Not sure where he might fit in .. but he's fast !! Elite fast.. has some smarts as well ..
More strawman
‘Unlike Galvin’: Tigers’ swipe as No.1 twist looms
Jahream Bula is reportedly set to remain at the Tigers.
The gun fullback’s future at the merger club was up in the air, being the highet-profile fullback currently available on the open market.
The 23-year-old’s current contract runs out at the end of the 2026 season, but that deal includes two options.
The first is an option in the Tigers favour to extend it for the 2027 season worth around $900,000, while he also has an option in his favour worth $800,000.
Despite doubts surrounding the club’s desire to retain him, club chief executive Shane Richardson made it clear to AAP the Tigers want him to wear the No.1 long term and they are in the process of negotiating a fresh multi-year contract.
He also couldn’t help but take a swipe at Lachlan Galvin, who departed for the Bulldogs midway through the 2025 season.
“I don’t want to do a pick-up of the option, I want to do an extension long term,” he said.
“He wants to be here. Unlike Galvin, who didn’t want to be here, he wants to be here.
“You never count your chickens until they hatch, but I am pretty confident we will get it done.”
The move to extend Bula long-term is a twist, after it was reported that he was a huge chance to leave due to the club not believing he was a genuine $900,000 player.
Jahream Bula is set to remain at the Tigers.Source: Getty Images
Tigers powerbrokers have also reportedly sat down with Jarome Luai’s management, with clauses in his contract also making his future cloudy.
He would be free to leave at the end of the 2026 season, but Richardson is confident his squad is now settled — at least for three more years.
“We’re locked in virtually then until the end of 2028. We have a team together with maybe one or two changes to it,” Richardson said.
“If a player doesn’t want to be here, we won’t have him here. And I’ve made those decisions before. But Jahream wants to be here.”
The playing group is alright. I’d be interested to see how they go with an established coach who has runs on the board.
Nah .. !! .. useless .. great player but put him infront of people and turns into a bubbling mess .. Maninga couldnt lead sheep to water .. when he was the QLD coach .. he did nothing except be the face of the sport (Cam Smith and MIchael Hagen his assistsant coach did all the coaching) .. 👎
That’s impossible. You can’t finish higher than Premiers (+minor premiers).
PNG will win the comp in 2035.
I’ll be surprised if they are still even in the comp by then.
Thats ok if clubs have players willing to go over.
I'd be surprised if they are still in the comp in 2028 - the graft, corruption and mismanagement up there is incomparable. Very few non-PNG footballers are going to go there - irrespective of the tax free status of the money they might earn. If you're married you won't take your family and if you're single then you're on your own.
They couldn’t get a draft over the line, there’s no way the RLPA are gunna let the NRL make players play somewhere they don’t want.
That's gone well for us hasn't it...
True but as an expat who lived there for 3 years it is a magnificent place with so much potential and, there is the availability of daily flights to Cairns for a refreshing restoration of normalcy eg driving with doors unlocked and windows down and general ability of being able to walk around without senses on high alert. 🙂 Most of the people are generous, kind and proud- its the damn rascals and the wantok system that causes so much angst.
Probably because Black wasn't demanding a starting spot over a former SOO and premiership hooker.
Neither was TDS.
I believe he was playing with a bad injury but prior to that was one of the most penetrative centres in the NRL. He needs to work on his defence and especially communication with his winger. That is so important in defence yet the right side pairing were embarrassed a couple of times due to a lack of communication in the backline. That is why Latu Fainu is so important to our side because he organises the defence and makes outstanding decisions for a player so inexperienced.
Different situations. Broncos signed two young halves over the top of him. TDS just demanded to be placed ahead of Api
