Tigers star Jahream Bula is technically a free agent given an option for 2027 hasn’t yet been triggered, but there has been a positive update for fans of the joint venture club.
Journalist Brent Read has reported that Bula has indicated he wants to stay put with the Tigers set to meet with his management in the coming weeks.
“I believe there is another meeting planned in the next week or two with his management but I expect he’ll stay at the club as he has indicated he wants to stay,” Read said on Triple M.
“I think it’s heading down that path but we’ll find out a little bit more in a week or two.
“What’s interesting is that this week they’ve signed an insurance policy. A young kid out of Penrith named Jack Attard who is only young and is going to be a gun so they’ve got insurance in case Jahream leaves.
“They will have those talks next week with Jahream’s management but I expect that option (for 2027) will be taken up but I expect Jahream Bula to stay at the Tigers.”
Bula is represented by controversial agent Isaac Moses, who has a rocky relationship at best with the Tigers.
In recent years, he’s helped agitate a release from the Tigers for several clients, including John Bateman and Lachlan Galvin.
Former NRL star Beau Ryan wanted to clear up any speculation that Bula wants to leave the Tigers because of Moses’ influence.
“There’s this mindset out there that Jahream Bula isn’t taking up the option because his manager Isaac Moses is telling him not to because he (Moses) doesn’t get paid. That’s got nothing to do with this,” Ryan said.
“It’s all good for his agent to advise him but at ultimately Jahream Bula decides his future,” Read replied.
“If Jahream stays or not, it’s his decision.
“They can cancel the current deal and do a new deal as well. They can say I’m not taking up the option and then they negotiate the new deal and then the new manager gets paid.
