OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

Tiger Stripes said:
It appears that way, but only 18. Question:
Who gave Moses the permission to seek a release?
Was that a shock for Galvin to hear that? Was it a shock to his parents? Doubt it very much.
Thank God Richo put the fire out--------for now!
Expect this to be revisited when Latu recovers. Or when Large enters the arena agitating his presence.
Benji and Richo will have to be at their very best to balance the upcoming ego battles.
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At 18... you are on the Money... still a kid... lets hope he follows the right people Demps
 
Tom Shines said:
Still not sure if 6 is going to be his long term calling …I love his motor …at only 18 … seems tough enough to play in the back row and should put some weight on over the next few years ..

Gotta convinced him he’ll still get the $$$ playing in the backrow
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Maybe lock but the kid looks to have ample time when he gets the ball and takes good options, looks like a Trent Barrett clone to me. Baz played some lock too I believe.
 
J.T said:
I read these forums a lot but dont usually post. But my god reading a bunch of grown ass men going in on an 18 year old kid would be hilarious if it wasnt so sad. We all know the way media twist things. Who knows what was actually said in that interview. They pick the quotes most likely to stir a reaction. For all we know he talked everyone else up in that interview as well. But that doesnt create drama.

Now that most of the Buzz stuff has been called out as being BS a number of you now want to attack him because of his confidence in himself or because he hasnt commited beyond 2026 yet.. That is honestly ludicrous. Im pretty sure at this point a number of you have decided he's the 'bad flavour of the month' and are just going to hate on him regardless.

The kid is 18 so no doubt like all young kids he has some maturing to do but he's obviously worked his butt off during the off season to get in the team and while he may not have blown teams off the park just yet he has shown he is definitely up to first grade.

Maybe time to give him the benefit of the doubt and support him instead of being fans who just want to tear their own players down.
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Who are you to tell others how they should react?
If you can’t handle criticism, stay off the forum Mrs Galvin.
 
Lestronge said:
sorry , but what do you mean ? That’s not really relevant to the point I’m making about shifting the perceived allegiance/ bias of the nrl , alluded to by paws !
I’m confused by the relevancy of that
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Look fair point, but on the forum I only see the last response.

Your last line was what I directed my comment at " It’s even more heinous when you realise we definitely had the cattle in place to have a succession plan ."

Watching SOO, was the proof for me that Madge cannot coach. Yes he can get strong sides to achieve, like Souths (with GI + Burgess's) and NZ. But he can't build a side.
 
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J.T said:
I read these forums a lot but dont usually post. But my god reading a bunch of grown ass men going in on an 18 year old kid would be hilarious if it wasnt so sad. We all know the way media twist things. Who knows what was actually said in that interview. They pick the quotes most likely to stir a reaction. For all we know he talked everyone else up in that interview as well. But that doesnt create drama.

Now that most of the Buzz stuff has been called out as being BS a number of you now want to attack him because of his confidence in himself or because he hasnt commited beyond 2026 yet.. That is honestly ludicrous. Im pretty sure at this point a number of you have decided he's the 'bad flavour of the month' and are just going to hate on him regardless.

The kid is 18 so no doubt like all young kids he has some maturing to do but he's obviously worked his butt off during the off season to get in the team and while he may not have blown teams off the park just yet he has shown he is definitely up to first grade.

Maybe time to give him the benefit of the doubt and support him instead of being fans who just want to tear their own players down.
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I get that he needs leniency and that there are maturity issues with 18 year olds. I coach 18 year olds. But he strikes me as one of those players who puts himself before the team, and that's not someone you want to build the club around, or particularly good for team culture, particularly a team on the bottom of the ladder. I don't think it's maturity as much as just disposition and attitude.

There are players who complain about their position, get upset with teammates, complain to others, whinge about coaching and there are others who just love working hard, play wherever they're told and love doing it. You can work with the first type and manage them a little, but it's never great for the team to have that around, particularly if they're in a dominant position.

He clearly wants to leave, having requested multiple times and while there's a lot of diplomatic talk at the moment, I'm guessing he and the club have come to an understanding that he's here whether he wants to be or not.

I'm not criticising his ability or his work in the offseason, but I don't like his attitude, and that's not a maturity thing. I get people saying stupid things, making mistakes going out etc, but he seems a bit toxic in the way he's constantly asking for a release despite getting first grade opportunity and apparently living the dream. We can blame the manager and all that, but it's ultimately up to him and his family.

I'd rather cheer for and back players who want to play for the club.

It will be interesting to see how he and the club handle the rest of the season. I'm guessing this is not the end of the release requests, given he hasn't accepted a contract upgrade and extension.
 
crazycat said:
Look fair point, but on the forum I only see the last response.

Your last line was what I directed my comment at " It’s even more heinous when you realise we definitely had the cattle in place to have a succession plan ."

Watching SOO, was the proof for me that Madge cannot coach. Yes he can get strong sides to achieve, like Souths (with GI + Burgess's) and NZ. But he can't build a side.
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Mate … you’re off on a tangent . It’s not relevant to my point . I didn’t comment about origin , Madge , coaching etc . I agree though about those points despite not being applicable to the conversation being had .
I’ll reiterate , I was talking about how we were once the BRL darlings , and that being an nrl darling means positive media , rub of the green , ref bias etc .
That last comment that you referenced was about how badly we lost the initiative re. Being on the right side of nrl bias.
that’s what the conversation was about . Not who can coach , who did what , how they did it . But nrl bias !
 
AmericanHistoryX said:
I dont get it... Yeo and Galvin.. lets start again... Galvin is not Yeo or Yeo is not Galvin?
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Both elite players at a young age.
Both tall, lanky, talented and both with great aerobic capacity.
Yeo started as a centre and was decent, but lacked a yard of pace to become an elite centre,
Galvin could no doubt be a decent 6 long term , but great 6’s have x-factor which Galvin doesn’t really have.
Plenty of similarities and plenty of reason to believe Galvin could develop into a very similar type of 13 that Yeo has become if he puts his mind to it.
Yeo, Cam Murray, Patrick Carrigan the name a few all reportedly earn around 800k per season, so there is proof an elite 13 will be very well paid.
 
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BlackWhiteGold said:
Lachlan Galvin has revealed that comments by Andrew Johns helped convince him to recommit to Wests Tigers and work to turn the club around.

A week after requesting a release, Galvin ended speculation about his future by assuring club powerbrokers that he will see out his contract, which expires at the end of 2026.

The turnaround occurred after Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson and head of football Matthew Betsey visited Galvin’s parents at their Gregory Hills home on Wednesday. After speaking to his father, James, Lachlan assured the Tigers hierarchy that he wanted to lead the club’s resurgence.

Speaking about his future for the first time, the teenager revealed Johns helped make up his mind.

“I’m fully committed to Wests Tigers,” Galvin told this masthead.

“I want to change the club around, I’m fully committed to the next two years of my contract. Just thinking about it, it’s cool to think ... I can be that kid to change this club around.

“You hear the likes of Andrew Johns talking, saying there is a legacy for you and how cool would it be if you change the club around.

“I thought of that and that’s incredible to me, to think I could be one of the few to change this club around.”

Galvin vehemently denied reports he told teammates he couldn’t wait to leave the club after a heavy loss to the Dragons.

“Absolute lie,” he said. “I would never do that to any of my teammates or Benji [Marshall, coach] or any of the coaching staff. I would never disrespect them like that.

“I would never walk around the sheds yelling out I want to quit. It’s all BS.”

Tigers youngster Lachlan Galvin with Benji Marshall.

Tigers youngster Lachlan Galvin with Benji Marshall.CREDIT: RHETT WYMAN

Galvin was a perennial winner during his junior career. The 18-year-old won 11 grand finals despite being let go by the club he barracked for, Parramatta. His NRL career also got off to a winning start, playing an impressive role in the Tigers’ opening two victories this year.

He admitted the subsequent losing streak had been difficult, but believes it will put him in good stead.

“That’s what me and my dad talked about, how much I’m learning from losing,” he said.
“It is hard. If I walked into a Penrith [side], I’d be winning a lot more and think I am on top of the world. But would I be getting the lessons I am now? Probably not.


“Being at this club has taught me so much and made me work even harder towards my game … I’ve loved every minute of it. When you’re playing NRL at 18 years of age, you can’t really complain too much.

“It’s been a rollercoaster. We started the year really well, getting those two wins against Parra and the Sharks.

“Losing nine games straight, it does hurt a bit, it does take it out of you. Us younger boys have come through the junior grades losing maybe three games in the last three or four years.

Lachlan Galvin during his junior days.


Lachlan Galvin during his junior days.
“That’s been hard. It’s probably a good learning curve for the younger boys to know it’s not going to get given to you, you have to work hard and be patient.”

Galvin won’t need to do it all himself. Marquee signing Jarome Luai joins next year, as well as Panthers teammate Sunia Turuva.

“I spoke to him when we versed him in Bathurst,” Galvin said of Luai. “He said, ‘Keep going, you’re killing it, you’ll see me next year’.

“I can’t wait to learn off him when he comes next year. It should help me develop and become a better player.”

The Tigers have given nine players their debuts this season, the most of any NRL club. Galvin has played alongside many of the promising juniors now tasked with bringing a winning culture to first grade.

“There’s five from our Harold Matts team, with [Heath] Mason and Jordan [Miller] making their debuts [against the Titans on Saturday],” he said. “It’s pretty mad and surreal that five of us from that team are playing NRL now.

“We want to come up all together and change this club around.”

Galvin, who is expected to overcome a hand injury to be available for next weekend’s clash against Canberra, has shied away from social media.

“It gets to you a bit, you hear it a bit,” he said. “I just try to stay off the socials and not read it as much. I just try to get to training, work hard and try to keep having fun.

“I play this game because I love it and enjoy it. I don’t want to lose the love for the game, just keep enjoying it.”
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True colours shining through!!!
He’s only backed down due the wave of negative comments aimed at him and his family/management. That’s all or he would still be looking for a release.
He should now be our backup half with priority going to fainu and Sullivan.
What a complete wanker
 
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