{"id":314733,"date":"2025-12-14T00:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/314733\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T00:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:25:10","slug":"point-to-prove-for-bradford-bulls-nrl-signing-as-injury-update-given","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/314733\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Point to prove\u2019 for Bradford Bulls’ NRL signing as injury update given"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bradford Bulls\u2019 NRL signing Ryan Sutton<\/a> has admitted that he\u2019s got a point to prove after returning to Super League for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n

Sutton\u2019s last game in the competition was the 2018 Grand Final when Wigan Warriors defeated Warrington Wolves with the forward then joining Canberra Raiders, where he would spend the next four seasons.<\/p>\n

After 75 appearances in four years, Sutton joined Canterbury Bulldogs but injuries limited him to just 13 NRL appearances with a further seven coming in the New South Wales and Queensland Cup.<\/p>\n

For some, that injury record makes the 30-year-old\u2019s move to Bradford<\/a> a gamble but he\u2019s confirmed to BBC Radio Leeds<\/a> that he is fully fit, having got over a recent bicep injury, before admitting that he does feel he has a point to prove in Super League.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely, I think it\u2019s a point of \u2018I can still do it\u2019,\u201d he admitted, adding: \u201cI\u2019m not actually that old but I think sometimes when I\u2019m training the body feels a bit older, but I\u2019m actually probably in a really good space, head space and body space.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came into training the other day with a massive smile on my face and it finally felt like I got the fire in the belly again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradford Bulls man aiming to \u201cget back on top\u201d after injury-affected spell<\/p>\n

With Sutton fully fit and in his \u2018good space\u2019, Bradford could have one hell of a player on their hands given his pedigree in both Super League and the NRL.<\/p>\n

Before making the move down under, the forward racked up over 100 Super League appearances and made a total of 118 games during his time with Wigan Warriors.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d add 88 NRL games to his record but he conceded that he didn\u2019t get everything he wanted to out of the spell, citing his recent injuries as the main reason for that.<\/p>\n

Sutton responded: \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so. I think the last two or three years have been the big thing that has been a bit upsetting for me in regards to injuries and stuff. Touch wood, my whole life I\u2019ve not had too many serious injuries and the last one got me pretty good, so I think that\u2019s what\u2019s hurting the most.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big leading factor in coming back to England is to play in a top league competition and get back on top and that\u2019s what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He can look back on his time in the NRL with fondness though, explaining: \u201cI\u2019ve gone over there and I\u2019ve had seven seasons over there and played a lot of rugby, but generally I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a lot of English players that have done that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something I can be very happy with because I know there was a lot of critique when I went over there. No-one really knew who I was and didn\u2019t really know the kind of player I was. It\u2019s definitely something that, looking back on now, it\u2019s a big achievement in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on our YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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