It’s actually 900k . The club has first dibs at 800k , and if not he can take up a 900k option.
The issue is at fullback there is literally like 30-40 guys around who can do a serviceable job @nrl level through to being elite .
The club has Brookes and Oitman coming through , So maybe they see what everyone else like
@jrtiger sees.
These kids are guns . Brookes should have been the QLD fullback , but I guess it’s a residency thing .
For me I’d take up the Bula option for a year @800k. It might be slight overs , but it allows the club to breathe a little bit , and also allows a further year for these kids to come through .
They will be 20-21 if Bula takes the option .
But this implication that we have
no one is not true . There’s an absolute over supply of fullbacks , like I’ve said earlier probably because many gun halves coming through were shifted there for multiple reasons .
So whilst your Walsh and Teddy , and potentially Ponga (he’s played like a busted for 2 years now) , command huge money , the incumbent fullback of the Aus team, and the previous 4 premiership fullback is only on 800k . Which is where the true value for most fullbacks sit .
It’s a bit like running back in nfl . The best are paid really well , but if you have a 7or 8 out of ten then you’re probably not paying him that much