Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278

twentyforty said:
Benji must stick with Sullivan now. Any change in plans will weaken the player’s view of his leadership. He needs to give Sullivan an opportunity to respond or risk spreading egg shells.
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Absolute BS!!

Sullivan was there because Sezer had not trained with the team for a fortnight - and Sezer was still retained on the bench despite the lack of training.

Bennett picked O'Sullivan at 7 in Rd.1 - only to change his mind for Rd.2 after a poor loss!

Benji may be a rookie - but he is the head coach and has the entitlement to make changes on a weekly basis if necessary when players do not meet expectations!
 
Snidest 0 said:
Absolute BS!!

Sullivan was there because Sezer had not trained with the team for a fortnight - and Sezer was still retained on the bench despite the lack of training.

Bennett picked O'Sullivan at 7 in Rd.1 - only to change his mind for Rd.2 after a poor loss!

Benji may be a rookie - but he is the head coach and has the entitlement to make changes on a weekly basis if necessary when players do not meet expectations!
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Exactly. Probably only Bula and Api have earned the right to expect their name to be called each weekend.
 
gregjm87 said:
I tend to agree with this depending on what he has been saying to the team before the weekend. If it was Bud has won the spot and I have faith in him to deliver x,y,z then he needs to be retained. If it was this 17 has the first shot to earn their spot and will be retained if they show they want it then he should be dropped.

As poor as Sullivan was no halfback would have looked at all good playing in a team that was so badly beaten. Criticism of him not running enough, kicking well enough or looking like a 6 in my opinion is foolish given how the game played out. Criticism of his role in the sides terrible defence is fair enough but he was hardly alone.
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No coach justifies individual selections to the team...

It is NOT a fricking committee meeting!

It is what was said to Sullivan that counts - and the consistent message is selections will be based on performamce!

Sezer was on the bench - so surely the message was clear enough that there was very little between the two to start despite Sezer's lack of training with the team!
 
Snidest 0 said:
No coach justifies individual selections to the team...

It is NOT a fricking committee meeting!

It is what was said to Sullivan that counts - and the consistent message is selections will be based on performamce!

Sezer was on the bench - so surely the message was clear enough that there was very little between the two to start despite Sezer's lack of training with the team!
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In my experience coaches almost always explain why they go a certain way in player selections to the team (though not always directly). Typically it is discussed as part of the video sessions and game planning, particularly when it is a key position player.
 
gregjm87 said:
In my experience coaches almost always explain why they go a certain way in player selections to the team (though not always directly). Typically it is discussed as part of the video sessions and game planning, particularly when it is a key position player.
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That doesn't happen!

The video session after the Canberra game he will explain why Bud was pulled - but not discuss selections with the team!
 
Snidest 0 said:
That doesn't happen!

The video session after the Canberra game he will explain why Bud was pulled - but not discuss selections with the team!
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I agree they don't have open discussions with the team regarding selections. But they do have constant messages about what they want a player/position to deliver. They then pick the team based on who best delivered that in preseason. They then do a pregame video session where they gameplan and again outline what they want a player to deliver before going out and practicing what was discussed in that pregame meeting.
So no a coach does not discuss selections or outline individual decisions simply as I had originally quoted but that message can certainly be strongly implied depending on what was said in all of the above.
 
Snidest 0 said:
Absolute BS!!

Sullivan was there because Sezer had not trained with the team for a fortnight - and Sezer was still retained on the bench despite the lack of training.

Bennett picked O'Sullivan at 7 in Rd.1 - only to change his mind for Rd.2 after a poor loss!

Benji may be a rookie - but he is the head coach and has the entitlement to make changes on a weekly basis if necessary when players do not meet expectations!
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Maybe Sezer was carrying a niggling injury?
 
Bud Sullivan should start again next week. It was a lapse in concentration but we got back in the game afterwards.

I say it a lot, but I feel like this team has a history of being over-coached. Over-coached in the sense that coaching becomes so monotonous that the team forgets to concentrate. That's where you see moments like what happened with Sullivan in our last match. You need a senior playing group driving effort and concentration on the pitch as much as the coaches do on the training ground. Let be fair we haven't got that and we haven't for over a decade. Thats just my thesis.

Having said that I think Bud Sullivan gets another run in the side. It'll do him a world of good to have another crack in front of a home crowd. Deserves run in the side and not just a single chance. Take it on the chin and try again.
 
While Benji has the right to choose whom ever he wants, in this instance, after hooking both Seyfarth and Bud, I believe his hand is forced not to select them.

He would be criticised heavily if he selected them next week and they had similar level games.
 
TIGERS said:
Bud Sullivan should start again next week. It was a lapse in concentration but we got back in the game afterwards.

I say it a lot, but I feel like this team has a history of being over-coached. Over-coached in the sense that coaching becomes so monotonous that the team forgets to concentrate. That's where you see moments like what happened with Sullivan in our last match. You need a senior playing group driving effort and concentration on the pitch as much as the coaches do on the training ground. Let be fair we haven't got that and we haven't for over a decade. Thats just my thesis.

Having said that I think Bud Sullivan gets another run in the side. It'll do him a world of good to have another crack in front of a home crowd. Deserves run in the side and not just a single chance. Take it on the chin and try again.
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"Deserves" it based on what? Never mind the lapse in concentration as if it was a single incident, he was woeful the whole time he was out there.
 
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