Maybe it's just a coincidence, although his bench minutes in 2025 went into the negative so looks like a trend. They are positive as a starter however so you can turn your frown upside down.
Coming off the bench isn't foreign to him, as Berrell's understudy in the Sharks NSW Cup side, but he's yet to show much in first grade when getting introduced mid match. Maybe it'll come, or maybe he suits the starter role better.
I highlighted Bunty having a poor +/- as a starter in 2023 and was meet with a similar response about all these other factors outside of his control & that he was in fact "softening up the opposition". Simple fact is that when Bunty was on the field in 2023 we weren't as effective at scoring more points than the opposition. That's currently happening with Healey's minutes. Who's to say the tide might eventually turn though?