What’s the Buzz: Will Jahreem Bula follow Lachlan Galvin in leaving Wests Tigers?

Lachlan Galvin will be the eighth player managed by Isaac Moses to leave the Wests Tigers in the past eight years. Could another one of their other breakout stars soon join the list?

Eight players contracted to controversial agent Isaac Moses have quit Wests Tigers since 2017, leaving a trail of destruction that significantly contributed to their three straight wooden spoons.

Now there are fears his newest client, boom fullback Jahream Bula, could follow.

Bula is the excitement machine who switched agents to join the Moses stable this year.

He might be under contract until 2027, but who is to say his agent won’t pull the trigger early in the same manner he did with boom teen Lachlan Galvin last week, leaving the youngster to deal with an unprecedented media storm, teammate anger and fan outrage.

There are fears Jahream Bula could also leave the Wests Tigers amid revelations eight players managed by Isaac Moses have quit the club since 2018.

Bula is on a good $700,000 deal and his car from his previous manager.

But it means nothing to Moses who knocked back $6 million to take Galvin out.

Previously Moses has moved Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods, James Tedesco, Mitchell Moses, John Bateman, Dave Klemmer, young forward Brandon Tumeth and now Galvin from the club.

Moses makes no secret of the fact he doesn’t rate Benji Marshall as a coach.

He took a list of complaints about him to CEO Shane Richardson at a meeting last Thursday week from where the contract story exploded.

Mitch Moses and James Tedesco are just two of the many players managed by Isaac Moses to leave the Wests Tigers in recent years. Picture: Phil Hillyard

The criticism of Marshall is particularly unfair given he has overseen Galvin’s meteoric rise in 18 months and his continual improvement as a footballer.

Marshall is lifting the club from a scrapheap left behind from a string of coaches including Tim Sheens and Michael Maguire.

It is surely evidence he’s doing a pretty decent job. Good judges believe they’ll make the top eight this year. It’s just they can’t afford more weeks like this last one.

As per usual, Isaac Moses will only deal with the journos who are toeing his company line and did not return our calls.

Originally published as What’s the Buzz: Will Jahreem Bula follow Lachlan Galvin in leaving Wests Tigers?