Jahream Bula #269

[cktiger]

He should be sniveling those high balls at that price and his agility and long levers…

I thought the boys didn’t give him much protection there … looked like Seyfarth got out of the way of the chasers instead of holding his ground.

 

[stevied]

It was a better game from Bula but, once again, he wasn't very involved in attack. I'd give it a 7.5 but, to me, it's still not 900k standard.

 

[clontarfkid]

Were talking Issac Moses here.

The Cap will go up and so will either Bula's contract or Issac Moses's demands.

Sure ordinary managers will either leave the situation alone, or quietly talk with the club or just not botch the contract in the first place... i.e.
"We want 9.5% of the total cap which is 900k per year at the moment".

Issac, it will be screaming, whinging and dramas. He will try to punt Bula and we do it all again.

No Moses, no dramaz.

Problem is u cant plan with Moses managing key players
Theres simply no certainty or predictability

 

[joshc-e23]

The problem we have is a player like Clint Gutherson is on $900k at the Dragons and he's definitely not worth that sort of money. We haven't made the finals in 15 years and we're coming off the back of 3 wooden spoons. We're always going to be paying overs for players.

On today's game, 2 tries, 188 run metres, 52 post contact metres, 2 line breaks, 1 line break assist and 1 try assist is not a bad return at all.

If someone has an idea for an alternative option, I'm all ears, otherwise I think we need to try and retain him at $900k, particularly given it's an option we added to his current contract

 

[Tiger_claws]

Today was the first time I have seen Bula interact with the crowd during the game. I don’t normally sit behind the posts but I did today & as he was walking back after we had scored he was clapping at the crowd & patting the Tigers emblem on his jersey. He did it a few times. He was obviously just riding the emotions from the crowd but probably the first time I got the vibe he was staying. Anyway I hope he does stay as I think we can build something very special with our spine.

 

[tigerman80]

Pay him a $1million we need him, he knows the boys and the structures. He is safe and improving . I was giving it to him earlier this year , but we can’t afford to lose him .

 

[mtd#2]

 

[EllisFan]

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As someone else mentioned, tough day for the back three in the wind too, we need to keep the guy.

 

[Adam Doobie]

It was a better game from Bula but, once again, he wasn't very involved in attack. I'd give it a 7.5 but, to me, it's still not 900k standard.

7.5/10 is good enough for me to give 900K if that is the base level of performance given every week. In this team we just need him to do his job, which is be good defensively, no errors, and support the offloaders. We can probably get a better ball player to play fullback for 900K, but we won't be able to find someone who can organise a defence like he does.

 

[stevied]

7.5/10 is good enough for me to give 900K if that is the base level of performance given every week. In this team we just need him to do his job, which is be good defensively, no errors, and support the offloaders. We can probably get a better ball player to play fullback for 900K, but we won't be able to find someone who can organise a defence like he does.

He played a solid game, as I said at a 7.5 level, and if he can maintain it or even better it, 900k is fair enough in today's inflated market. How do you know he organises the defense? Not doubting you, but I haven't really noticed him directing troups. Actually, occasionally, he gets caught out of position himself.

 

[tiger_one]