Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278

clontarfkid said:
The other point about not paying half of Buds salary to play elsewhere is Douehi gone sometime next year,Galvin no certainty to re sign end next year,and Latu mite get frustrated not in run on team
As someone said,7s aren't falling out of the trees,and we can make his crazy deal work 4 us..and if not he gets to lead the Koe team
And if he's not happy with that...
Nah,payout a couple of the midget kids b4 Bud
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Agreed, plus Latu has really been injured most of the year with constant hamstring issues. Which are unlikely to disappear! So he could be possibly be out next season, Galvin gets injured. Then what??
$550,000 is like $350,000 a couple of years back. Fir $350,000 id be happy with that considering Galvin is not a certainty to be staying long term!
 
batboy said:
Where's this 'Extra Roster Spot' talk come from?
Still need back up Halves / Utilities,
And what are you going to get for the 200k Difference?

I've never wanted him here,
But the thinking we're gonna go out and buy superstar x because we got rid of our reserve grade half,
Doesn't hold much weight.
Even if you promote a kid (As we've done last year) He still costs money....
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Sione Fainu unsigned. Would rather move Bud on and sign Sione than lose Sione and keep Bud.
 
The Chad said:
From memory Bud was signed before Sezar was signed
Before Luai was signed

And all this was prior to Galvin coming from behind all of them to a starting 5/8.

When Bud was signed he was, by all rights, viewed as a starter.

The club just loaded up on the position after that.

If Galvin never emerges & Luai never did the unthinkable & decide the Tigers was a destination club...

Bud & Latu are your 2025 halves.

Just as an idea- if the club can't find someone to take him, could they restructure his contract similar to how they shifted Bateman from an $800k player to a $650k player by giving him a payout & restructure at the same time?

At $500k, Bud is an expensive insurance policy.

At $300k & below, he's potentially the best KOE #7 in the NRL, and one of the better insurance policies out there.

While there is cap space to play with, I'd explore all the possibilities available to rebalance the roster & the cap.
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The top 30 spot is what they want with his departure
 
Harvey said:
Hate it when you go to buy a Bud, but end up with Bud light.

Some or those final Pascoe & Lee contracts are at least as bad as the Cleary hangovers
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Just don't.

I hate VB, but would rather drink VB.

BTW we never got the 'bud' commercial here, so the Scary movie scene never made full sense.

^that said it was probably the only funny part of the movie, which was otherwise pretty trash. (at the time everyone was like Wazzup. I don't know if that came from the commercial but every bloody greeting Wazzup)
 
crazycat said:
Just don't.

I hate VB, but would rather drink VB.

BTW we never got the 'bud' commercial here, so the Scary movie scene never made full sense.

^that said it was probably the only funny part of the movie, which was otherwise pretty trash. (at the time everyone was like Wazzup. I don't know if that came from the commercial but every bloody greeting Wazzup)
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Please! Yes we got the commercial here and Scary Movie was hilarious!

What an incompetent post.
 
Flanno says he doesn’t want bud

No other club expresses an interest

Tigers say perfect - here’s 4 yrs at $550k p.a for an untried, injury prone, attitude problem, lazy seemingly - player

Awesome

Next minute - 1st game of season - Bud lets a try short side off a penalty 30 meters out because he is lazy. Commentators question if junior football players would be so bad.
 
Surely there is a massive hidden cost to how many times we backtrack on our roster decisions year in year out. There is a part of me that begins to think that maybe being a bit more classy, and following through on agreements in certain situations has more value to this club than just shuffling players around like they are chess pieces. If we want people in a crocodile roll, what are they in that crocodile roll for?

Also, you just never know with halves throughout a season. Luck, form, injury, scandal. I don't think having Bud Sullivan as a utility player for another season is the worst thing ever. He'll go eventually, but also if we want him to get picked up by another club he needs to play some footy too...

I'm just tired of seeing these abysmal interactions we have with players we bring in to turn things around.
 
TIGERS said:
Surely there is a massive hidden cost to how many times we backtrack on our roster decisions year in year out. There is a part of me that begins to think that maybe being a bit more classy, and following through on agreements in certain situations has more value to this club than just shuffling players around like they are chess pieces. If we want people in a crocodile roll, what are they in that crocodile roll for?

Also, you just never know with halves throughout a season. Luck, form, injury, scandal. I don't think having Bud Sullivan as a utility player for another season is the worst thing ever. He'll go eventually, but also if we want him to get picked up by another club he needs to play some footy too...

I'm just tired of seeing these abysmal interactions we have with players we bring in to turn things around.
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When you treat your players as expendable, then you get mercenaries.
High cost and have a neutral relationship with their employer. Their loyalty is to the green.
 
Buttface said:
I thought it was more of a panic buy after Brooks said he was leaving and people/media were saying we were about to go into a preseason without an NRL 7.
Fruit Pascals was fish to these manager sharks. I’d love to see him at my table.
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Yeah that's how. I recall it.
Buds a big winner.... Off the field... Laughing all the way to the bank, a 22yo with 40 odd games rolling in dough... Someone. Whoever responsible really need a good arse kicking
 
lathami said:
Agreed, plus Latu has really been injured most of the year with constant hamstring issues. Which are unlikely to disappear! So he could be possibly be out next season, Galvin gets injured. Then what??
$550,000 is like $350,000 a couple of years back. Fir $350,000 id be happy with that considering Galvin is not a certainty to be staying long term!
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This is an another what if issue.. what’s the chances 2 of our halves go down for lengthy periods at the same time? We need a roster spot and common sense is bud is the one to go as he’s on too much to be a reserve grade player for us. Besides we have bird and mason that can fill in at 6 for a few games if needed.
 
innsaneink said:
Yeah that's how. I recall it.
Buds a big winner.... Off the field... Laughing all the way to the bank, a 22yo with 40 odd games rolling in dough... Someone. Whoever responsible really need a good arse kicking
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I would hazard a guess and say the clowns responsible are no longer with the club (i hope so anyway)
 
Harvey said:
Hate it when you go to buy a Bud, but end up with Bud light.

Some or those final Pascoe & Lee contracts are at least as bad as the Cleary hangovers
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Pascoe was preoccupied playing his own game of oneupmanship with Sheens and incapable of critical thinking.
The really sad part about it for us fans who have been in the crocodile roll or the rattle snake shake for so long, is that the players and coaching personnel change but the MO and culture remain the same.
Let’s be honest with ourselves..
Getting rid of players we can’t coach is not working.
 
I don’t get the hate for anyone in signing bud
At the time we had no real half. And yes he’s not a standout 1st grader but had proven imo to be a handy 14

Who within management could of foretold Luai signing or even Galvin jumping the queue

Sezer was signed to bring bud and latu through
At a minimum I think that he would have been expected to play 14 in the long term. He would have still been overpaid for the position but not to the same extent as now.
So imo this was a pretty fair decision at the time
 
innsaneink said:
Yeah that's how. I recall it.
Buds a big winner.... Off the field... Laughing all the way to the bank, a 22yo with 40 odd games rolling in dough... Someone. Whoever responsible really need a good arse kicking
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Well three of them are gone and hopefully Benji learns from it. 🤷‍♂️
 
TigerBlood93 said:
This is an another what if issue.. what’s the chances 2 of our halves go down for lengthy periods at the same time? We need a roster spot and common sense is bud is the one to go as he’s on too much to be a reserve grade player for us. Besides we have bird and mason that can fill in at 6 for a few games if needed.
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Halves often go down fot long periods of time..Cleay..Walker..Moses..ReynoldsMunster...and Luai will almost certainly be on SOO duty..Bud will play a dozen gales next year
Target the low potential kids for spots
 
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