Jahream Bula #269

[gregjm87]

A fair few clubs have options of multiple cars, apartments (live or rent), boats, crypto and other cash income/investment options.

All clubs have multiple cars. They are allowed to lease 5 cars for players outside of the cap.
Similarly, players often have housing provided but it is usually included in the cap cost. Temporary accommodation costs outside of the cap can be provided with NRL approval (which usually is approved for a few months of any relocating players).
Have not heard of boats being included since Storm got done for them.

Additional cash incomes are what makes up that about 200k per club, that is primarily what the TPAs are.

Investment options are above board, provided the player is putting some of their declared salary into that investment (and I guess also not breaching any insider trading laws). Players can not be given investments as part of their payment. Also ask some of our former players about trusting our club with investment opportunities.

I'm not saying there is not more incentives/payments, perhaps Crypto as you suggest, happening but they would be illegal payments, not TPAs. So, if we're paying 500k+ outside of the cap, were most likely breaking the cap rules, as I suspect most clubs probably are in some way. Though I do doubt it is to this degree, as I don't think there is enough interest from outside sources to sink significant cash into salaries.

 

[TurnStyle]

Bula has been our fullback for 3 seasons now. Hodgo in his ear for 3 seasons.
Every year we see some small improvement in attack; but IMO his overall game has plateaued.
No plan of his own to extend his natural speed with kicks, cut out passes, try assist for others to score.
Walsh from same age and background has so many more options in his game other than the occasional chime into the backline.
Hunger for the ball. Explore other options. Don't think coaches can instill that, it comes from within.
Unless he takes it upon himself to try something different, we will not see anything different.

I think he has made significant progress each year, and this season had several pretty damn impressive try assists, as well as finishing off what was the tigers' best try this year (length of the field one).

Also think his defence and positional play is actually very good.

I think there are too many comparisons and expectations being reached for. He's not Walsh, he's not Tedesco or Papenhuyzen.

And he doesn't have to be.

He's a different type of fullback; I'd say more the traditional, support/hole running player than the contemporary 'second 5/8th' everyone wants them to be. The tigers already have Luai, Api, Latu and Doueihi as playmakers....

They had a pretty disruptive '25 that could very likely have hurt their ability to implement movesets that capitalise on the type of player Bula is.

Put him through a gap at top speed; that's the key to unlocking him in attack.

Get the line break assists to him and they could become a pretty high scoring team.

 

[innsaneink]

I really hope this extra sprint training with Roger Fabris is what hes been missing...an extra yard of.pace will do him a world of good.
Add.another off sesson youd think he would.bulk up slightly but not at the detrimemt to his speed, should assist in improving his defence as well.
Lets hope.he remains injury free for the rest of the Pacific Championship and.off season

 

[Buttface]

Was just reading in the rumours thread about the possibility of a 3rd party involved in the deal and our cap cost being 600/700k wouldn't be worried about the total figure then.

As for a fishing lesson off me you would go home with a bag of fish, can you dig it 😁.

Oh, I can dig it. 😎

Love ya work Rock.
Thanks for the memory.

 

[Buttface]

I really hope this extra sprint training with Roger Fabris is what hes been missing...an extra yard of.pace will do him a world of good.
Add.another off sesson youd think he would.bulk up slightly but not at the detrimemt to his speed, should assist in improving his defence as well.
Lets hope.he remains injury free for the rest of the Pacific Championship and.off season

Injury free for a couple of seasons would be great.