OFFICIAL Jahream Bula #269

[Telltails]

It wouldn't say it was harsh he didn't execute that well at all. He looked rusty out there. He's not a senior rep player or a 150 game veteran, so you need to expect that early doors in a season.

I want to see him grab a game by the scruff of the neck. I want to see him change a game when we're in trouble. That's what the big bucks should get us. I don't want him to chime in and help I want him to start sh1t off. I'm happy to wait until the end of the season. My benchmark is for him to get at least 1 MOTM or a few Dally M points, or be the headline man in an important game.

He looks so graceful at times but also often not very tough. Maybe he's a bit like

HE is alot like Will Kennedy. His style of running is never going to look like he is high energy cause his movements don't align that way.
Certainly physically has plenty of room for growth but for me great defensive FB are few and far between. Did some real good things yesterday and he is brave under the high ball which is a must in todays game.
Seen him better but did his job yesterday behind others who shined

 

[Lestronge]

Sorry but you cannot lump everyone together.

I like Bula and I think he could be special. But he is nowhere near the finished product.

My view is exactly the same as I posted last year (before the contract shenanigans). Right now he sits toward the lower end when you rank NRL starting fullbacks.

That's not death-riding or sour grapes. You can still be a fan, while having a bit of perspective and honesty about where a player is at.

Please remember this is now his 4th NRL season and his next contract will still be paid on potential. We'd all love it if he fulfilled it here, but we've been burned travelling down that road before.

I wasn’t I was referencing the people whinging at that time and day. An then it stopped

 

[Tucker]

I've seen some harsh criticism of his game yesterday. I think he was solid without being outstanding. Two very good try assists good under the high bombs run metres weren't as high as some FBs but the go forward from the whole team was real good yesterday.
Wasn't in my top performers but thought he was decent.

He went well and did his job without any fuss.
His evasion when first receiving the ball ignites a lot of half chances.
With our new philosophy of ball movement through offloads, he’ll be a huge asset this season.

 

[Odessa]

He went well and did his job without any fuss.
His evasion when first receiving the ball ignites a lot of half chances.
With our new philosophy of ball movement through offloads, he’ll be a huge asset this season.

Mate question Drinkwater after yesterday's game would you make him an offer? In December the Cows trying to push him out for cap relief he is reportedly on 750K-850K

 

[Lestronge]

Some lucky tries in the 44 points scored, I reckon AD should have been stopped seriously, the intercept, lucky , even the ball hitting the post . Thats 18 points any other week might not bounce our way .Also the momentum with the ref blowing back to back to back six again calls really helped gas the cowboys. Take 3 tries away we still win . More wins then losses this year,we definitely looked more organised and hungry. Perfect way to start in front of a massive crowd 🐯☝️💥

The ball hitting the post wasn’t luck . The panthers practiced that all the time, and luai has brought that to the tigers . Benji said so much in the presser
Also intercepts are not luck . The wingers would have been told you jam and come up early as Drinkwater is balls to the wall , all the time , so you can have a lot of joy off him . I think that’s what happened in the try LL let in when all he had to do was number off .

 

[Lestronge]

Mate question Drinkwater after yesterday's game would you make him an offer? In December the Cows trying to push him out for cap relief he is reportedly on 750K-850K

He’s a big reason why they lose a lot of games . When’s he’s on one , they’re like the best team in the comp , when he’s not … he reminds me of Benji 07/08 when he wasn injured .

 

[Tucker]

Mate question Drinkwater after yesterday's game would you make him an offer? In December the Cows trying to push him out for cap relief he is reportedly on 750K-850K

I wouldn’t say no. He is quality and cheaper than what we have. He caused our defence problems yesterday.
That said, I am a Bula fan and my first choice remains to keep him.

 

[Telltails]

Much prefer to retain Bula than even consider Drinkwater or anyone else for that matter

 

[clontarfkid]

800k is as fair as i would go
what happened to the defense side of him he was known for in his rookie year

And thats still paying on potential
The melb kid has dwarfed him already ,pardon the pun,and so has Raiders and eagle young guns
We have several young guns of our own who may or may not make,and atm Tracey is at least as good as Bula
We tend to overlook shortcomings of loyal players,but guys whom we heavily invest in and decide to jump ship get both barrells of honesty

 

[gregjm87]

He went well and did his job without any fuss.
His evasion when first receiving the ball ignites a lot of half chances.
With our new philosophy of ball movement through offloads, he’ll be a huge asset this season.

Agreed but I thought his support play was a little lacking. He will need to be better if he's going to benefit from the offloads.
All in all however nothing to be to upset about.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Bulla yesterday I give a 7 out of 10 but if he wants 900 k he is still short of that , 750 k is about his number

 

[Odessa]

I wouldn’t say no. He is quality and cheaper than what we have. He caused our defence problems yesterday.
That said, I am a Bula fan and my first choice remains to keep him.

I am a fan of Bula's as well but i am hoping the club can change from being a bottom feeder and taking leftovers to actually being competitive in the player market and players want to go to and stay

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I've seen some harsh criticism of his game yesterday. I think he was solid without being outstanding. Two very good try assists good under the high bombs run metres weren't as high as some FBs but the go forward from the whole team was real good yesterday.
Wasn't in my top performers but thought he was decent.

Rewatched and analyzed the game.
Watching the game live v review see things differently.

On review Bula for the most part did his job, chimed in on both sides of the park and covered in the middle for support. Luai probably bombed a try not using him.

His bomb cleanup was mixed but mostly positive.

My only concern is his lack of hunger to run the ball out of the danger zone / across halfway like the best do. He did start doing it late in the game but we need him to do it more during the game.

Yet to see all this acceleration improvement that Fabri talked about and he had some half chances to show it.

 

[wstigers11]

The ball hitting the post wasn’t luck . The panthers practiced that all the time, and luai has brought that to the tigers . Benji said so much in the presser

Foran also said it was 100% on purpose.

 

[mtd#2]

Purdue isn't even a fullback. What is wrong with you people?

Its a wests tigers special to find a talent then play them out of position.

 

[Chunk]

My only concern is his lack of hunger to run the ball out of the danger zone / across halfway like the best do. He did start doing it late in the game but we need him to do it more during the game.

Yeah, million dollar players should be highly involved in most aspects of there relative roll.

I reckon he has it in him, well hoping he does, there were signs yesterday, so maybe give him a few months to prove it.

 

[EllisFan]

Yeah, million dollar players should be highly involved in most aspects of there relative roll.

I reckon he has it in him, well hoping he does, there were signs yesterday, so maybe give him a few months to prove it.

In a game where both halves score, both second rowers score, and both wingers score, your fullback just playing a safe game is perfectly fine.

I think we’ll see him come up clutch when we need him, and hope that the club manage to secure him long term.

 

[TurnStyle]

The ball hitting the post wasn’t luck . The panthers practiced that all the time, and luai has brought that to the tigers . Benji said so much in the presser
Also intercepts are not luck . The wingers would have been told you jam and come up early as Drinkwater is balls to the wall , all the time , so you can have a lot of joy off him . I think that’s what happened in the try LL let in when all he had to do was number off .

Exactly. It is a definite tactic and he did it perfectly.

I posted in the 3,2,1 thread I think the padding should be round. Still able to do what he did, but it's a bit harder to.

 

[Chunk]

In a game where both halves score, both second rowers score, and both wingers score, your fullback just playing a safe game is perfectly fine.

Yeah and his workrate was pretty good yesterday, so hopefully he'll keep it up and improve

 

[HUNT 101]

The ball hitting the post wasn’t luck . The panthers practiced that all the time, and luai has brought that to the tigers . Benji said so much in the presser
Also intercepts are not luck . The wingers would have been told you jam and come up early as Drinkwater is balls to the wall , all the time , so you can have a lot of joy off him . I think that’s what happened in the try LL let in when all he had to do was number off .

By luck I mean we got the bounce of the ball , he might attempt to hit the post every week but bet He doesn't score every time ,we got lucky .