flegg or Cup.

see who turns up in our nsw cup side, think you will find we are on the hunt for someone with nrl experience

 

[rex2ce]

see who turns up in our nsw cup side, think you will find we are on the hunt for someone with nrl experience

Danny Levi ?

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

When do we need to activate by? What’s the rush ?

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

see who turns up in our nsw cup side, think you will find we are on the hunt for someone with nrl experience

Soni Luke would not surprise

 

[Vicious]

We

Danny Levi ?

ideally need a depth 9 who is a much more physical defender than anyone else we currently have on our 2026 playing roster and Danny Levi is one of the only ones available that fit that description.
I’ve said before Tristan Hope is not a bad player, but he does not offer anything different to what Api offers.