Jahream Bula #269

[crazycat]

Sullivan is with Souths now and Staines is off to Catalans - both released from the tigers.

Sure, but were still paying 200-250k cap for Sullivan I thought.

Which is my point. I don't mind paying 900k to keep an 800k player. Because we need a solid option as our fullback.
Yes the Sharks got Kennedy for super cheap. Conner Tracey is likely taking massive unders at the Dogs...
But if we offer them fair market value, say 500k.. We have a 500k fullback instead of an 800k value fullback.

We loose far more off crap signings where we let them go soon after signing, then we loose off paying/over paying for talent we want to keep.

 

[innsaneink]

Don’t know how it would’ve been possible for him to stand out Fiji were dreadful, Halves and Hooker not even nsw cup level today let alone PNG spankiy them hard in the middle.

Yeah they looked.like theyd all had enough and wanted to go home...terrible effort fiji...png straight thru th em all day

 

[TurnStyle]

Sure, but were still paying 200-250k cap for Sullivan I thought.

Which is my point. I don't mind paying 900k to keep an 800k player. Because we need a solid option as our fullback.
Yes the Sharks got Kennedy for super cheap. Conner Tracey is likely taking massive unders at the Dogs...
But if we offer them fair market value, say 500k.. We have a 500k fullback instead of an 800k value fullback.

We loose far more off crap signings where we let them go soon after signing, then we loose off paying/over paying for talent we want to keep.

Sullivan has been released from the final year of his tigers contract, so they aren't paying anything for him next year.

I think the very annoying situation of contributing to a player at another club is nearing - or at - zero. From memory I can only think possibly Bateman could still be in this category.

I'd likely be in the camp who'd value Bula higher than most, but as long as he doesn't get to the stage where he is asking for ridiculous money, I'd rate him as worth the investment of $900k for 3 or 4 years.

I really think he is going to continue to get better each year, and it wouldn't surprise me that if this were to happen, $900k in a few years' time won't seem as much as it does now.

I am wary though, that the combination of a good player becoming a great player (or even just brainwashed to think his worth is higher than it is...) at the tigers whilst having Moses sniffing around is a perfect storm with far too much precedent to have confidence they'll keep them long term.

I really like Bula and he seems like a pretty decent young man, but frankly anyone who's been a tigers supporter for any amount of time would be naive to have 100% faith any great player would see out the entirety of his contract.

NRL contracts surely have to be up there with the worst in world sport.