OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

batboy said:
This week...

Mason
Alaimalo
Faatape
Tupou
Sione
For Sure....

Could make quite an argument that the like of
Staines
Seyfarth
Twal Maybe

Don't make the 17 in a good side..
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I would find it very hard to argue the point looking at your list.
 
batboy said:
This week...

Mason
Alaimalo
Faatape
Tupou
Sione
For Sure....

Could make quite an argument that the like of
Staines
Seyfarth
Twal Maybe

Don't make the 17 in a good side..
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Not making the 17 for a good side and not being a first grader are 2 very different things.
Staines, Twal and Seyfarth are all first graders. Tupou has been headhunted by a rival first grade franchise. He is also regarded as a first grader. Sione is well on the way to becoming a first grader. The rest you have named are injury fill ins and not regulars yet.
 
Tucker said:
Not making the 17 for a good side and not being a first grader are 2 very different things.
Staines, Twal and Seyfarth are all first graders. Tupou has been headhunted by a rival first grade franchise. He is also regarded as a first grader. Sione is well on the way to becoming a first grader. The rest you have named are injury fill ins and not regulars yet.
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There was an old saying you are not classified as a first grader until you have played 50 games in that grade.
Twal & Seyfarth are first graders but only at the West Tigers,
Some might say there are better players (forwards ) in the Roosters reserve grade team than in the West Tigers NRL team.
And we will get an idea on Tupou probably by half way through next year how he goes with the Dolphins.
 
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The Chad said:
Galvin is a very exciting prospect.

But so are Bula, Large, Makasini, Latu Fainu & Da Silva.

I know the general consensus will be we can't lose ANY of these players, and ideally, that is true. But with so many quality halves coming to the end of their careers, and with Luai joining our squad- I can see a world where Galvin is tempted away.

And as bad as that would be- if we can hold the others from that list, I think the Tigers are better than fine.
When Tucker & the likes question if Galvin is the future at 5/8, keeping in mind that Large looks like an outstanding prospect & Latu Fainu is so highly regarded that the club signed him on decent money to come over DESPITE Galvin being on the roster already, I think it's a fair question to ask. No doubt Galvin is a great prospect. But I'm not convinced he's in the top 2 halves prospects at the club.
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Only two of those guys have proven they are long term first graders though. Not saying the others won’t be, but there’s no evidence yet.
 
Tucker said:
Not making the 17 for a good side and not being a first grader are 2 very different things.
Staines, Twal and Seyfarth are all first graders. Tupou has been headhunted by a rival first grade franchise. He is also regarded as a first grader. Sione is well on the way to becoming a first grader. The rest you have named are injury fill ins and not regulars yet.
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Guess it depends on how you define a first grader.
 
tigermate said:
Galvin is better than Benji is as a player and he will become one of the greats.

Benji wasn’t consistent his whole career

One great pass - two terrible passes

One great kick - one run on 5th play in our half

Galvin is already showing more maturity than Benji was

Benji as a kid was good bc he had Scott prince and was dynamite that first year

But galvin will out play him over a whole career - just my thoughts
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Benji had the speed and step .....things Galvin doesn't have at the moment
 
BAGNF05 said:
Guess it depends on how you define a first grader.
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Those 3 may have played plenty of First Grade, But on Current Form .
- Would be Players 17-24 at most other clubs....

Which spot are Twal, Seyfarth and Staines taking in the Roosters side this week?
over
Tupou
Young
JWH
Collins
Crichton Radley Butcher
Bench
Smith
Leniu
Tupouniua
May....

I'm not picking any of them over that list....
looked at a few other team lists, Much the same result....
 
tigermate said:
Galvin is better than Benji is as a player and he will become one of the greats.

Benji wasn’t consistent his whole career

One great pass - two terrible passes

One great kick - one run on 5th play in our half

Galvin is already showing more maturity than Benji was

Benji as a kid was good bc he had Scott prince and was dynamite that first year

But galvin will out play him over a whole career - just my thoughts
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Benji was only good enough to get us into the finals 3 times in what, 12 seasons?? He was a rocks or diamonds player, which over the course of a season isn't good enough. He'll win you some games and lose you others.

What Mate is saying is Galvin may not be quite as flashy, but he's a consistent contributor. Hopefully he can continue to execute at a strong attacking standard and hopefully minimise his errors as he gains experience and strength.

Would we prefer a Cronk or a Barba? Someone who's reliable or someone who on their day can weave spells around the opposition, but not do so n a consistent basis.
 
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batboy said:
Said it before.....
I don't know he'll get close to the level of,
But he really reminds me of Jonathan Thurston....

He's Everywhere, In Everything, All of the Time....
Gutherson has it as well, although from a different position - If he were in the Front line he'd be similar....
That sort of Tenacity is very rare, I can't really think of anyone outside
JT and Gutho in recent times I've seen it....

As I Said,
Lachie may not get to the level of JT (Or even Gutho) And that's fine....
But it won't be from lack of effort!!

- That kid (If he sticks around) could single handedly drag us off the bottom of the ladder....
He's already dragging them around as an 18 yr old Rookie.
Franchise Player.
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I never thought of JT and Gutho as similar. Yet I see what Gutho does and what Galvin does and I see the similarity.

One thing JT did was have timing. Johns, DCE, Lockyer had it better but JT definately knew when the play was on and who was going to score next. He could really read the opposition and I don't see this in Galvin... Yet.

Yea, Gutho and Galvin are pretty similar. Here's hoping.
 
The Chad said:
Galvin is a very exciting prospect.

But so are Bula, Large, Makasini, Latu Fainu & Da Silva.

I know the general consensus will be we can't lose ANY of these players, and ideally, that is true. But with so many quality halves coming to the end of their careers, and with Luai joining our squad- I can see a world where Galvin is tempted away.

And as bad as that would be- if we can hold the others from that list, I think the Tigers are better than fine.
When Tucker & the likes question if Galvin is the future at 5/8, keeping in mind that Large looks like an outstanding prospect & Latu Fainu is so highly regarded that the club signed him on decent money to come over DESPITE Galvin being on the roster already, I think it's a fair question to ask. No doubt Galvin is a great prospect. But I'm not convinced he's in the top 2 halves prospects at the club.
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Great post.
 
batboy said:
This week...

Mason
Alaimalo
Faatape
Tupou
Sione
For Sure....

Could make quite an argument that the like of
Staines
Seyfarth
Twal Maybe

Don't make the 17 in a good side..
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Sezer would also struggle to make the top side of any other club at this stage of his career.
 
The Chad said:
Galvin is a very exciting prospect.

But so are Bula, Large, Makasini, Latu Fainu & Da Silva.

I know the general consensus will be we can't lose ANY of these players, and ideally, that is true. But with so many quality halves coming to the end of their careers, and with Luai joining our squad- I can see a world where Galvin is tempted away.

And as bad as that would be- if we can hold the others from that list, I think the Tigers are better than fine.
When Tucker & the likes question if Galvin is the future at 5/8, keeping in mind that Large looks like an outstanding prospect & Latu Fainu is so highly regarded that the club signed him on decent money to come over DESPITE Galvin being on the roster already, I think it's a fair question to ask. No doubt Galvin is a great prospect. But I'm not convinced he's in the top 2 halves prospects at the club.
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So who are the top 2 , it can’t be anyone playing in NSW cup , for a kid in his 1st year playing behind a headshit pack I think he is so far in front of anyone else at our club
 
batboy said:
Those 3 may have played plenty of First Grade, But on Current Form .
- Would be Players 17-24 at most other clubs....

Which spot are Twal, Seyfarth and Staines taking in the Roosters side this week?
over
Tupou
Young
JWH
Collins
Crichton Radley Butcher
Bench
Smith
Leniu
Tupouniua
May....

I'm not picking any of them over that list....
looked at a few other team lists, Much the same result....
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In my mind, a first grader is someone who’s bad game is a 7/10. They always play consistently even when the team is performing poorly. I think we have 7-8 first graders at our club and some young players trending that way.
 
tigers. said:
Surely this comment is a gee up ? 😄 🤣 same Benji that's form got us to the GF in 2005 who had one of the most memorable moments in a grand final that we won ? Same Benji that debut for the kiwis at 20 and played over 30 tests, same Benji who led them to a 2008 world cup victory against Aus , against 5 future immortals in Smith, slater, Thurston, Lockyer and Inglis . Same Benji that won the golden boot in 2010 , same Benji who's played over 340 nrl games who's being inducted into the hall of fame this week . Benji is top 5 5/8 in the NRL era, I could argue top 3 behind Lockyer and Fittler and maybe munster maybe. I like Galvin but he's got a long long way to go before you start saying his better 🤣 you could be right but we can revisit this comment in 15 years and see who was right 😆
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Benji = 3 finals appearances in 12 years

Best highlights of any player bar none

Best 5/8 if he had a solid team and half back around him

Could he carry a team and manage a game plan ? No he couldn’t hence why we made 3 finals in 12 years

And yes just my opinion

If I had a choice between Benji as my dominant half for 10 yrs or galvin I’d take galvin
 
tigermate said:
Benji = 3 finals appearances in 12 years

Best highlights of any player bar none

Best 5/8 if he had a solid team and half back around him

Could he carry a team and manage a game plan ? No he couldn’t hence why we made 3 finals in 12 years

And yes just my opinion

If I had a choice between Benji as my dominant half for 10 yrs or galvin I’d take galvin
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Benji won at 50% almost his whole career. Injuries cost him finals appearances, not his ability.
 
The Chad said:
Galvin is a very exciting prospect.

But so are Bula, Large, Makasini, Latu Fainu & Da Silva.

I know the general consensus will be we can't lose ANY of these players, and ideally, that is true. But with so many quality halves coming to the end of their careers, and with Luai joining our squad- I can see a world where Galvin is tempted away.

And as bad as that would be- if we can hold the others from that list, I think the Tigers are better than fine.
When Tucker & the likes question if Galvin is the future at 5/8, keeping in mind that Large looks like an outstanding prospect & Latu Fainu is so highly regarded that the club signed him on decent money to come over DESPITE Galvin being on the roster already, I think it's a fair question to ask. No doubt Galvin is a great prospect. But I'm not convinced he's in the top 2 halves prospects at the club.
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lol. You’re cooked. We don’t know what we have haha.

He’s gonna be like Brady was in the NFL

He’ll be the goat !!!

Big string fast fit hungry amazing ball passes and skills and goes after a game and super competitive. He’ll command $1.3m a season on open market come November 1
 
BAGNF05 said:
Benji won at 50% almost his whole career. Injuries cost him finals appearances, not his ability.
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lol. He was inconsistent dude - like anyone could see that.

how old are you?

Tigers winning by 30 points with 20 minutes to go and NO real tigers fan would be confident we would win the game with Benji playing

The tigers during Benji time were hopeless bar those 3 years
 
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