Can this footy nerd unlock Galvin and the Bulldogs’ attack once and for all?

July 19, 2026 — 4:37pm

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With two 40-20s and 68 minutes that put Canterbury two points outside the top eight, cut-price back-up half and unabashed footy nerd Sean O’Sullivan added yet another piece to the Bulldogs playmaking puzzle.

The numbers say O’Sullivan is their new No.7 – not to mention a refreshed and suddenly threatening attack.

Yet Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo checked his post-game praise, somewhat, following Saturday’s 32-0 trouncing of the Tigers – a despondent opposition that is a caveat in itself.

Because once again, Ciraldo will wrestle with how to manage Canterbury’s three brightest attacking sparks and a similar conundrum to Toby Sexton’s role last season.

O’Sullivan’s starring role as game-managing half against the Tigers offered the simplest blueprint for when captain Stephen Crichton returns from injury.

Once described by Immortal Andrew Johns as “one of the most intelligent players in the NRL”, O’Sullivan would call the shots. Lachlan Galvin would then play as the traditional five-eighth he clearly is, Crichton slots in at right centre and either Enari Tuala or Jacob Kiraz shuffles to the left wing........

© Brisbane Times