Jahream Bula #269

[ancient_magpie]

If you believe that assumption is incorrect and Wests Tigers will make the top 8 in 2026, put your name to it and we can check back in 9 months time.
Everyone who is optimistic and confident Wests Tigers will make the top 8 in 2026, make yourselves known and we will check back in 9 months time.
For those who honestly believe that will happen, I applaud you and sincerely hope you are correct.
My issue is we have plenty of prominent supporters on this forum who deep down know we are in big trouble with an over rated playing roster, but prefer to sit on the fence and criticise others who are stating their opinion.

Vicious i think we will make the 8 sign me up😁😁

 

[Vicious]

Vicious i think we will make the 8 sign me up😁😁

I hope you are right 🤞

 

[HUNT 101]

Yeah I'll put my hat in the ring as long.
TOP 8 2026 🐯☝️
Currently $3.40 on Sports bet .get on !!

 

[tiger_one]

Yeah I'll put my hat in the ring as long.
TOP 8 2026 🐯☝️
Currently $3.40 on Sports bet .get on !!

Champion @HUNT 101, this ring is going to go off, I can feel it.
I'm joining right now. 💯

 

[westTAHger]

Top 8 in season 2026, of course due to winning a game 25 -18😏🙂

 

[Sully]

I believe we will make the Top 8 next season with some of the promise shown in 2025.

We do need some luck with injuries ,however we showed this year we can compete with most sides, however let ourselves down with narrow losses to Newcastle , NZ, Souths, Raiders, Panthers and the last two games against Nth QLD and the Titans.

Whilst this can be said of a few side we could have won some of these and were only 4 wins off 8th this year with all the upheaval of the Galvin move.

Look forward to seeing good edge forwards with KPP and Samuela along with a fit Royce Hunt and Bunty helping bend the line. Terrell getting used better than being their all game along with Taylan in the centres for a full season with some depth like Makasini to get some experience will help. Hopefully Bula doing his sprint training leads to more points if he supports more around the ruck.

Lots to look forward to in 2026.

Hope this does age well in December 26

 

[Sully]

I want to review now that HBG has destabilised the off season again.

 

[Batmans Parents]

I want to review now that HBG has destabilised the off season again.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

I want to review now that HBG has destabilised the off season again.

Isaac Moses is licking his lips.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Isaac Moses is licking his lips.

HBG have such shit timing a signing was probably close, now would you not have some doubt creeping in with D head in his ear.

 

[mtd#2]

Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula says he's ready to embrace the pressure of his contract year as the club looks to extend him well beyond 2026.

Isaac Issa
WRITER | November 28, 2025 - 8:24am

After spending time in New York with his wife Aaliyah during the off-season, Bula returned refreshed and focused on what he calls the “biggest season” of his career.

"You can't hide from it," Bula told the Daily Telegraph.

"I feel safe when I'm with my wife and family because I can be myself around them.

"Their love won't change for me.

Off-contract at the end of 2026, the Tigers are desperate to secure the 23-year-old long-term as he headlines a list of high-profile fullbacks set to enter the final years of their deals.

Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula says he's ready to embrace the pressure of his contract year as the club looks to extend him well beyond 2026.

After spending time in New York with his wife Aaliyah during the off-season, Bula returned refreshed and focused on what he calls the “biggest season” of his career.

"You can't hide from it," Bula told the Daily Telegraph.

"I feel safe when I'm with my wife and family because I can be myself around them.

"Their love won't change for me."

Off-contract at the end of 2026, the Tigers are desperate to secure the 23-year-old long-term as he headlines a list of high-profile fullbacks set to enter the final years of their deals.

Bula spent his break training alongside sprint coach Roger Fabri, improving his speed by four metres over 100m and earning comparisons to the NRL's fastest men.

"If he was running 11.50 before, he's now running 11.1," Fabri said.

"Most national athletes wouldn't get that in a lifetime; he got it in five weeks."

Fabri went as far as comparing Bula's athletic profile to the best fullbacks he's trained, including James Tedesco and Jarryd Hayne.

The Fijian international also reconnected with former Tigers teammate Lachlan Galvin, who now plays at the Canterbury Bulldogs.

"I love Lachie, he's a good kid," Bula said.

"It was tough seeing what he went through last year, but I just wanted to be there for him and check up on him.

"I think our relationship grew after that."

Despite ongoing speculation about his future, Bula's focus remains on helping Benji Marshall's side take the next step in 2026.

"We've definitely got the team," he said.

"We've got Jarome, we've got Api, we've got some good forwards like Terrell, Royce, Fonua, and a good backline too.

"We just need to gel together and focus on playing footy."

Fabri believes Bula's improved acceleration could make him one of the NRL's most explosive players next year.

"If he walked into a horse sale, he's one you'd be paying top dollar for," Fabri said.

"He looks like an athlete, but when you see him move, he actually bounces differently."

Bula will rejoin the Tigers for pre-season training next week, with renewed optimism that his best football, and potentially a career-defining contract, lie ahead.

Bula speaks on Tigers speculation ahead of 2026

He is one of the hottest names on the open market.

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This really didnt age well
Poor us fans

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

This really didnt age well
Poor us fans

All is not lost if these D heads get put back in there place quickly, it will happen, just on hold.

 

[mtd#2]

All is not lost if these D heads get put back in there place quickly, it will happen, just on hold.

You are far more optimistic than I am... Unless the independent board members are reinstated, then we are actually fkd as a club.. there is no good future for us.. they will run us into the ground

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

If they didn't do anything wrong, whoever at HBG F up will be in the hot seat, I'm hoping Denny and the other rep are the ones in the wrong, the perfect result.