Jahream Bula #269

[Wiz]

We are going to make him offer to good for him to refuse!!! (In my best Marlon Brando - Godfather voice) Bula to stay, the kid is a freak and is only going to get better.

I thought Phoenix looked very small on the weekend. Does he have another growth spurt in him?

 

[happy_tiger]

Round 2 can't come soon enough so we can stop talking about Bula

Unless we are talking about his MOTM performances in Rd 2

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If Bula leaves just like the little shit Galvin , I think we need to sign , Bevan French to play fullback , has great pace , and is always looking for the ball , would be just as good as bula or even better , and would be a lot cheaper

Bevan French is that good that not one NRL club has shown any interest in him in a decade.

 

[upthetigers]

Bevan French is that good that not one NRL club has shown any interest in him in a decade.

He's too small, gets ragdolled.

 

[Vicious]

Finally some common sense on this thread

The amount of people who are 'fine' with Bula leaving because a kid looked solid in a reserve grade trial is nuts

We are a much better team with Bula in it. Everyone getting excited over potential when we've already got a talented fullback.

Most people just upset he's a Moses client me thinks

That’s good in theory, but it’s not as easy as saying just keep him as every player has a price limit.
If he stays for a fair and reasonable price that is great, but we cannot pay any player, let alone a player who has only proven to have a couple of standout games each season a much bigger contract than what we think he is worth.
IF Bula decides to leave, there is currently a few good options that could be signed to replace him.

 

[innsaneink]

That’s good in theory, but it’s not as easy as saying just keep him as every player has a price limit.
If he stays for a fair and reasonable price that is great, but we cannot pay any player, let alone a player who has only proven to have a couple of standout games each season a much bigger contract than what we think he is worth.
IF Bula decides to leave, there is currently a few good options that could be signed to replace him.

"Good options" will require us to pay overs

 

[bptiger 0]

Bevan French is that good that not one NRL club has shown any interest in him in a decade.

Maybe he is very happy in England

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Maybe he is very happy in England

Then there’s no point

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Then there’s no point

Hastings, Gildart, Bateman are we seeing the hurt with these signings direct from the UK.

I don't know if he's looking to leave but if he has itchy feet maybe Mr French can get a gig in France.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

If you want to play finals you don’t keep revolving your best players for kids.

Like cmon people.

Attard and Brookes are miles off from where Bula is, they need a few years to develop and maybe get an opportunity at NRL.

If Bula leaves it easily sets us back years.

Some people cannot see that we cannot endlessly revolve our best players with a hope that what is left is adequate and cheaper, sadly, the opposite is true - we end up withplayers no one wants -> Masonses, Heaths, Sayfarths, Sukkars.....

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Some people cannot see that we cannot endlessly revolve our best players with a hope that what is left is adequate and cheaper, sadly, the opposite is true - we end up withplayers no one wants -> Masonses, Heaths, Sayfarths, Sukkars.....

Small correction we end up putting those players into a position they shouldn’t be in. Then judge them as NRL starters because of it.

That’s due to bad roster management and decisions.

Have no issue with Mason & Seyfarth as depth players in the squad.

 

[mtd#2]

He's too small, gets ragdolled.

Trey fuller smokes it every time he plays and hes even smaller

 

[mtd#2]

"Good options" will require us to pay overs

We are going to be paying bula overs too, so no difference really cap wise.

 

[hank37w]

Trey fuller smokes it every time he plays and hes even smaller

There wasn't all that much of Brett Hodgson and he got rag dolled occasionally (Tallis the Raging Bull comes to mind) but the bottom line is if you are fast enough and elusive enough they won't get hold of you to be able to do it.

I would say that Hodgson and Fuller are/were around the same height and playing weight.

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

I thought Phoenix looked very small on the weekend. Does he have another growth spurt in him

If you want to play finals you don’t keep revolving your best players for kids.

Like cmon people.

Attard and Brookes are miles off from where Bula is, they need a few years to develop and maybe get an opportunity at NRL.

If Bula leaves it easily sets us back years.

Billion %. We need Bula, it will go a long way to the future success of the club if he re-signs.

Attard shows promise but I get worried when all the great highlights I have seen have been at club footy and very little at rep level. Brooks is a half-5/8 that has been pushed into fullback, he started off well in Ball against the weaker teams and then really struggled against the better kids towards the back end of the season. Riley Oitmann is another great kid we have but they all need a heap time.

 

[innsaneink]

Get Bula done now!

 

[mtd#2]

So bird is gone, does that mean there will be an announcement on bula now?

 

[Ecto-1]

So bird is gone, does that mean there will be an announcement on bula now?

I’m hoping if they don’t announce today they use the weekend to finalise the contract and it gets announced Monday.

 

[innsaneink]

Maybe the week
leading
up to round 2

 

[Dr_Ice]

Get Bula done now!

Hopefully not to Leeds as well