Can’t believe Hooper actually writing something with some substance. Let’s hope the media keeping the fire burning on Moses and his dealings
Can’t believe Hooper actually writing something with some substance. Let’s hope the media keeping the fire burning on Moses and his dealings
Figure pulling strings in Tiger teen circus;
James Hooper from Fox Sports
June 13th, 2024 6:37 am
Wests Tigers teenager Lachlan Galvin seems like a great young bloke from a thoroughly decent family.
Which is why it’s so bizarre to see the agitation and the attempted manipulation around the rookie requesting an immediate release.
Galvin has played 10 NRL games this season and has a contract with Wests Tigers until the end of 2026.
Low and behold the agent puppeteering the strings on the Galvin situation is none other than Isaac Moses.
This is the same Isaac Moses who was involved when his cousin Mitchell demanded an immediate release to move to the Parramatta Eels.
The same year Moses also moved James Tedesco to the Sydney Roosters and Aaron Woods to the Bulldogs.
All three players – like Galvin – were local Wests Tigers juniors.
For unknown reasons Moses has now apparently thrown his toys out of the cot about Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall.
This is not unusual given Moses has a penchant for fallouts with some of the biggest and most influential figures in the game.
Nick Politis, Phil Gould and Ricky Stuart all point blank refuse to deal with him.
Good on Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson for having the cojones to reject the release request.
The mail is Richardson will meet Galvin’s parents this week to explain the Wests Tigers reasoning and outline the club’s plan moving forward.
And spare us the fluffy cupcake fairytales about the Wests Tigers refusing to provide him with a direct pathway into the NRL.
We can’t think of too many other NRL coaches who would have selected the 18-year-old in the no.6 jumper for the start of the season.
The only two games Galvin’s missed is when he was suspended for a hip drop tackle at the conclusion of round three.
He’s then been rested this week which was always planned as he recovers from a broken hand.
T
he Wests Tigers met Moses last Friday and offered an upgrade and an extension on Galvin’s current deal.
Moses immediately rejected it and then the circus began to unfold off the back of it.
Like we said at the start Galvin seems like a great young bloke from a good family.
But there are
no winners when agents try to agitate with players under contract.
It’s also interesting to note NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has weighed in on the issue warning rules are rules around players under contract.
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