I couldn’t believe how big he was yesterday when I saw him. He is taller than you think as well. I didn’t recognise him at first because of his actual size compared to what size I thought he was.
I was just speaking to Jack Bird. He said he was given permission to negotiate elsewhere (as we know). Manly were interested but that looks like it’s off. He said he had a few personal issues during this past season which affected him on the field and he got down to 90kg. He said they are now...
You could take up Bula’s option and have him on contract for 2026 and 2027. That would give you another 12 months to monitor the development of not only Bula, but also Logan Brookes, and any other youngsters who may be a suitable replacement. Or a free agent. The time would give you options.
Our roster was so bad when Madge was here his methods just wore everyone down. We were so talentless we couldn’t find success, and hard work with no success becomes demoralising. So it was blamed on Madge. But clearly he knew what he was doing.
Until ratings start to drop and revenue falls as a result they won’t do it. With a larger number of kids in NSW and QLD playing AFL and soccer nowadays, you might find this becomes a problem for the NRL in about ten years time when these kids won’t be watching rugby league and some of the rusted...
My number 1 for who we should sign. Because he can play middle, edge, and centre, having him on the bench allows you to also carry a hooker on the bench so we can rest and get more impact from Api.
The major thing for me forecasting our performance for next year is that this year we must of had the least weeks lost for players injured and suspended. Surely this will increase next year (or “regress to the mean”).
Whilst we were much improved this year by being competitive in almost every...
The NRL provides grants to the clubs that are 130% of the value of the salary cap to allow the clubs to pay the players plus some left over money for admin etc. Thus, the NRL does not directly pay the players.
The option arrangement was done by Bula’s previous manager, Liam Ayoub. When Liam Ayoub became the Bulldogs recruitment manager, Bula went to Isaac Moses.
It would be in Isaac Moses’ interest to do a new deal for Bula (i.e. not the option) to get commission. Moses would not be entitled to any...