Sullivan signs for 2025
20th December 2024
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have signed five-eighth or halfback Jayden Sullivan for the 2025 season today following a release from his playing contract at the Wests Tigers. Sullivan, 23, has played 35 NRL games since making his NRL debut for the Dragons in 2020. Sullivan, a proud Yuin man, was one of the rising talents at the Dragons, claiming an SG Ball Cup premiership as captain with the Illawarra Steelers in 2019, before shifting to the Tigers last season.
Sullivan, a goal kicking five-eighth or halfback, has become available for 2025 and Rabbitohs Head of Recruitment and Retention, Mark Ellison, says he will add to the Club’s depth in the halves. "Jayden is a great talent and we think he can play his best football here at the Rabbitohs under the guidance of Wayne (Bennett)," Mr Ellison said. "He was one of the country’s best young talents coming through the junior representative system on the south coast of New South Wales and has had opportunities to play first grade at the Dragons and Wests-Tigers."
Jayden Sullivan
Date of Birth - 16th September 2001
Place of Birth - Wollongong, NSW
Height: 174cm
Weight: 80kg
Position - Five-eighth / Halfback
Junior Club - Western Suburbs Wollongong Red Devils
Previous Clubs - Wests-Tigers (2024)
- Wests (2024 - NSW Cup)
- St George-Illawarra (2019-23)
- Illawarra (2017-19) (Juniors)
NRL Games - 35 (27 for St George-Illawarra, 8 for Wests-Tigers)
NRL Points - 44 (7 tries and 3 goals for St George-Illawarra, 3 goals for Wests-Tigers)
NRL Debut - 2020 Round 20 St George-Illawarra v Melbourne (Kogarah Jubilee Oval)
Representative Honours - 2019 New South Wales U18s
Awards - none
There are reports that this was a heavily subsisted deal with the Wests-Tigers, as he agreed originally to a 4 year contract from 2024 with the Wests-Tigers.
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