Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278

[Papacito]

Smart move from Richo.

Like most blokes that cop a bagging on the forum, he is nowhere near as bad as many make out.

At 23 and without even 40 games under his belt in the most difficult position, he can still become a very good player and Richo has retained the option to bring him back if he's able to develop at Souths.

I have to hand it the young man as well, he seems to have retained a very positive attitude while others would have been kicking rocks and causing trouble.

 

[crazycat]

Media just making up numbers or forgetting Bud's $2.2M is over 4 years (not 3 years) so is $550k per year.

From DT on Aug 5, 2023: The Wests Tigers have signed Jayden Sullivan from St George Illawarra on a four-year, $2.2 million deal, pending a medical clearance on Tuesday.

Released two weeks ago by incoming Dragons coach Shane Flanagan, Sullivan settled on the Tigers after talks with coach Benji Marshall and recruitment boss Scott Fulton on Saturday.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-market-watch-fourth-bulldog-tapped-to-leave-kennel-early/news-story/09385bc0c84d4bddd72241f9231991f8

So...

We know we want Bud out.
We have some kind of cap space in 2024.. We are not frontloading Bud.
WHY?

We were desperate for halves, yet we knew Manly had halves ready for the poaching... I don't feel sorry for our club, I actually feel sorry more for Bud.

 

[rihannafan1]

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Looking happy

Good on him. He has been a champion player coming through the ranks and has now made decent $$ without it seeming to change him. He's an exciting player to watch, hope he gets more of a chance at Souths.

 

[rihannafan1]

Smart move from Richo.

Like most blokes that cop a bagging on the forum, he is nowhere near as bad as many make out.

At 23 and without even 40 games under his belt in the most difficult position, he can still become a very good player and Richo has retained the option to bring him back if he's able to develop at Souths.

I have to hand it the young man as well, he seems to have retained a very positive attitude while others would have been kicking rocks and causing trouble.

Even in this situation w Sullivan, his agent Mario Tartak has not publicly criticised the club nor agitated in the media. I realise that is simply professional behaviour and to be expected from an agent, but imagine the classless, greedy Isaac Moses in this situation.

 

[The Chad]

Weirdly, I think Bud is a chance at a premiership ring.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Wonder if Binge used his Wayne relationship.

Come on Bag, What do you think ?

 

[innsaneink]

 

[TIGERS]

??

What take his kids to overpriced designer clothes shops?

Ok, we were stupid enough to pay him that much silly money.

We released Blake Austin in 2014, and he went on to play brilliantly for Canberra the following season. He was Dally M 5/8 of the year. Immediately did everything we spent 10 years waiting for Luke Brooks to do.

Knowing our luck, I'm hazarding a guess that Bud will do the same under Bennett.

Anyway we only paid him for one season of his decent contract. It wasn't a catastrophe.

 

[Merlot]

Merry Xmas.

Give us a cuddle

 

[SeanT]

We paid $700k and got…Bud

Paid 550k. Not 700k should of been two years

 

[Buttface]

Give us a cuddle

My arms are always open to you Merlot.

 

[sheer64]

Weirdly, I think Bud is a chance at a premiership ring.

The little Pommie will need to get the Dally M for that to happen

 

[crazycat]

We released Blake Austin in 2014, and he went on to play brilliantly for Canberra the following season. He was Dally M 5/8 of the year. Immediately did everything we spent 10 years waiting for Luke Brooks to do.

Knowing our luck, I'm hazarding a guess that Bud will do the same under Bennett.

Anyway we only paid him for one season of his decent contract. It wasn't a catastrophe.

While I don't believe we "released" Blake Austin, I understood we only had him for 1 year.

I totally agree.

Blake showed dynamism and flare on the field. LB also showed potential, MM likewise.

...
Look, if Bud goes gangbusters under Bennett. Fantastic. Unlike the "big 4" there was never any malice from Bud, seriously kid go for it.

We have 4ish gun halves and Bud is just surplus to requrements. I suspect the one we are going to regret is Ontoni Large, but we have to accept we make choices and we need to back those choices as a club.

Putting our faith behind Lachlin Galvin and getting Latu with him together as they played together makes sense. Some others like Josh Feledy are heading for a rude wakeup call if their playing doesn't improve. But that's football.

 

[Lestronge]

While I don't believe we "released" Blake Austin, I understood we only had him for 1 year.

I totally agree.

Blake showed dynamism and flare on the field. LB also showed potential, MM likewise.

...
Look, if Bud goes gangbusters under Bennett. Fantastic. Unlike the "big 4" there was never any malice from Bud, seriously kid go for it.

We have 4ish gun halves and Bud is just surplus to requrements. I suspect the one we are going to regret is Ontoni Large, but we have to accept we make choices and we need to back those choices as a club.

Putting our faith behind Lachlin Galvin and getting Latu with him together as they played together makes sense. Some others like Josh Feledy are heading for a rude wakeup call if their playing doesn't improve. But that's football.

Yea man , from all accounts he’s actually a good kid . I have the same feeling as someone else already mentioned on a previous post , that Bud will thrive in the Koori culture that is meshed in with the south’s culture .
And if that’s the case then he’s one that we let go that I won’t lament . As if that prediction is true , then he will be one of those guys who needed to land in a particular culture to thrive . Much like Cody Walker before him . I honestly hope he succeeds there , just not against us lol

 

[Merlot]

bum ,until he peaks in 5,not much faith in him

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Bud could go well as a 6 next to Laui

 

[Merlot]

Bud could go well as a 6 next to Laui

Not next year he wont

 

[TIGERS]

While I don't believe we "released" Blake Austin, I understood we only had him for 1 year.

I totally agree.

Blake showed dynamism and flare on the field. LB also showed potential, MM likewise.

...
Look, if Bud goes gangbusters under Bennett. Fantastic. Unlike the "big 4" there was never any malice from Bud, seriously kid go for it.

We have 4ish gun halves and Bud is just surplus to requrements. I suspect the one we are going to regret is Ontoni Large, but we have to accept we make choices and we need to back those choices as a club.

Putting our faith behind Lachlin Galvin and getting Latu with him together as they played together makes sense. Some others like Josh Feledy are heading for a rude wakeup call if their playing doesn't improve. But that's football.

Wests Tigers release Blake Austin

Wests Tigers have today confirmed that the Club has agreed to an early release for Blake Austin.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[TIGERS]

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This sucks. Recruiting him was the club's idea not his.

You only get one Allan Bond in your lifetime and Bud has had his.

 

[Buttface]

This sucks. Recruiting him was the club's idea not his.

You only get one Allan Bond in your lifetime and Bud has had his.

I don’t man, Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon got elected twice?