Roar_Power
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Because he is one of our most inconsistent players and that's one thing WT's are trying to eradicate.
Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278
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426Tlgerland
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He needs to be given a few games in a row like the last 6 games , he and Latu need to be in the team and each gets a start to see who performs , we know Galvin goes well we need to sort out who to have , I read Latu to 13 which is crazy ,
twentyforty
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On his level of inconsistency, would you say he is more or less than Benji in his early playing days?
I thought the club had decided to become a development club? Was this lip service?
The Fresh Oil
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Man that hurts. Why ya gotta do us fans like that.
I see ur point , but where is he going to fit in , we got the 1/2s positions covered for next year
Tucker
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It is true.
The kid can attack. He needs work with a lot of other parts of his game but he is the only X factor bar Api.
twentyforty
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One of our problems has been lack of depth. Players need to get a grip on reality and the reality is they are only as good as their last game. If we don’t have that understudy playing /training hard for an opportunity then that reality changes.
twentyforty
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He’s young, still hasn’t hit his peak. The club has a responsibility to extract the best from him. Improve his value to the team.
Buttface
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I think you know why he hasn’t been getting picked, it’s bcoz of all the things he needs to work on. Playing A off the cuff is probably not one of them. But I agree with you, we identified a young half only 12 months ago as the next 7 of our club, he’s had a handful of games where he and plenty of others have not been the greatest and we’ve given up on him. To me we have either identified poorly or can’t develop a player who wants to be better, or both? Now that we have signed Laui it seems like we are thinking we don’t need another 7 and we don’t care about Bud. I would like to get rid of Salad and keep Bud as the development and backup 7, I just don’t have any confidence our club can develop a 7, I think we’d have a list of 7’s an arms length since the Prince left, and we Licked Bricks for ten years before he finally left to play 6.
I hate to say it bcoz I love Benji, but we needed to be patient and get an experienced head coach.
Still luv ya Benji.
HashTock#can’t see the light. 💡
WesternSuburbsBoy
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Or maybe they're developing him perfectly? Instead of bouncing him between first grade & cup every week give him a list of things to work/develop on & let him see out the season in cup. Come back fresh pre season & have another crack at it.
twentyforty
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Agree. However, shopping him to ESL is a strange way to develop his skills?
Jayden Sullivan is definitely NRL quality, the issue for us is the 500k we are paying him to be our 4th string halve come 2005.
If we were only paying him 250-300k I think it would be very different and we would be happy to have him as depth and to keep the pressure on our other halves.
If we were only paying him 250-300k I think it would be very different and we would be happy to have him as depth and to keep the pressure on our other halves.
Buttface
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I thought it was $600k?
But yeah if I’m gunna tie up extra cap $ then I’m ok with it being in the spine especially the halves.
Problem is we haven’t developed a 7 ever, unless you wanna count Moses, so having a 7 on half a mil in reggies who may never improve is my concern.
426Tlgerland
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He needs to be given a solid go in the nrl , him and Latu need to be In Our team every last game this year and get a start each , rotating , see who stand up , one’s starts one on the bench , reverse next week
The Chad
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If the Tigers can't move him on- you let Sezar go.
Luai is #7 next year.
Galvin & Latu probably get first shot at 6.
Sullivan just has to earn playing time in reserve grade. There's no shame about that.
What I will say- IF Bateman can get loaned to Warrington the way he was, then Sullivan can get loaned too. I honestly believe a 12 month loan to play full time would do him wonders. Let him go play for St Helens or whatever for 12 months & let him star. He'll come back a better product.
You've got Luai, Galvin, Fainu & Doueihi to cover the halves & Api in an emergency. Sullivan can go be the player he can be, then come back in 12 months and either push his way into the starting team, or more likely, pick up a contract elsewhere.
Luai is #7 next year.
Galvin & Latu probably get first shot at 6.
Sullivan just has to earn playing time in reserve grade. There's no shame about that.
What I will say- IF Bateman can get loaned to Warrington the way he was, then Sullivan can get loaned too. I honestly believe a 12 month loan to play full time would do him wonders. Let him go play for St Helens or whatever for 12 months & let him star. He'll come back a better product.
You've got Luai, Galvin, Fainu & Doueihi to cover the halves & Api in an emergency. Sullivan can go be the player he can be, then come back in 12 months and either push his way into the starting team, or more likely, pick up a contract elsewhere.
WestsEffTheRest
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Mate Sullivan does not want to move to England otherwise he'd be gone already.
hank37w
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He was home sick and fretting about being 40 minutes up the road from the 'Gong.
The Chad
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That's fine, if that's the case. He just has to earn his way in through excellent performances, the way it should be done.
