I wouldn't normally advocate the club coming out and making a statement about this sort of stuff, but when you search the club up on google it is just an absolute frenzy of media reports right now and the club need to come out and say something to its fans. If sloan did post something saying goodbye to sullivan, he's since taken it down. Let us not forget Moses Suli did the same for Jaydn Su'a, who has since not left the club so I don't know what's with our players doing that if it turns out Sullivan doesn't leave.
My view on the whole situation is that a lot can change in 12 months. They need to deny sullivan a release and reassess 12 months from now. Jayden wasn't even touted to play half until 2024 anyway (the club has also screwed its salary cap once again by giving him a huge pay rise in 2024 which may force our hand to release him). But what if for example, Hunt gets injured next year and we need Sullivan. Or the year after that? We just don't know. The club should act in their best interest because quality halves are hard to go by, we just happen to have one amazing half and two amazing halves in the making all vying for 2 positions. It's a good headache if anything. It's tough but I think Sullivan should be the 14 next year. The suggestions he should alternate halfback with hunt are ridiculous, you don't change your halfback and your main man mid-game. Imagine you're out on the field, and the man calling the shots alternates after 40-50 mins. This isn't under 12's where everyone gets a go.
I could be wrong, but I think Sullivan and Sloan have the same manager too. I would suggest the man, as most managers are, is a self-interested shmuck. If we all look at reality for a moment, Sullivan's defence is not up to first grade standard and neither is his long kicking game. He isn't up to the level (yet) that some fans think he is where he can take the reigns week-to-week. This kid isn't nathan cleary and people are treating him as such. As Ben Hunt said, he was behind the likes of Lockyer and Peter Wallace until he was around 24. Ben Hunt's deal will expire when Sullivan is 24.
The Dragons have a real chance to show its fans what we're hearing about them heading in the right direction is true by showing some backbone by saying no to both sloan and sullivan. They also have the chance to show a change now by coming out and saying something to the effect of that they won't be releasing sullivan or sloan as they are seen as a big part of the future of this club. Let's hope they get this one right.
