Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tom Shines said:
yeah …was wind assisted…

He is an exciting prospect…. You can see he has plenty left to improve on …his start was nothing great …. I suspect the 200m will be his main event
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I saw all the videos earlier in the year, but I read an interesting article on him yesterday that he is naturally a toe-runner so they've had to teach him to get his feet flat so he can start better. He has also decided to start with both knees on the ground, you can see it in the video, which is unusual but easier for the way he moves.

So apparently his starts still need a lot of work and he's super explosive after 50 metres, which is why he might favour the 200m like you say.
 

Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: Tigers set to tie down Galvin on whopping deal​

How the Wests Tigers will spend the John Bateman money, the clubs interested in Roosters star Brandon Smith, and possible State of Origin changes. All that and more in Saint, Sinner, Shoosh.

Brent Read and Michael Carayannis

8 min read
December 7, 2024 - 4:00PM
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...ory/7d79902f1453bb475f27371242dd82b8#comments
The Wests Tigers’ bid to retain Lachlan Galvin on a long-term deal could be given a helping hand as English forward John Bateman edges towards the exit door.
Galvin has another two years remaining on his contract with the Tigers but the club is intent on extending his deal in a bid to ensure he doesn’t head on the open market, where he would command plenty of attention from the Tigers’ rivals.

Batman’s future could have an impact on those plans.

The English international looks set to join South Sydney, where he would be reunited with his former England coach Wayne Bennett.

That would free up a significant amount of money for the Tigers, which they could then use to help extend the contract of Galvin, who is with the club until the end of 2026.

Galvin was one of the shining lights for the Tigers last season, only suspension preventing him winning the Dally M rookie of the year award.

He has upped the ante this pre-season, smashing his own records in fitness testing in a sign that he is not resting on his laurels.

The arrival of Jarome Luai shapes as the other big lever the Tigers will pull in their bid to retain Galvin given the pair have the potential to form one of the most potent halves combinations in the NRL.

Luai has signed a long-term deal with the Tigers although he has the ability to leave after the 2026 season, the same time Galvin comes off contract.

The Tigers will do everything in their power to convince the pair to stay well into the future as they look to build the club around a pair of playmakers capable to stacking up against any in the competition.
 
jirskyr said:
I'll repeat what Pascoe told me a few years ago - if you hear anything about contract negotiations in the media it's the player manager not the club. He said the club gains nothing from those details being aired because it only complicates roster development for the club.

And why do the agents do it? Because it lets them set a public narrative to pressure the club. There's always an obvious angle for the player manager if you read an article carefully.
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I wonder....
There is a power struggle at board level and i get the feeling shane r looking bad would be good for a certain side.
 
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GNR4LIFE said:
If contracts meant nothing, Galvin would be gone. Contracts mean a lot if clubs have backbone. There would be no circumstance where they would release Luai without a clause.
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Wish we had a clause that got rid of Bateman without it costing anything.
 
Masterton said:
So, if the club won't leak contract negotiations, is Galvin's manager leaking this? Or it someone just guessing at shit?
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My guess is this one is from the club although Moses manages both players but that means it's made clear that Moses is better off Bateman moving on as he will still get the % of that same Tigers money through Galvin so the less the Tigers pay to Bateman the more Moses makes overall
 
Tigerdazz2 said:
I live in the area (20km N/E of Taree) I avoid the Taree Service Centre like the plague 😂.
I'd rather walk in to the old Airds Pub or go for a jog in Claymore (used to live in Bradbury) than go anywhere near the Taree Service Centre.

I don't even take the Taree exit, especially after dark. I'd rather take the Cundletown or Coopernook exits, they are closer to my joint anyways.
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Sounds like you must be near Harrington.
 
88 said:
I feel he makes a mess of clubs, though. All good to get your player the best deal, but clubs at the pointy end of the table have well balanced rosters.

Would be interesting to have a bit of a timeline of which clubs Isaac has sunk his teeth deep into through managing the coach or controlling a high percentage of the players and see whether any of those teams ever got close to a premiership.
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Only thinking of this.

The RLPA are just as accountable giving the players help when they want to leave but also help when they want to stay. Can't have it both ways.

Manly are screwed with all the Moses clients there.

Won't win a premiership when a player manages controls all the pieces.

The fact the NRL still hasn't done anything about this is a joke. Not that difficult.

1. Can't sign with another club until 6 months before the end of contract.
2. Players cannot make more money on a contract if they leave early. Has to be equal or less.
3. Players managers get no payments at all for any early releases. The current contract abides for the whole time and only after it expires can they get a cut.

Players managers and the RLPA are most filling thier own back pockets. Directly and indirectly.
 
Just another thing on the Luai clause. It would be one thing if the clause was he had the option to activate the remaining 3 years after 2026, and it’s done. But it seems like it’s a year by year thing. So he could leave anytime, even if it’s in the middle of the season. I doubt it would come to that, but that’s how it comes across to me.
 
SeanT said:
Only thinking of this.

The RLPA are just as accountable giving the players help when they want to leave but also help when they want to stay. Can't have it both ways.

Manly are screwed with all the Moses clients there.

Won't win a premiership when a player manages controls all the pieces.

The fact the NRL still hasn't done anything about this is a joke. Not that difficult.

1. Can't sign with another club until 6 months before the end of contract.
2. Players cannot make more money on a contract if they leave early. Has to be equal or less.
3. Players managers get no payments at all for any early releases. The current contract abides for the whole time and only after it expires can they get a cut.

Players managers and the RLPA are most filling thier own back pockets. Directly and indirectly.
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From memory there are a few clubs stacked with moses client's, a few clubs that refused to deal with him before he was slapped with a feather.Any club giving to much control over their roster to1 manager is a mug, backlash. maybe said manager /s may direct their players away from a club?. Beneficial is players off contract get directed to a certain club,if that club can stagger the contracts renewals win win? ,if not its fraught with danger. Black mailed ,hijacked call it what you will. Like your passion on there being more control on the manager's.Would a 1 of fee from a top lawyer not be cheaper. Mum Dad ,player, partner having access to the Nrl clubs bidding on players/last right of refusal thing thing, negate managers n save players $$$,fk my finger hurt;s ,lol. The RLPA perform the function of making sure the players aren;t stood over by the clubs and to keep the ba%turds honest
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Just another thing on the Luai clause. It would be one thing if the clause was he had the option to activate the remaining 3 years after 2026, and it’s done. But it seems like it’s a year by year thing. So he could leave anytime, even if it’s in the middle of the season. I doubt it would come to that, but that’s how it comes across to me.
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No, that's not how player options work. The player will have until a specific date/round in which they can opt out for the next season. Generally it is Round 10 by the season before.

So for example, if Luai played the 2025 and 2026 wanted to opt out for the 2027 season, he would have from the start of the season until round 10 of the 2026 season to formally opt out for the 2027 season and beyond. Once round 10 of the 2026 season passes, he can no longer opt out for the 2027 season.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Just another thing on the Luai clause. It would be one thing if the clause was he had the option to activate the remaining 3 years after 2026, and it’s done. But it seems like it’s a year by year thing. So he could leave anytime, even if it’s in the middle of the season. I doubt it would come to that, but that’s how it comes across to me.
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Your at peace with yourself now, because the club didn't let you know earlier?
 
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