Jahream Bula #269

[Tigerwould]

Gutho and Trell are MIA

That’s what chat GPT gave for current fullback list. I think Trell is in the centres

 

[clontarfkid]

He also can’t tackle . Every time the eels made a break nearly to a man Sua got beat , not just one on one , but really easily. Ina game like last night , it will be a lot of “Wows and he’s amazing !” , but Paps and Obviously slater before him , were amazing in cover defence and organising the line .
I think people should reserve judgement until a close match . Because his defence is honestly not much better than Heath Mason a year ago . I hope it’s against us , because we can get in behind the line pretty often .
I’d be concerned if I was apart of the storm coaching staff . Sometimes a 50 point win can hide heaps of things .
Also the eels edge defence is a joke , especially around thier edge backrowers .
The knock of Kautoga was always his defence and his reads . He hasn’t got there yet .

I agree

His one on one defence was atrocious
Will come home at some stage,altho Bellamy can fix⁸

 

[clontarfkid]

Personally,I suspect the deal with Dogs is done and dusted for 27,subject to the expiration of WT club option in April
Our internal problems gave Moses the ammunition he needed to push Bula out
And of course Gus has never spoken to him..even when he attended a Dogs game last year!
All adds up
Our sole decision is whether we take up 1 year option for 27,which is around $$were offering for a 2 year deal
I would do as we need to buy some time..
..and Id luv to see the look on Moses face losing his comission!
And if we go well...anything cld happen

 

[innsaneink]

It’s very relevant @innsaneink
Do you realistically believe Jahream is currently worth between 900l and 1 million dollars per season based on what he has shown so far in his career ?
However everyone can see the potential in him based on his blistering speed, therefore you would think and hope his form early this season starts to show at least glimpses of a genuine 900k to 1 million dollar per season player.

I realistically dont believe.5 weeks wont make.any difference to the situation

 

[crazycat]

It’s very relevant @innsaneink
Do you realistically believe Jahream is currently worth between 900l and 1 million dollars per season based on what he has shown so far in his career ?
However everyone can see the potential in him based on his blistering speed, therefore you would think and hope his form early this season starts to show at least glimpses of a genuine 900k to 1 million dollar per season player.

TLDR:

Play hard to get a contract boost.
Yes we have seen that.

However that's not what were seeing out of Bula at all!

I suspect we let Bula get signed by the wrong agent. Issac Moses is pushing Bula to get above 1m, heck IM may even be thinking he is doing the best for his client.

However Bula came from Basketball. I suspect something else is going on. If he wanted big money he would be trying to put in big effort. I instead believe it's like how other players put it, they take the "Fun" out of football.

 

[clontarfkid]

Wild idea,but perhaps offer exchange of Bula for Lomax effective immediately(after taking up our $900k option for 27)
Both are arguably equally committed to themselves,but we get 2 years from a current and proven international(who cld surely play fullback),and is looking for less $$ than Bula is asking..who currently isnt in the top 12 fullbacks in the NRL
And we fortuitously lose Moses.an ongoing problem,which is not a bad thing..
Id throw in Godinet as well as a bonus to seal the deal
Im so over Moses dictating terms to our club
You just know were gonna get screwed over again,so get on the front foot WTS

 

[crazycat]

according to Zero Tackle..Reece Walsh is on 800K for the next four years. However an upgrade is reported.

NRL 2026 – Fullbacks & Estimated Salaries
Club Fullback (R1 expected) Approx Salary
Broncos Reece Walsh ~$1.1–1.2M
Raiders Kaeo Weekes ~$350–450k
Bulldogs Connor Tracey ~$450–500k
Sharks Will Kennedy ~$600–650k
Titans Keano Kini ~$400–500k
Sea Eagles Tom Trbojevic ~$1.1M
Storm Ryan Papenhuyzen ~$900k
Warriors Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad ~$650k
Knights Kalyn Ponga ~$1.4M
Cowboys Scott Drinkwater ~$700–800k
Eels Clint Gutherson ~$900k
Panthers Dylan Edwards ~$750–850k
Rabbitohs Jye Gray ~$350–450k
Dragons Tyrell Sloan ~$500–550k
Roosters James Tedesco ~$1.1M
Tigers Jahream Bula ~$450–550k
Dolphins Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow ~$800–900k

Some of those figures are wrong.

Will Kennedy I heard took a lowball offer of 350k.
Heck you still have Gutho fronting for the Eels.

Was this AI generated? ... That all said, yes.
Bula is a good player, he would be at the bottom of the list above, beating: tracey, Kennedy, Gray and Sloan.

We have a barrell to our head, pay overs for an 800k fullback or let him go. The problem being we can probably find a player like Tracey and hire them for 550k or more... Were still loosing value on the field.

^if that's the case sign Bula for 2 years on 1m or more. But just 2 years. Set up his replacement and kick him to the curb. Again our biggest mistake, Hiring Galvin who is with Issac Moses. This lead to Bula signing with IM, this will lead to more of our players signing with IM and average/good players will ask for superstar salaries!

 

[Merlot]

Some of those figures are wrong.

Will Kennedy I heard took a lowball offer of 350k.
Heck you still have Gutho fronting for the Eels.

Was this AI generated? ... That all said, yes.
Bula is a good player, he would be at the bottom of the list above, beating: tracey, Kennedy, Gray and Sloan.

We have a barrell to our head, pay overs for an 800k fullback or let him go. The problem being we can probably find a player like Tracey and hire them for 550k or more... Were still loosing value on the field.

^if that's the case sign Bula for 2 years on 1m or more. But just 2 years. Set up his replacement and kick him to the curb. Again our biggest mistake, Hiring Galvin who is with Issac Moses. This lead to Bula signing with IM, this will lead to more of our players signing with IM and average/good players will ask for superstar salaries!

The player manager only tweaks the strings , its the player that has the final say
No doubt the clubs actually educate the players to their rights now days to instruct their managers to the clients wants etc,not just go forward blindly,