Jahream Bula #269
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tig_prmz
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Brain fart from Doueihi but he's the one who took the risk in the first place to run it on last tackle so can't be too mad at him.
hank37w
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I kinda get what you are both saying and yeah, I would like Bula to stay but not on some creamy over priced contract.
Yes he is getting better in some areas, probably fallen off in some others, but when you look at most first string full backs in the NRL you see kick returns and line breaks almost guaranteed a couple of times a game, not sure if I ever see that with Bula.
I have no doubt that he has some injury issues at the moment but he has been pretty timid and appears to be afraid of contact and it seems to have been that way for a fairly long while now.
I understand that Bula would be thinking about starting a family and thinking about long term financial security but he needs to be very careful about making some sort of a contract decision soon because he may have that injury or require that surgery that puts him out of the game for a long time or even indefinitely and it could quite easily bring to an end his long term financial security
watersider
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Bula is a very good fullback. Not elite, but in that second category and getting better. His initial problem was how weak he was in contact and his passivity in attack. We see him push through tackles a lot more these days and I think he's still going to get quite a bit stronger in the next year or two.
Despite getting stronger he's still very fast and he is highly involved and confident in his play around the ball. In the last year I think we've seen him become much more assertive and decisive in his play. Whenever he sweeps out wide we look very dangerous, so just imagine him as he continues to get stronger with those movements.
And then you just look at his skills already: speed, hands, awareness, size, fitness.
There are a lot of good fullbacks so it maybe makes us complacent when we have a good one. But considering the available options and how they compare to Bula and I don't see anything better and I'm really keen to see how he progresses given his great strides in the past 12 months.
I think he's underappreciated on here. As for contract size, you don't want to pay too much, but none of us really knows what that price actually is. The key thing to consider is how valuable he is to our team and, alternatively, who you think could potentially upgrade that position. I don't see many out there doing that.
Despite getting stronger he's still very fast and he is highly involved and confident in his play around the ball. In the last year I think we've seen him become much more assertive and decisive in his play. Whenever he sweeps out wide we look very dangerous, so just imagine him as he continues to get stronger with those movements.
And then you just look at his skills already: speed, hands, awareness, size, fitness.
There are a lot of good fullbacks so it maybe makes us complacent when we have a good one. But considering the available options and how they compare to Bula and I don't see anything better and I'm really keen to see how he progresses given his great strides in the past 12 months.
I think he's underappreciated on here. As for contract size, you don't want to pay too much, but none of us really knows what that price actually is. The key thing to consider is how valuable he is to our team and, alternatively, who you think could potentially upgrade that position. I don't see many out there doing that.
supercoach
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Sides will be all doing there homework on AD. His one out running is getting predictable and over done. Dont get me wrong there is plenty to like about his game, I just think the backline lacks shape and a strategy, it’s one out or sideways runs
TheEnz
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You could also say if our attack was the finished product we will get found out by the opposition and fade at the back end of the year, i don't mind if it evolves and changes throughout the season, as long as it continues to improve and there is significant room for improvement..
hank37w
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Don't know if we will ever see it but I would love to see what a Doueihi kick return looks like from the full back position with him running the way he is at the moment.
clontarfkid
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Id pay the 1 year option...which buys us some time to identify his replacement plus work out where Luai is going if anywhere..no-one will match his $1.2 mill
Just cant have two million $ plus players who underperform to that salary
Just cant have two million $ plus players who underperform to that salary
Think Luai needs to make his decision in May as well.
mtd#2
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I am really hoping that we see luai find his feet toward the back end of the season and we really make a run of it. With Douhei and Luai both firing in their best form, anything is possible.
426Tlgerland
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If Bulla is so good why have the dragons gone after Drinky , I’m hearing the,offer is 3 years and around 1 mill , does this mean Bulla is wanting more money or had agreed to extension with Tigers or Dogs doing dogs stuff in background to grab him later this year
I find it so frustrating that players catch and put the ball under their arm immediately! Both Adam and Royce did this when in space. It denies them the opportunity to draw and pass. I suspect Benji dislikes it as well, with his comment in the press conference re Royce should have drawn and passed
Luai looks pretty content being at the Tigers. He seems to have a lot of faith in Benji and has bought into the direction of the club. So it would have to be something bad for him to move imo, like Benji being punted.
I don’t think it was AD fault, the winger cut out bula and AD was hit straight away I don’t think he had time to pass it to Bula
I think AD took quite a few steps before he was tackled, wasn’t straight after he got it.
Tom Shines
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Because I would expect any player getting paid 900k or more to get their fair share of man of the match performances each season.
Drinkwater is very hot and cold , no doubt he has some very poor games, but he does generally have his fair share of match winning man of the match performances each season.
Based on that fact alone I can’t put Bula in the same class as Drinkwater.
In saying this I thought Jahream was very good for us in the 2nd half on Thursday night, some of his backline involvements and ball playing to create was as good as I’ve seen from him, so it at least shows he is working hard on some of the areas he has previously struggled with and if he continues to improve or simply play like he did in the 2nd half until he got injured, a contract figure of 900k might become reasonable.
We don’t even know if Jahream is happy with 900k, he via his manager could be asking for more for all we know ?
With Terrell and Samuela both likely to be looking for pay rises if they agree to extend their contracts with us, we have to be very mindful of not over paying players if we expect to keep the majority of this current team together.
Tigerwould
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I heard Shane Flanagan is managed by Isaac Moses. When Flanagan got sacked the Dragon’s out of the Bulla recruiting
GNR4LIFE
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I can only see him going to PNG if he leaves. And idk whose gonna wanna go there
Rock Hopper Steve
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Me neither, I don't know what his problem is, the interest closer to home one is a basket case and the other looks to be in reverse, unrest simmering away amongst the supporters is a bad sign.
On the flipside surely he can see things are changing for the better at Concord unless all he's worried about is dollars.