diedpretty
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NRL contracts are a joke. Is there any other sport in the world where you can be contracted to one team until 2029 and then also sign two contracts at two different clubs at the same time.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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tigahhh
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have we re-signed bula yet
innsaneink
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😭😭Tissue?
If we want to keep him so desperately I’m sure upgrading him to 1 million per season from 2026 onwards will get his signature.
It won’t help us sign any other good players and it won’t help us make the top 8, but it will keep our fans happy in retaining Bula.
BlackWhiteGold
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https://www.zerotackle.com/future-u...-clubs-linked-to-uncontracted-forward-228305/
Nothing new here. Just the club been asked by Adam Elliott's manager whether we'd consider him.
Nothing new here. Just the club been asked by Adam Elliott's manager whether we'd consider him.
tigahhh
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regardless of your opinion of bula which we all know where you stand, are you so blind you can’t see we will have a legit spine problem if bula does leave. we had a future-proof 1, 6, and 9. all likely to be gone
You talk as if the Centre of Excellence will fall down if Bula decides to be unloyal and head elsewhere.
If you can put your hand on your heart and state you are extremely confident we can make the top 8 in 2026 with Bula in our team then it becomes a big deal on whether he stays or goes, , but if you are not overly confident we can make the top 8 in 2026 with Bula in our team, then who cares if he decides to stay or go.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Well V without being a smart arse besides Bula what are your biggest problems.
tigahhh
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you’ve missed my entire point. bula leaving in isolation wouldn’t be the end of the world. him leaving after galvin & tds also did, who were supposed to be our long-term spine members, doesn’t give a lot of optimism for the future of the club. our pathways in key positions are bare now
Lack of football IQ, lack of ckass, lack of speed, lack of x-factor, lack of aggression, lack of physical dominance.
Apart from that we are doing ok.
As I keep saying Bula on 700k, possibly 800k is not a problem.
I’ve noticed some people ask what the dollar figure has to do with it ?
The dollar figure is vital as Bula is no superstar and doesn’t provide enough x-factor to win us games on his own, therefore we need available cap money to be able to purchase more quality players to not have to rely on Bula regularly winning us games on his own.
Does that make sense as I feel like I’m going around in circles talking to a Filipino call centre ?
Not you RHS, just in general.
hank37w
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Let's hope it ends up on tilt for the Slimy Eels and the Drongos.
We should be learning from how the Broncos are operating.
They have developed and earmarked Coby Black as the next big thing and their future number 7.
The moment they become aware a much more seasoned and developed number 7 in Jonah Pezet becomes available they pounce.
They are not waiting to find out if the player they developed reaches his potential or not.
Yes no doubt about that fact.
Jedi_Tiger
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after tedesco walking, the club can recover IF bula does decide to leave
clontarfkid
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Think we can anticipate it and plan for it this time
Sign him
Not sure we have recovered - we have just been making up the numbers. We need to be able to retain players if we want attract players.
Vicious you make some valid points, the way we finished off the year wasnt to encouraging but we were a complete different team with Bula playing. Yes hes got improvement in him but who do we get to replace him. All the points you made have merit but without Bula you add another problem with scoring points. With this club saving a couple of hundred thousand doesnt eventuate to new players. We saved a million each with Galvin and Stefano we didnt do much with replacing them.
teddy23
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Would be great off the bench for us and can fill multiple positions in the forward pack. Could potentially even start him at lock.
High motor with his line speed in defence and his tackle efficiency really sticking out. He also runs the ball strongly with a nice offload.
I’ve always admired him as an underrated player, I think this would be a really solid signing. You won’t ever question Elliot’s effort I can promise you that.
Go get him Richo!