Whatever was going on between Hook and Sullivan seemed pretty personal to me. Pretty poor, disgraceful and unprofessional from a coach. I wouldn't necessarily agree we should've kept Sullivan, by reports his family like to get involved in matters that don't concern them, his attitude isn't fantastic (thought he should walk up and be the 7 at a very young age, also turned up to a new club overweight), and his constant hamstring issues became a concern. You can't compare Thurston and Benji's early injuries to Bud's in my opinion. Bud's injuries are recurring soft tissue injuries, very different and very likely to continue hampering him. No doubt he does have some talent though.
But, two incidents stood out that I found very poor. The game against the Broncos this year, when Bud kicks for Lomax in open space and it just goes into touch before Zac gets there. A bit of off the cuff play that I thought was a good play, it didn't come off because Zac was a bit too slow to get there, but the ball waited for him for ages. It wasn't a bad kick. If it comes off, we probably win that game. In my view, you should encourage that confidence that is needed to attempt that play. Instead, Griffin personally calls him out in the press conference. Disgraceful.
The other incident was when Sullivan was so obviously wrongfully sin-binned in the Cowboys game, the one game when he was allowed to start in the halves with Hunt at hooker, and Griffin didn't let him get back on the field. Essentially blaming Bud for getting binned (which was unavoidable - he was stuck under an attacker and the ref made a horrendous call). That was personal and rightfully Griffin's last game in charge. Two absolutely inexplicable incidents.
But, two incidents stood out that I found very poor. The game against the Broncos this year, when Bud kicks for Lomax in open space and it just goes into touch before Zac gets there. A bit of off the cuff play that I thought was a good play, it didn't come off because Zac was a bit too slow to get there, but the ball waited for him for ages. It wasn't a bad kick. If it comes off, we probably win that game. In my view, you should encourage that confidence that is needed to attempt that play. Instead, Griffin personally calls him out in the press conference. Disgraceful.
The other incident was when Sullivan was so obviously wrongfully sin-binned in the Cowboys game, the one game when he was allowed to start in the halves with Hunt at hooker, and Griffin didn't let him get back on the field. Essentially blaming Bud for getting binned (which was unavoidable - he was stuck under an attacker and the ref made a horrendous call). That was personal and rightfully Griffin's last game in charge. Two absolutely inexplicable incidents.
