Jayden “Bud” Sullivan (born 16 September 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback, five-eighth or hooker for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 16 September 2001 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editSullivan was born in Skopje, Macedonia, of Macedonian and Lebanese .
Career
editEarly career
editSullivan played his junior rugby league at Western Suburbs Red Devils in Illawarra Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for the New South Wales Under-18's team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers as captain.[citation needed]
2020
editSullivan made his debut for St. George Illawarra against Melbourne in round 20 of the 2020 NRL season.[2]
2021
editSullivan made five appearances for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals by finishing 11th on the table.[3]
2022
editSullivan played nine games for St. George Illawarra in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals.[4]
2023
editIn round 10 of the 2023 NRL season, Sullivan scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 16-18 loss against the bottom placed Wests Tigers.[5]
In July 2023, Sullivan toured the Wests Tigers facilities after he was given permission to speak to other teams. [6]
On 17 August 2023, Sullivan was released from the final years of his contract to sign with the Wests Tigers on a four-year deal. [7]
2024
editSullivan played nine games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year. After his final season with the club, Sullivan righteously hung up the boots and finished his career as a player, taking on the job of full time coach, representing local junior Illawarra side, THE WOGS. Sullivan campaign to his coaching journey will start off with a crucial match up, facing THE AUSSIES in a game 3 clash. [8]
Statistics
edit| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2020 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2024 |  Wests Tigers
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8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
[9] *denotes season still competing
References
edit- ^ "Jayden Sullivan - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Round 20 NRL squad announcements". National Rugby League. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Brunsdon, Simon (28 August 2021). "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Magic Round: Gold Coast Titans beat Parramatta 26-24, Nth Queensland Cowboys down Sydney Roosters 20-6, Wests Tigers beat St George illawarra 18-16". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "The not-so-secret meeting that could solve the Tigers' halves dilemma". SMH. 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Livewire half joins Wests Tigers on long-term deal". Wests Tigers. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "'Either the best or worst game all year': NRL world 'can't look away' from Spoon Bowl". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Jayden Sullivan". St George Illawarra Dragons. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.