Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Rock Hopper Steve]

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I got no issue with Bula doing his best in 2026 if he is signed elsewhere
Attard might be a bit young for 2027…

Bula's club option is for 27 that gives Attard 2 more seasons to develop.

 

[Tom Shines]

Bula's club option is for 27 that gives Attard 2 more seasons to develop.

Whens the option due to be taken up? I heard April

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Whens the option due to be taken up? I heard April

Not sure on the deadline it was mentioned on here recently but April rings a bell.

 

[Tiger_claws]

Has there been any further talk of Josh Curran leaving Dogs. I think he would be a good buy also Ray Stone. Would like either one of those. Both can negotiate now for 27

 

[Tom Shines]

Not sure on the deadline it was mentioned on here recently but April rings a bell.

My gut feel is Richo isn’t picking it up

 

[GNR4LIFE]

My gut feel is Richo isn’t picking it up

Could be an element of who blinks first with the 27 option. Why would Bula take up the option, when for an extra 100k, the club could pick it up.

 

[Tom Shines]

Could be an element of who blinks first with the 27 option. Why would Bula take up the option, when for an extra 100k, the club could pick it up.

I don’t know enough about the wording of the option … what’s the deadline … is he in the open market now for 2027?

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

My gut feel is Richo isn’t picking it up

Well, if contract extension talks are going favourably, you'd expect not, like everyone on here I just wish the F it gets done sooner rather than later so we can just concentrate on pre-season and dream that we are in for a big year as we do every summer.

 

[Snidest 0]

My gut feel is Richo isn’t picking it up

He isn't because he has confirmed the following:

Wests Tigers have opened talks with Jahream Bula over a long-term extension at the club, confident the fullback will now take up a new multi-year deal for beyond 2026.

Bula remains the highest-profile fullback available to sign for 2027, with a mutual clause in his current Tigers contract effectively making him a free agent.

The 23-year-old's current deal expires at the end of 2026, but the Tigers have an option in their favour to extend it for a further year at close to $900,000.

Bula also has an option in his favour to extend the deal into 2027, on a salary of around $800,000.

There had been questions over Bula's future at the Tigers, particularly after he switched management companies to Isaac Moses' Cove Agency.

Moses had overseen Lachlan Galvin's controversial exit from the Tigers earlier this year.

But those clauses would effectively become redundant if a new longer deal was struck, with the Tigers having met with Bula's management in recent weeks.

"I don't want to do a pick-up of the option, I want to do an extension long term," Tigers CEO Shane Richardson told AAP.

"He wants to be here. Unlike Galvin, who didn't want to be here, he wants to be here.

"You never count your chickens until they hatch, but I am pretty confident we will get it done."

Tigers confident Bula will stay on long-term extension

Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson is confident Jahream Bula will sign a multi-year deal at the NRL club, with talks moving beyond a one-year option for 2026.

aapnews.aap.com.au

 

[Nonotmeagain]

FALSE - there has been ONE story in which he was interviewed by Tyson Otto for the Teleghraph that was first published today!

He's been in NYC with his wife for the past fornight and has given no interviews since he was in Fiji camp prior to his holiday!

He does not state anything about seeing how he goes this season before making a decision in the Otto interview either - so you did misread it.

The only other media has been Richo confirming that we are working on a significant extension for Jahream...

Stop jumping at shadows and confusing social media posts as "news articles" FFS!

Even the "news articles" aren't truthful especially from the Telegraph

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I don’t know enough about the wording of the option … what’s the deadline … is he in the open market now for 2027?

I’d say he doesn’t have permission to negotiate with anyone else, otherwise clubs would falling out of the sky to try and sign him.

 

[Snidest 0]

Even the "news articles" aren't truthful especially from the Telegraph

Again - learn the difference between opinion pieces masquerading as news that quote unnamed sources - & news articles that directly verbatim quote their primary sources (in this case the two supplied articles that quote Jahream and Richo directly) and work out what is credible!

It's not that hard!

 

[Vicious]

Let’s just give Bula 5 million for the next 5 years and he will sign tomorrow, problem solved.

 

[Tom Shines]

Let’s just give Bula 5 million for the next 5 years and he will sign tomorrow, problem solved.

Nah … just take up the option instead

 

[Tom Shines]

There had been questions over Bula's future at the Tigers,

"I don't want to do a pick-up of the option, I want to do an extension long term," Tigers CEO Shane Richardson told AAP.

Ok case closed … Richo refuses option .. we all move on and he is a free agent …thanks for clearing this up 👍

 

[Vicious]

Nah … just take up the option instead

That makes more sense to me to see how he goes with the pressure of being a highly paid marquee player.
It’s probably not that easy though, I assume Bula via his wonderful management company wants a big money long term deal.

 

[Tom Shines]

That makes more sense to me to see how he goes with the pressure of being a highly paid marquee player.
It’s probably not that easy though, I assume Bula via his wonderful management company wants a big money long term deal.

Refer above … apparently Richo has declined the option

 

[Vicious]

Refer above … apparently Richo has declined the option

So what does that mean ?
Richo wants to pay him less for a longer deal ?
Richo wants to pay him the same for a longer deal ?
Richo wants to pay him more for a longer deal ?

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

This place had more optimism & positivity after 3 straight spoons lol what’s going on this year?

 

[Tom Shines]

So what does that mean ?
Richo was to pay him less for a longer deal ?
Richo wants to pay him the same for a longer deal ?
Richo wants to pay him more for a longer deal ?

Yes … he wants to pay him a longer deal