Jayden "Bud" Sullivan #278

[Tom Shines]

we’ll be paying at least half of that for him to play somewhere else. We release the players who are value for money.

Excellent cap management.

Any more than half and you may as well keep him on the books …next season anyway …I mean…he was good enough for the Super Coach Bennett to pick in the 17 most weeks …

 

[Fish88]

The way our roster is looking he might actually be handy as a 14.

 

[weststigerman]

Any more than half and you may as well keep him on the books …next season anyway …I mean…he was good enough for the Super Coach Bennett to pick in the 17 most weeks …

That would be the smarter thing to do, but once Benji is off a player they don’t generally come back.

 

[426Tlgerland]

So do we get to pay for his medicals and rehabbing … after he got injured playing for another team,did Souffs just hand him back ?

He will be south’s problem until end of contract - maybe November , so he should be back on his feet by then as that’s 4 months away , broken leg pending by damage 3 months

 

[Vicious]

He will be south’s problem until end of contract - maybe November , so he should be back on his feet by then as that’s 4 months away , broken leg pending by damage 3 months

He will probably stack on 10kgs by then.

 

[weststigerman]

Unlike a lot of others I don’t think Sullivan’s contract is that bad.

Yes he’s on about 150-200k more than he should be but we now need cover for the halves and hooker and he can play both.

If we had him now uninjured he’d probably play NRL every week.

 

[The Chad]

Unlike a lot of others I don’t think Sullivan’s contract is that bad.

Yes he’s on about 150-200k more than he should be but we now need cover for the halves and hooker and he can play both.

If we had him now uninjured he’d probably play NRL every week.

Getting a replacement that fans wouldn't call 'useless' would cost the club just as much.

 

[Needaname]

What is the actual break, is it ankle or higher?

 

[Red88_Tiger]

The way our roster is looking he might actually be handy as a 14.

Imo he’s a better value 14 than mason

 

[GNR4LIFE]

What is the actual break, is it ankle or higher?

It’s his leg.

 

[Needaname]

It’s his leg.

Big area, any chance you could narrow it down.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Big area, any chance you could narrow it down.

Yeah, his leg. That’s what’s broken.

 

[Don Kershane]

Big area, any chance you could narrow it down.

Fetlock

 

[Needaname]

Fetlock

You got me, that’s a horse part.

 

[Tom Shines]

There was a media claim that Souths are only paying $150k towards his salary this year …

Personally, I would rather keep him here if that’s all they can get another club to pay for him… thats league minimum that you need to spend on someone else to replace him in the Top 30

 

[Odessa]

There was a media claim that Souths are only paying $150k towards his salary this year …

Personally, I would rather keep him here if that’s all they can get another club to pay for him… thats league minimum that you need to spend on someone else to replace him in the Top 30

Rember I posted in here Richo made a deal months ago that he is staying at Souths and we are paying $$$$ I was told it was more then $150K

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

There was a media claim that Souths are only paying $150k towards his salary this year …

Personally, I would rather keep him here if that’s all they can get another club to pay for him… thats league minimum that you need to spend on someone else to replace him in the Top 30

Here's the thing. We don't have a backup halfback contracted for next season if either of Luai or Latu go down. Yes we have Mason but he's a running 5/8 and needs time.

Sullivan has proven to be a very good bench utility for the Rabbitohs who can slot in at dummyhalf or in the halves.

Unless we secure a Jock Madden or Brad Schneider for $200k to be our NSW Cup halfback & backup halfback, it may be a better play for us to have Bud return if Souths are the only suitor chipping in $150-$200k. That means we'd still have to pay $350-$400k for him to play elsewhere.

I'd be talking to his manager Tartak to throw out an olive branch and discuss the opportunity for Bud to be our #14 hooker, half and also add ball-playing lock to his role in short bursts so we can maximise his value & impact.

I've seen a greater steel in his defensive resolve this season at Souths even at a lighter weight so this could potentially work even at 'overs' if a) he buys in and, b) Benji buys in.

 

[BBTF]

Here's the thing. We don't have a backup halfback contracted for next season if either of Luai or Latu go down. Yes we have Mason but he's a running 5/8 and needs time.

Sullivan has proven to be a very good bench utility for the Rabbitohs who can slot in at dummyhalf or in the halves.

Unless we secure a Jock Madden or Brad Schneider for $200k to be our NSW Cup halfback & backup halfback, it may be a better play for us to have Bud return if Souths are the only suitor chipping in $150-$200k. That means we'd still have to pay $350-$400k for him to play elsewhere.

I'd be talking to his manager Tartak to throw out an olive branch and discuss the opportunity for Bud to be our #14 hooker, half and also add ball-playing lock to his role in short bursts so we can maximise his value & impact.

I've seen a greater steel in his defensive resolve this season at Souths even at a lighter weight so this could potentially work even at 'overs' if a) he buys in and, b) Benji buys in.

I agree. As you said, if Souths are only going to pay half, we are paying him 200k to play elsewhere, its not really worth it.

Sullivan is an ideal 14 as he can cover a fair few positions (more value than TDS, Hope etc) and I am sure with our style we could find him a way to get him on the park every week, even if Korisau stays on (similar to how we used Latu off the bench).

 

[crazycat]

Sullivan has taken a 100k per year pay shave to stay at Souths.

I think his contract was 500k py, we were paying freight of 250k py... So Souths got a decent reserve halfback for 150k/contract minimum. ..

That's nuts.