Bigscreentv
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I reckon Attard will be ready next year.
Jahream Bula #269
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wstigers11
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WTF boys said they’ve heard he’s agreed to terms with us they’re just waiting for Bird’s release to top up the deal
Tiger Stripes
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I'm getting sick of this ongoing BS from the Bula camp.
To the point he is becoming disruptive to the team.
Piss off at the end of 2026, that's fine by me.
I reckon the year after to be safe . Which is why we should just take up the option and be done with it . If Moses is being a grub , screw him he can wait until 2028 to get paid .
Rock Hopper Steve
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Could take a couple of seasons for Attard to lose the boy frame, hopefully more growing and muscle to be added, too slight at the moment for 1st grade.
pawsandclaws1
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Also having Bula on our books puts the club in a strong position. Another year of development for Attard and Brookes in NSW Cup is the best outcome for WTs.
hammertime
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It actually makes the Bula 2-year deal appealing for him and us - he won't lock in lower than his potential, AND we will be able to see the other two guys develop as viable FG options.
old_man_tiger
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This is the right answer. We can phase in one of the younger guys at our pace and reasses the offer for Bula based on facts at the end of this season.
Unfortunately there is every indication things have been overcomplicated and I can kind of understand why the club wanted to lock him in. Things are never simple with Moses in the picture.
TheEnz
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Clubs only report the TPA's they have had a hand in...i believe they can have some limited ones with sponsors of the club. Of course they would not be listing the TPA's that a supposedly directly negotiated by the player and his manager that are meant to be arms length.
No the players, not clubs, are supposed to report and register all their TPAs with the NRL to ensure no conflicts.
tigerballs
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Attard is a few years off, if at all. Brookes is ahead of him and I'd say he's 2 years off.
Tiger Stripes
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Does that mean Attard will never be top of the pecking order IYO?
Tiger_Yoshi
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WT have plenty of CAP space even with Bird on the books....
Dont listen to internet rumours...wait till its official either way
TheEnz
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if its only a 2 year deal we should just activate the option, especially considering the fact the 950K is above what the option would be paying him. From what i know of Bula he does not seem to be the type that will kick stones. His manager probably will.
TheEnz
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yes, understood, however the ones that are reported are usually the ones the Clubs are allowed to organize...if you recall Richo talking about a TPA with a car company for Galvin, ppl thought he was speaking out of school, when in reality its all above board because clubs are allowed to do organize these to a limited cap for marquee players.
The ones reported, do you mean specific examples reported by the media? Then yes often there are examples of TPAs reported such as you refer to.
I was referring to the NRL report that listed how much each club totals in TPAs. See link below. The NRL hasnt released a similar report since 2018 so I would think the numbers have marginally increased and I would suggest Broncos are now top of the list, not Storm, but I would think they are still the 2 at the top of the list by a long way.
NRL makes third-party agreements public
In a historic move, the NRL has made public the total value of each club's third-party agreements in a move it says will improve transparency and integrity of the code's contract process while dispelling misconceptions about how much clubs are relying on TPAs.
www.nrl.com
I don't think it is at all disruptive to the team. Perhaps it will be but surely not yet. One, it's not in the media enough to be a distraction. Two, players move on every year. Players are used to it so one more bloke changing clubs should hardly be a distraction.
TheEnz
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Was not aware you were going back to 2018...im referencing tpa's you hear about every now and then, most tend to be marquee player top ups. Yes you are correct and storm/broncs would be on top, however the dolphins could have diluted the broncs tpa's. Would be difficult to really quantify the numbers, esp when you throw in non-cash deals.The ones reported, do you mean specific examples reported by the media? Then yes often there are examples of TPAs reported such as you refer to.
I was referring to the NRL report that listed how much each club totals in TPAs. See link below. The NRL hasnt released a similar report since 2018 so I would think the numbers have marginally increased and I would suggest Broncos are now top of the list, not Storm, but I would think they are still the 2 at the top of the list by a long way.
NRL makes third-party agreements public
In a historic move, the NRL has made public the total value of each club's third-party agreements in a move it says will improve transparency and integrity of the code's contract process while dispelling misconceptions about how much clubs are relying on TPAs.
