Clause out: The inside story on how the Tigers retained Jahream Bula

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For a man who never wanted to leave the club, few contract negotiations in NRL history have endured more false starts, or contained more subtext, than Jahream Bula’s four-year extension at Wests Tigers.

The joint-venture outfit on Tuesday confirmed the news this masthead broke over the weekend - that Bula would forgo an opportunity to test his market worth by opting to stay put. Significantly, the new deal has no get-out clauses, and will cost the Tigers less than $1 million per season, before ratchet clauses are factored in.

It’s a great result for the Tigers, one they felt they would be in a position to trumpet in November, before their boardroom bickering threatened to scupper it altogether. Since then, the club has been playing poker with Bula’s agent, Isaac Moses.

Much has been made about the options in Bula’s current contract; the Tigers had until May 15 to re-sign him at $900,000 for 2027. If that didn’t eventuate, Bula had until June 1 to trigger an option at $800,000 for next year.........

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