He will play 5-10 games and build his Super Annuation.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Tom Shines
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Remember when you were saying 6 months ago they were going to pay him out and get a medical exemption from the cap? Because Phil Gould said something on Talking Footy? What happened?
What’s delusional ? Go watch tiger town ! Go speak to some actual nrl players .
My opinion is based in facts and conversations I’ve had about this .
Great bloke . Awesome coach . Playing for him sounds like the worst . That’s what I’ve been told is the narrative around the nrl .
Does that make the players soft . Maybe . Or , as I know first hand , getting yelled at incessantly, whilst you’re giving it all , was way less constructive than a group of guys lifting each other up and driving the standards . “Let’s go boys, again “ is way different to “get up , do it again “ .
So unless you’ve actually been through both , than you’re not delusional , you’re naive and commenting on something you don’t even know .
If you need to be slave driven for motivation , than you are never going to achieve the same level as a group of guys who can do it themselves .
Tigersmurf
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I would almost guarantee that he will play First Grade next season, as soon as he is old enough. We played Ben MM on debut in a semi final as part of his signing terms and I have no doubt that the same will have happened with Mak.
The club we support is too stupid to find the same loop homes that other clubs and operators such as Phil Gould can.
Tom Shines
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so either Richo is stupid … or Phil Gould is talking crap again ? Perhaps there is a difference with Olam … he was already damaged goods when the Tigers acquired him …everyone knew except our medical staff that checked him out and said he was ok ..
Yes ur right I have had both knees replaced glad I did not do both at the same time
You do realise that it isn’t the club that pays out the players medically but an insurance agency if the player is deemed medically unable to return to that level of play. When improved his salary is removed from the salary cap.
Tigers managed to do this with Ben Matalino, in other instances Parramatta were unsuccessful with attempting to medically retire Anthony Watmough and Rabbitohs were unsuccessful with attempting to medically retire Greg Inglis. It would go through a similar assessment path as a workers compensation claim.
Masterton
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He's 17, so it won't be a Galvin.
GNR4LIFE
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Some have no concept over how medical retirements work. They feel any kind of injury a player is carrying makes then eligible.
Really , how do we fall for this crap , don’t we have independent medicals before we sign a player, Bellamy would still be giggling that we were so stupid.
GNR4LIFE
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There was talk he was injured before we even signed him. Nuts.
BAGNF05
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Sounds like your opinion is based on a cheap pay TV doco that was the brainchild of our moron former CEO.
Having been in editing suites over many years I can guarantee you they would have cut 98% of footage out and only kept the juicy, cringeworthy, or embarrassing bits.
That's how it works.
Mighty_Tiger
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From what his school mates have shared if fit he has been promised a NRL run late in the year.
balmain boy
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Lol, not a chance
The club needs 4-5 playmakers in every single grade!
This kid wasn't deemed good enough to play for Matts or Ball for the Dragons last year. He's a nobody playing bush footy, just plugging a gap, i wouldn't be expecting much from him. He could be a late bloomer though.
Backups for Galvin are Fainu and Haywood
balmain boy
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Do you realise a club like the Dogs has 2-3 top quality halves in every age group comp? They've got 6-7 genuine first grade prospects through Cup, Flegg and Ball. We basically have none other than Haywood.
Every squad needs 5 halves minimum.
Dogs were top 3 in every grade too btw
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weststigers
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What exactly are you trying to refute with my comment?
I just said the club is genuinely worried about losing Galvin so they are adding halves which makes sense.
balmain boy
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You do realise that probably won't happen until after Christmas? It could happen sooner but none of those first four are due back in training until January...
balmain boy
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I'm saying the signing of some nobody kid has absolutely nothing to do with Galvin whatsoever. Nothing.
It's squad depth for the magpies, that's it.