OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

jirskyr said:
Suprised to hear him say he's the best teenage player he's ever seen. For what he's accomplishing at his age, and especially for a wooden spoon team.
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Have a think about it.

He touches the ball 4 or 5 times a set
when the big moments come he is demanding the ball
he’s constantly communicating with the hole team
he’s super confident and when he makes a mistake he just forgets about it

think about when Nathan Cleary Joey johns and Andrew were 19 they were no where near as dominant as he is
 
tigermate said:
100% … it’s designed to make him not extend and test his value November 1… Gus said explicitly in that segment “he will make more money in the game before he retires than any other player before him”

Why say that?
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He is one of the worst stakeholders in our sport.
Remember his campaign to cancel the World Cup unless the NRL ran it?
The guy is a self serving piece of shit and a complete leach on the sport. It is crazy he is given such an uncensored platform, holding the position he does.
 
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tigermate said:
100% … it’s designed to make him not extend and test his value November 1… Gus said explicitly in that segment “he will make more money in the game before he retires than any other player before him”

Why say that?

Gus is fckd
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Heard Matt Johns say a similar thing about Shaun Johnson (Quite) a while back....

I don't think he's wrong, Halves are as rare as hens teeth, and Galvin is one of the best coming through.... Everyone loves him.
All my mates (Not Tigers fans) LOVE watching him play....
His enthusiasm is infectious!!

I think (much like Moses) his future lies in the 7 Jumper....
He's always on the ball and has been directing us around as a baby out of Ball.
While he needs work, He's got the work ethic, and he just keeps coming....
no matter the score.

Determination like that just doesn't come up often.
I'll keep saying it - He's a Franchise Player, And they make the most Money...
And he'll be in the game for another 20 years.

Gus is just doing the math - Is anyone saying he's wrong?
 
Tucker said:
He is one of the worst stakeholders in our sport.
Remember his campaign to cancel the World Cup unless the NRL ran it?
The guy is a self serving piece of shit and a complete leach on the sport. It is crazy he is given such an uncensored platform, holding the position he does.
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IMO it's completely wrong that a General Manager of a club has such a platform in the game. Its a massive conflict of interest.
Last year Gould was talking about how hard it is for clubs to rise from the bottom of the table with players taking unders and big clubs picking them apart. This year he is publicly hoping Bula goes to a better club......The NRL should be putting pressure on Gould and Nine, he is either the Bulldogs GM or he is a social commentator, not both.
 
batboy said:
Heard Matt Johns say a similar thing about Shaun Johnson (Quite) a while back....

I don't think he's wrong, Halves are as rare as hens teeth, and Galvin is one of the best coming through.... Everyone loves him.
All my mates (Not Tigers fans) LOVE watching him play....
His enthusiasm is infectious!!

I think (much like Moses) his future lies in the 7 Jumper....
He's always on the ball and has been directing us around as a baby out of Ball.
While he needs work, He's got the work ethic, and he just keeps coming....
no matter the score.

Determination like that just doesn't come up often.
I'll keep saying it - He's a Franchise Player, And they make the most Money...
And he'll be in the game for another 20 years.

Gus is just doing the math - Is anyone saying he's wrong?
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I am.
Firstly, it seems apparent that he is viewed as being a forward once he fills out.
Secondly, his only chance of being the highest paid ever is if he stays with us or defects to another pissant club like us.
Thirdly, yes he is tough, determined and highly involved. However he does not possess that bit extra that gets the big money. The razzle dazzle adds zeros.
 
batboy said:
Heard Matt Johns say a similar thing about Shaun Johnson (Quite) a while back....

I don't think he's wrong, Halves are as rare as hens teeth, and Galvin is one of the best coming through.... Everyone loves him.
All my mates (Not Tigers fans) LOVE watching him play....
His enthusiasm is infectious!!

I think (much like Moses) his future lies in the 7 Jumper....
He's always on the ball and has been directing us around as a baby out of Ball.
While he needs work, He's got the work ethic, and he just keeps coming....
no matter the score.

Determination like that just doesn't come up often.
I'll keep saying it - He's a Franchise Player, And they make the most Money...
And he'll be in the game for another 20 years.

Gus is just doing the math - Is anyone saying he's wrong?
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So perhaps he's the next Andrew Johns? What could go wrong?
 
Tucker said:
He is one of the worst stakeholders in our sport.
Remember his campaign to cancel the World Cup unless the NRL ran it?
The guy is a self serving piece of shit and a complete leach on the sport. It is crazy he is given such an uncensored platform, holding the position he does.
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I just remember when he was the only media bloke thinking we should keep Madge and we’re doing the wrong thing by punting him…he just didn’t want the tigers competing for ciraldo.
 
Tucker said:
I think people sometimes confuse individual effort with capability to get a group working together. A lot of fans see Galvins stats and high involvement and are convinced he is playing well. You then ask them if that is the case, why is our attack so poor? The answers always blame others…what they are saying is that this team is largely made up by seasoned first graders who don’t know what they are doing, yet a kid straight out of school does. If you watch him closely though, he throws 100 darts at the board per game with maybe 4 or 5 actually hitting the scoring section. Most of them hit the bricks.
Players like Strange facilitate the effective play of their outside backs far better as they are more structured in their dedication to the game plan. This is also why they have better results.
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Canberra have a better all round forward pack leading the way in attack or defence which equates to better results. Making space for the backline to operate also comes in handy.
I expect better things to come next year, assuming the cleanout / replacement continues on the same trajectory.
 
Tucker said:
I am.
Firstly, it seems apparent that he is viewed as being a forward once he fills out.
Secondly, his only chance of being the highest paid ever is if he stays with us or defects to another pissant club like us.
Thirdly, yes he is tough, determined and highly involved. However he does not possess that bit extra that gets the big money. The razzle dazzle adds zeros.
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Dogs said the same about Thurston....

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Viewed by whom?
Heard Richo talking about being our half for the next however long...
 
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The comparison to Fittler is madness. Fittler was a prodigy player- everyone knew him coming through the grades. He was destined to be great from an extremely early age.

Until this season, Galvin wasn't even supposed to be ahead of Latu Fainu.

I've said it before- Galvin reminds me of Wade Graham. Started very young (Graham debuted at 17 playing 5/8) & had a long career, was a bit bigger than your traditional half-5/8 & was eventually moved to lock, then to the second row & had a long, established career being a ball player & organiser anywhere on the field.

Galvin's speed has been talked about a lot, his body frame as well. It's not algebra- you can see he is tall & can carry additional weight. He's also not lightning across the ground. While it doesn't preclude him from success in the halves, it does add weight to the argument that he might be better suited, AT ANY CLUB, moving into the back row.
 
The Chad said:
The comparison to Fittler is madness. Fittler was a prodigy player- everyone knew him coming through the grades. He was destined to be great from an extremely early age.

Until this season, Galvin wasn't even supposed to be ahead of Latu Fainu.

I've said it before- Galvin reminds me of Wade Graham. Started very young (Graham debuted at 17 playing 5/8) & had a long career, was a bit bigger than your traditional half-5/8 & was eventually moved to lock, then to the second row & had a long, established career being a ball player & organiser anywhere on the field.

Galvin's speed has been talked about a lot, his body frame as well. It's not algebra- you can see he is tall & can carry additional weight. He's also not lightning across the ground. While it doesn't preclude him from success in the halves, it does add weight to the argument that he might be better suited, AT ANY CLUB, moving into the back row.
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Galvin will be an immortal and the GoaT

What he’s doing at 19 is unseen

All the experts agree

He’s going to be the biggest baller of them all
 
Best think about young Galvin is that he just loves game.
When he was interviewed the other day and one of the twerps on Fox asked him if he goes out after a win and he said that he'd rather go home and watch the other games.
Contrast that with old mate Luke Brooks who said he didn't even watch film when he's at Tigers training (which still boggles my mind).

Is he rough around the edges, yes, has he still got the body of a teenager, yes (because he is), but the confidence he has and presence of mind to make certain decisions in the heat of the moment is incredible for a bloke so young. And it's plainly obvious he understands the nuances of the game.

Luai coming next year will be amazing for him as the microscope will still be elsewhere allowing him to keep growing without constant scrutiny.

I have no doubt that he will be a very very good player for years to come and his game smarts will allow him to play for a very long time.
A positional switch will happen one day, there's no doubt, but he will be the 6 next year so lets just enjoy that for what it will be and hopefully, for his sake and ours we can finally win some games
 
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