Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278

lathami said:
$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!!
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Absolutely and you're right. I will be happy when Bud finds his spot with us, I'm just not sure it will be in the halves.
 
He is a utility or depth at best. His effort plays are poor especially in defence, can’t read a game and haven’t seen him really threaten a line or create a line break, tried the same thing several times and was never able to break the lines against the flippers. Have seen him flat footed and ball watching, example dolphins first try, imo he moves with the play and he is a lot closer to make the tackle.
maybe I’m being harsh, it’s only been a few games.
 
TCL said:
He is a utility or depth at best. His effort plays are poor especially in defence, can’t read a game and haven’t seen him really threaten a line or create a line break, tried the same thing several times and was never able to break the lines against the flippers. Have seen him flat footed and ball watching, example dolphins first try, imo he moves with the play and he is a lot closer to make the tackle.
maybe I’m being harsh, it’s only been a few games.
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This weekend will be the test. However I can see him at 9, and you could not get two better teachers than Robbie and Api.
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
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
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I don't even feel Luai was on the radar to land.
Which ofcourse goes to our recruitment and strategy, why weren't we thinking who's on the radar?

Our biggest blunder, Adam Reynolds was on the radar to exit souths. Madge was our coach... Why dinnit we put feelers out?

That said, this situation makes sense. We had Fainu signed and that was it.
No Sezer, No Luai.

Take those two out, then Sullivan makes sense. Ofcourse people should have seen Galvin on the radar, but guys like galvin are a coin toss if they make first grade (been on this forum too long, so SO MUCH HYPE).
 
crazycat said:
I don't even feel Luai was on the radar to land.
Which ofcourse goes to our recruitment and strategy, why weren't we thinking who's on the radar?

Our biggest blunder, Adam Reynolds was on the radar to exit souths. Madge was our coach... Why dinnit we put feelers out?

That said, this situation makes sense. We had Fainu signed and that was it.
No Sezer, No Luai.

Take those two out, then Sullivan makes sense. Ofcourse people should have seen Galvin on the radar, but guys like galvin are a coin toss if they make first grade (been on this forum too long, so SO MUCH HYPE).
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In regards to Adam Reynolds there were rumours that him and Madge had a big falling out during towards the end of his run as Souths coach. If that’s true we wouldn’t have landed Reynolds anyway, plus we still had Brooks so the club didn’t feel the need to go looking for a 7 since they felt he was one.
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
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
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I wouldn’t call it panic ! That’s really dismissive of the fact we didn’t have luai , we didn’t have Fainu , Galvin hadn’t even dominated the schoolboy cup with wests fields and NSW , and we had a Fulton proposition of Schuster and cogger halves pairing this year . Yuck …. But even that was pie in sky .
 
Todd Packer said:
Starting Seyfarth against St. George after the way they targeted him, and rag dolled him in the trial is my biggest concern.
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moving him out of the middle should make things a little easier as he will really only be tracking Flanagan. Sezer has been defending on the left with Galvin out so Seyfarth won't be required to play bodyguard.
 
And u all thought brooks was bad, well bud has surpassed him already, he has done nothing during his game time , he had pace , but he won’t take the line on , I think he’s a waste of money , will see if he has any balls against his old club
 
At training Bud looks like a superstar .. dummies, darts, hits line well, sidesteps well, plenty of speed off the mark .. he makes line breaks at every session .. BUT come game day out there on the paddock nothing .. gun shy .. ?? .. i dont get it .. he's got demons in his head for sure .. !! pity .. !!

I really hope he has a blinder this weekend and proves us all wrong .. 👍 👍
 
The-moP said:
At training Bud looks like a superstar .. dummies, darts, hits line well, sidesteps well, plenty of speed off the mark .. he makes line breaks at every session .. BUT come game day out there on the paddock nothing .. gun shy .. ?? .. i dont get it .. he's got demons in his head for sure .. !! pity .. !!

I really hope he has a blinder this weekend and proves us all wrong .. 👍 👍
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Reckon there's a few factors at play for young Bud, new environment, being converted to utility at St George and lacking a bit of confidence after being hooked in the Canberra game. But I reckon him losing weight in the off season has had a fair effect as well.
He's been very hesitant to dig into the line consistently, but I saw some positive signs in his second stint last week, started to take this line on and poke his nose through. The confidence will return he just needs the reps.
If he can play simply this week and take the line on I think he'll go well.
 
AdelaideTiger said:
Reckon there's a few factors at play for young Bud, new environment, being converted to utility at St George and lacking a bit of confidence after being hooked in the Canberra game. But I reckon him losing weight in the off season has had a fair effect as well.
He's been very hesitant to dig into the line consistently, but I saw some positive signs in his second stint last week, started to take this line on and poke his nose through. The confidence will return he just needs the reps.
If he can play simply this week and take the line on I think he'll go well.
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i hope so bro for his and the team sake .. there's no better way to shut the critics up .. than playing well against ya old team .. !!
 
bptiger 0 said:
And u all thought brooks was bad, well bud has surpassed him already, he has done nothing during his game time , he had pace , but he won’t take the line on , I think he’s a waste of money , will see if he has any balls against his old club
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You stand alone
 
Pascoes_barber said:
Milford is actually good though?
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Milford is currently the bench player for the fins...

With Bud, I would not want to be in his position. Although maybe he is ok with it.

All eyes were on Fainu and Bud coming in. Both players had 6 and 7 written on them.
Who Performed:
Galvin and Sezer.

Bennett is smartly keeping Milford as that reserve Half for the Dolphins. An injury comes and he has a "good not great" halfback ready to go.

Luai comes here next year, we will have a reserve half ready to go if there are any issues.
His name is Sezer.

I would not want to be in Bud's position, because he ain't a Utility. He is a half, but Fainu/Galvin/Luai clearly seem to be better and Sezer is a decent NRL halfback*.

*I was wrong re Sezer's performance, he is doing a job we have needed for ages. Not wanting to open wounds but he would have been ideal with LB at 5/8.
 
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