Jahream Bula #269

Yeah...give the pigs a break and i think hope for an error
Last I remember it being a reasonably regular thing would have been around the early to mid 70's.

I always put it down to being a rugby Yawnion influence, but here is one that actually dates back to the State of Origin in the 90's. But I am sure there must have been a few since.

like you I could never see the point (probably a chance for the forwards to have a breather) and I'm sure we had better duels at school playing forcings back many years ago.

 
Considering our halves general play kicking IQ is quite low, it would be helpful to a team like ours if we had a fullback as a kicking option,
If not we will just have to hope the rubbish that was provided in 2025 dramatically improves in 2026.
 
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.
Walsh has AR and Mamm, Paps has Hughes and Munster, Edwards has Cleary and Talagi, Teddy has Walker and Hugo, in the past Cronk and Keary. Top shelf fullbacks run off top shelf halves. When DCE was good, Turbo was great, when DCE is bad Turbo not so good. What does Latrell do for Souths? Ponga for Newcastle? Nothing without good halves.

Bula has had, AD, Bud, Sezer, Galvin, Latu, Jerome, Wakeham? Will Smith...
Who knows how good Bula will be until he gets a settled halves pairing to play with.
 
Like most FB's they all play better and are more involved on the back of a team that is going forward and winning the field position. They are all exposed in D and some of the better ranked ones defence is definitely not a strength. At 23 he is not close to reaching his ceiling.
I swear our fans every time it looks like a player is looking at options look for reasons to convince themselves that they are not worth it or we can get better.
Yup, happens all the time. See Stefano.
 
Yup, happens all the time. See Stefano.
Stefano talked himself up 4 GF , grape vine said he didn't show up, anyway,
it's the club that needs a kicking not its supporters, and its all on Bulla to be part of a team where there is a salary cap that should be managed, or shoot for the stars elsewhere
Bula seems to humble to be accused of being a mercenary, but the time is ripe
His effort, his life, hope he ends up a star
 
Personally I think Bula was as good as gone the moment he signed with Moses,who almost certainly has him earmarked Dogs
Wed like a 3 year deal at a reasonable $$$(which wld be around $800k max)but that wont satisfy Moses,even though Dogs will publicly sign him for less
We dont have anyone else close to being ready by the start of 2027 at this stage for fullback
Im inclined to trigger the club option for one year $900k to buy us time to identify an outside talent or evaluate Makasini as an option
Expensive,but the least disruptive strategy
..oh,and Moses doesnt get a cent from us!!
 
The Mole is saying today Bula gone , dirty with club for dumping wife , didn’t take long for That excuse to come out , apparently both loved it at tigers , so time will tell but I see it this way
Mosses as Manager X
Dump the wife X
Club not activated his deal. X
Not a good set up , I thought he would stay but I’m not sure now and we can’t have players who are on 70% in , they must be 101 % committed
 
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.
The sobering fact is even if he has plateaued, he is the best or near the best we have. I am a big believer in quality touches, not the number of touches and Bula's injection into the backline and his ball playing make him indispensable to the team. At worst, WTs will have him for the next 2 seasons if it exercises its option, which I sure it will. The club I am sure is doing everything it can to extend him for longer.
 
The Mole is saying today Bula gone , dirty with club for dumping wife , didn’t take long for That excuse to come out , apparently both loved it at tigers , so time will tell but I see it this way
Mosses as Manager X
Dump the wife X
Club not activated his deal. X
Not a good set up , I thought he would stay but I’m not sure now and we can’t have players who are on 70% in , they must be 101 % committed
His manager would be doing everything he can to unsettle his client and make waves for the club. Under the current deal, which I understand was negotiated by his previous manager, commission may be problematic. The club doesn't leak contract information so how his the Mole receiving this information?
 
His manager would be doing everything he can to unsettle his client and make waves for the club. Under the current deal, which I understand was negotiated by his previous manager, commission may be problematic. The club doesn't leak contract information so how his the Mole receiving this information?
Don’t believe The Mole’s rumours, he has multiple sources with an axe to grind against the club from the previous regime. His accuracy is poor apart from young kids signing at clubs. Poor guy trying to stay relevant.
 
I just don’t know who to believe, but if u look at the only facts we can believe are
1) we dumped his wife , maybe not a great move , maybe could have kept her , and let’s face it the women’s team is crap any way
2) we have not activated his clause , but we really don’t know where this is at
3) only this club could get its self in this position, we were willing to offer shit head GALVIN $1,000,000 yet we don’t want to give him $800,000 , ARE we missing something, have we lined up a replacement or we just going to shot ourselves in the foot again and lose another kid who we gave a start , last one we done that was PAPPA and how did that turn out
 
I just don’t know who to believe, but if u look at the only facts we can believe are
1) we dumped his wife , maybe not a great move , maybe could have kept her , and let’s face it the women’s team is crap any way
2) we have not activated his clause , but we really don’t know where this is at
3) only this club could get its self in this position, we were willing to offer shit head GALVIN $1,000,000 yet we don’t want to give him $800,000 , ARE we missing something, have we lined up a replacement or we just going to shot ourselves in the foot again and lose another kid who we gave a start , last one we done that was PAPPA and how did that turn out
Everyone is throwing darts atm based on a Chammas gut feel lol

No one has any concrete info if either party has not activated their option. And if they haven’t activated, it could just mean a new contract is being formalised.

Both Jahream & Aaliyah were at the Gala last week both reportedly looking very happy.

All in all means nothing but I find it hard to believe Bula would leave this club atm especially if Richo/Benji want him. Bula is cut from a different cloth than Galvin so IM will do what Bula wants imo.
 
This is just managers at work. Most clubs are going through this with their best players. Richardson gets paid the big bucks to work to through these situations we need to come out in top with this one.
 
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