OFFICIAL Jahream Bula #269

Thought he was our only dangerous player last night, would sack 16 others before him.

Created a line break on 2nd half, ran hard and once Latu was on they combined well

The 40/20 was clearly the fault of the front line on that side - they new it was kicked Inside the 40 and should have been communicating.
 
Bula might have done a couple of good things in the second half, after I stopped watching, but really he was very ineffective in the first. Half hearted runs back, dropped bomb, ineffective joining backline. He has no step, fend or acceleration to beat a man. He can't create like a 950 mil man should.
 
426Tlgerland said:
Bulla and the whole team have lost all confidence , they were all fired up early in the season and once we got injuries it got into their heads , once there it’s hard to get it out , we can’t blame any one player they have all regressed badly and that’s on Benji and his assistants , time to give the assistants the flick and give the young guys like Latu , Andrew’s , and co time in the nrl our young guy Haywood was good last night so keep,giving them some time ( some time ) off the bench , but Latu for me to start at his proper spot in the half’s not a centre or lock or hookers ,
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Bring Attard up and give him a run, move Bula to the centres,
 
boonboon said:
Thought he was our only dangerous player last night
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Disagree. Thought he was beyond pedestrian.
boonboon said:
Created a line break on 2nd half, ran hard and once Latu was on they combined well
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I don’t recall him runnng hard or combing well at all.
boonboon said:
The 40/20 was clearly the fault of the front line on that side - they new it was kicked Inside the 40 and should have been communicating.
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Just no.


Fact is, his poor performances aren’t isolated incidents. They have become his norm.

In the last few weeks alone he’s been shown up by Trai Fuller, Gutherson, Tracey, Tuaupiki and Kini.

Being comprehensively and consistently outplayed by the league’s lower-tier fullbacks, it’s getting more difficult to argue he’s not one of the very bottom-ranked starting fullbacks himself.
 
Another game with zero line breaks, assists, try assists.
He hasn't had any of those since we last played the Bulldogs.

Doesn't know the rules.
Can't catch.
Can't run
Can't pass.
Shocking positional play.
Terrible game awareness.
Weak through the hips.
Weak upper body.
The worst fullback in the NRL.

But sure, let's use the excuse of "playing injured". That explains losing the game in the first minute.

Let's give him another year and another million while they're at it.
 
bigsiro said:
Disagree. Thought he was beyond pedestrian.

I don’t recall him runnng hard or combing well at all.

Just no.


Fact is, his poor performances aren’t isolated incidents. They have become his norm.

In the last few weeks alone he’s been shown up by Trai Fuller, Gutherson, Tracey, Tuaupiki and Kini.

Being comprehensively and consistently outplayed by the league’s lower-tier fullbacks, it’s getting more difficult to argue he’s not one of the very bottom-ranked starting fullbacks himself.
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Individually we are being outplayed across all positions, and have for several weeks
 
A great athlete with a lot of potential but he hasn't improved any key aspects of his game at all.

He should have signed elsewhere to benefit his career, no doubt he would go to the next level at a club who can put him in the right environment to improve.
 
Idk why a lot of people think Bula has some unseen, hidden, third coming of Christ talent. I haven't seen any reason to think that in his whole career. This is the peak of Bula, at his highest potential. He's not some Lionel Messi of rugby, if he was, we would've seen glimpses greatness, all I've seen is a weak boy whose only in it for the money, doesn't give a rat's ass for his club or the fans, just an utter grub.
 
Hers my take on bula , I have broken him up to 4 items
1) returning the ball back , for me he is in the very bottom of fullbacks , can’t remember him making a break .
2) his defence when been the last man is in the bottom 50% of fullbacks
3) his work rate , across all other fullbacks is in the bottom 10%
4) following the kicks throw in the air , he’s right up there with the best
One out of four is not good enough for a player on nearly $1,000,000 a season ,

So here’s my fix , give the kids the 1/2 and 5/8 spot move AD to fullback and stick bula on the wing , AD will work his socks of at fullback , bula can continue to hid , untill the bomb goes up
 
bptiger 0 said:
Hers my take on bula , I have broken him up to 4 items
1) returning the ball back , for me he is in the very bottom of fullbacks , can’t remember him making a break .
2) his defence when been the last man is in the bottom 50% of fullbacks
3) his work rate , across all other fullbacks is in the bottom 10%
4) following the kicks throw in the air , he’s right up there with the best
One out of four is not good enough for a player on nearly $1,000,000 a season ,

So here’s my fix , give the kids the 1/2 and 5/8 spot move AD to fullback and stick bula on the wing , AD will work his socks of at fullback , bula can continue to hid , untill the bomb goes up
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You are generous with the point 4 - following the kicks - I can't recall him scoring off one of those since last year (maybe one this year, if at all). Yep, they are spectacular but ineffective cos he is all in - no thought of tapping back to a support - sorry, "support", my bad - we don't have them anyway! But you are spot on and it's worth a shuffle - too bad AD & Latu are out for the next game.
 
Twal & Seyfarth said:
Idk why a lot of people think Bula has some unseen, hidden, third coming of Christ talent. I haven't seen any reason to think that in his whole career. This is the peak of Bula, at his highest potential. He's not some Lionel Messi of rugby, if he was, we would've seen glimpses greatness, all I've seen is a weak boy whose only in it for the money, doesn't give a rat's ass for his club or the fans, just an utter grub.
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There is one thing to say he is not talented, but another to then conclude he is a grub
 
bigsiro said:
The Luai decision showed the club is willing to make difficult calls for the long-term benefit of the team. I'm not saying the Bula extension was an unreasonable decision at the time, but as with Luai, we should not let a previous decision prevent us from changing course if the evidence suggests it isn't working.

The question isn't whether Bula has talent. The question is whether that talent is translating into the type of fullback we need, into the type of consistent performances expected of an effective NRL fullback. At the moment, I don't think it does.

With the club already overhauling the spine, the fullback position deserves the same level of scrutiny as the others.
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I reckon many on the forum will laugh at this, but imo Matt Dufty (backup fullback for Souths) is a better fullback then Bula. From my understanding, he doesn't have a contract for next year.
 
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