So he's going to drag us into a grandfinal?
Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278
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Yeah I hope so too but he's gotta work with his inside and outside man too as you'd know.
His first tackle has to be a good effective tackle for your theory to work... Desire however sometimes doesn't match ability but as long as he stays positive and calm... Having benji bomber and Farah guiding him throughout the week ain't too shabby either
I hate to be the guy that tells all you great rugby league pundits about how hard it is to adjust to a totally new system from what you have been used to...
Bud has come from a system that honestly has had absolutely no stability and a lot of discontent..
He now has the opportunity to join a club that has had a complete overhaul from the top to the bottom with much more superior hands on personel such as Richo and Benji...I particularly name Benji because he knows football inside and out while Richo is an admin genius ...we all have to have the patience to let them do what they know best..
I very rarely get overwrought about players because I have seen up and coming super stars fade away under the pressure of the big arena..I think if Bud is handled in the correct manner as a 5/8 which Benji was an absolute superstar at, he will become an icon of the game,we just have to wait and see how it all pans out..
Lastly but not least,lets give the kid a chance,after all we gave Brooks 10 years and he was made play a position that THEY wanted,not what he was designed to play...cheers guys and Im looking forward to Sunday...I will see you all at the Ambush where I will play up big time...hahaha..
Bud has come from a system that honestly has had absolutely no stability and a lot of discontent..
He now has the opportunity to join a club that has had a complete overhaul from the top to the bottom with much more superior hands on personel such as Richo and Benji...I particularly name Benji because he knows football inside and out while Richo is an admin genius ...we all have to have the patience to let them do what they know best..
I very rarely get overwrought about players because I have seen up and coming super stars fade away under the pressure of the big arena..I think if Bud is handled in the correct manner as a 5/8 which Benji was an absolute superstar at, he will become an icon of the game,we just have to wait and see how it all pans out..
Lastly but not least,lets give the kid a chance,after all we gave Brooks 10 years and he was made play a position that THEY wanted,not what he was designed to play...cheers guys and Im looking forward to Sunday...I will see you all at the Ambush where I will play up big time...hahaha..
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Just not seeing it with this kid.
Not a fan.
Hope he proves me wrong this week and we get the win.
I have got to agree. I see moments, some good some not. Which to me says he is not ready for first grade and certainly not worth the coin he is getting paid.
I hope he proves me wrong.
Roar_Power
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The epitome of inconsistency. Again, its exactly what WT are trying to eradicate from the squad.
Yep, proving to be a poor signing.
Wouldn't hurt so much if it was a 1 or 2 year deal for 200k though.
But it's NOT.
Leck
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I have a feeling he'll rip in and have a good game. Whether it will be good enough to keep his spot will be seen.
He didn't rip in a few weeks ago when we played em in the trial....
With the suspension and injuries, we're weakened.
Leck
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It's do or die for Bud, and I'm sure he realises that.
If he has a bad game and Benji keeps him, it will be Robbie's job to turn him into a 9... or he'll get hooked.
Jolls
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He woul dtake a lot of work to turn into a 9. He had no idea in that position last week. Didn't once that I recall engage and commit the A and B defender putting our attack behind the curve from the get go.
Tigerwould
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Latu Finau‘s defence looked strong. I’d imagine he’d do a better job filling in at 9 than Bud.
Once Galvin and Latu come back, it’s hard to see Bud fitting into the 17. Having said that Bud is a better backup halve than what we have had in the past. With the amount of injuries, head knocks, suspensions, ect its handy to have the depth this year
Leck
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Even if he plays well this weekend, he'll be an expensive headache.
These things nearly always sort them selves out because of injuries/suspensions.I would be delighted if we have no problems in that area as performance would pick our team each week
It’s a very different situation this Sunday compared to when we played the Dragons in the trial game.
We now know the Dragons will start the game with a very aggressive physical mindset.
We now know if we don’t match them in these areas we will be out of the contest very quickly.
Bud Sullivan knows he needs to muscle up and put in a big effort defensively otherwise he may not get much more NRL game time this season.
Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and wait and see how he plays on Sunday.
I’m quietly confident he will come up with a big game and help lead us to victory.
We now know the Dragons will start the game with a very aggressive physical mindset.
We now know if we don’t match them in these areas we will be out of the contest very quickly.
Bud Sullivan knows he needs to muscle up and put in a big effort defensively otherwise he may not get much more NRL game time this season.
Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and wait and see how he plays on Sunday.
I’m quietly confident he will come up with a big game and help lead us to victory.
tigerbenji
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Spoke to Sullivan @ the open training session to-day & seems like a really nice guy, said he was keen to do well over his old Team & have a good game, but said main thing is to beat the Dragons.
Jedi_Tiger
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for 550k we don't need a 9 at that price, we have TDS
Sullivan was a panic buy when Brooks left and they were not sure we would land Luai, they panicked and signed Sullivan as back up in case fainunand Galvin didn't cut it.
Sullivan is surplus to requirements at 550k
upthetigers
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Yeah nah
$500,000 is like $350,000 we it’s the salary cap increase. It’s not as much as it use to be and looks bad, but it’s not really. Look we are 4 rounds in and using bud more than once, u don’t know how injuries go and when they’ll come. I am happy to carry him him for at least another season with Luai, then make a call after that. People forget do quickly that one of the main reasons last season we went so crap was halves depth!!
Todd Packer
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Starting Seyfarth against St. George after the way they targeted him, and rag dolled him in the trial is my biggest concern.
I'm going against the tide with this but I thought Bud did some good things last week. A bit of deft ballwork and he finally took the line on and was rewarded with a linebreak.
I'm hopeful of him building on that this week.
