Totally agree,
He had the chance to take charge of Parramatta in 2024.
The finished second last.
Hope he stays at Parramatta for more money 💰 💸
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He had the chance to take charge of Parramatta in 2024.
The finished second last.
Hope he stays at Parramatta for more money 💰 💸
Yea maybe . And in hindsight , it’s easy to Monday morning quarterback it , but no one was saying that at the time .
Tim smith , ash Taylor , Jamal Idris , I mean all these guys lacked the humility and dedication , that Galvin appears to have in spades , so you’d think the odds of Galvin joining the one hit wonders is 1 in a 1000. But it’s not zero . That’s the point I’m making , and it’s basically a 💯 chance that at some point in the next couple of years he will hit a wall .
And that’s a good thing for him , because you don’t get better at things by knowing all the answers before you start .
I just think we will have to be patient . We weren’t with Brooks , we weren’t with Benji , to lesser degree we weren’t with AD, and I can see history repeating with Galvin .
We are a loyal fanbase , but geez we are pretty toxic and short sighted .
I was reading a Tottenham fan page today , and Jesus did it look familiar.
This not to bad or praise anyone , just to temper expectations . Because if he doesn’t live up to the hype , people on here will turn on him real quick .
AD is a perfect example . I was one of 3 people criticising him with his defence and unwillingness to hit with his shoulder . Was told to F off and I was a brooks pipe sucker , and a racist etc. now that’s the generic group think, and whilst it’s cool to be validated , it doesn’t change how toxic it all turned out to be when his attacking form fell off a cliff .
Brooks … nuf said . I honestly still think the fanbase and our attitude towards him was as much as a contributor to his never getting anywhere as anything else . We put all our hopes and dreams on a 18 year old and when he turned out to probably , needing to be dropped and developed for a few years , the club had made him the pinup boy , when he wasn’t good enough .
It all just feels like history repeating imho .
I think Galvin from week to week last season was patchy. What stands out in him is his confidence for his age and his willingness to back himself.Couple that with his elite fitness and aptitude for training - not sure that can be taught. I have no doubts about him other than who will be playing for.
I honestly don't get the concern around Galvin and if he gets "2nd year syndrome" . From a results point of view sure, its not what we want, but from a contract point of view, it only becomes a concern if there is a long term contract and the 2nd year syndrome turns into a 3rd, 4th year etc. Otherwise the good players come through it and some never get it at all.
A lot better judges then most of us think he will be generational, the club needs to make sure he is developed to reach those levels. Galvin and his family are a lot closer than all of us to what is going on in there and in a far better position to make a call on whether they like the way the club is going or not.
Of course if in the end it is all about money only and he leaves, then there was never going to be anything the club could have done.
A lot better judges then most of us think he will be generational, the club needs to make sure he is developed to reach those levels. Galvin and his family are a lot closer than all of us to what is going on in there and in a far better position to make a call on whether they like the way the club is going or not.
Of course if in the end it is all about money only and he leaves, then there was never going to be anything the club could have done.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Good idea WT the hold up in play will stink up momentum coaches will hate that and there will be plenty of play the ball practice and ridicule at training till they get it right.
Yep. What round do you think they will cave in by?
Rock Hopper Steve
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The knights regard him as a million dollar man, we should pass this onto Rodney Rude he could make his way into the spotlight again with that material to work with.
Tucker
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Do you think he is being developed properly here?
You can’t blame his old man for thinking that may not be the case.
crazycat
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We have a bunch of Fringe-grade backs.
Naden, Staines (who should be first grade, but has too many errors in his game even if he can produce points), Starford, etc.
I am waiting for Olam to return injury free. Yes he plays a high contact game but that's what we want...
Now with 3 new starting backs in Jack Bird, Turuva and Skelton... I want to see these fringe graders step up or be punted out. Heck Bird, Turuva and Skelton seem like dropin replacements for our underperforming 3.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Do you have doubts T, seemed to go OK in his 1st year as an 18yo under Benji and Luai is there to help now as well?
Tucker
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I don’t just have doubts, I flat out think we did him a disservice last year. I think his output in the PMs game really drove home how over rated his performances throughout the year were.
Can’t comment on this year as we haven’t seen them yet.
shankspony
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The frustration will be when they miss blatant ones (like forward passes) then pull up one at an important time or field position, and sadly it'll more than likely be us on the end of it.
shankspony
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No sorry I don't, not enough or consistently to label it second year syndrome, I suppose we will know soon enough.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Agree he didn't do much in that game, but 18 and in a different environment at the end of the season wouldn't have helped.
rugbygoated
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The Journos: The Issues That Will Dominate 2025 & Is Madge On A Path To Failure At The Broncos?
The journos are in with Buzz Rothfield, Brent Read & Adam Peacock jumping in to give us the latest on the Roosters rejecting Dylan Brown! The guys reveal the teams they are most worried about for the season ahead, the issues that will dominate 2025 & we talk the looming threat of the Wallabies!
Buzz was at Tigers' training ground on the players day off and it's good to see 5 players were still there doing extras. The little changes make the big changes a reality
Well at the risk of talking out of my arse.......no, probably not. I'm definitely not sold on the coaching. One can only hope that take is wrong.
shankspony
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I see Zakauri Clarke has been named in the 17 for Penrith's trial tonight, will be interesting to see how he goes and what we lost...
Rock Hopper Steve
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I see, from a poaching perspective.
We’re talking about a bloke who was cut by his previous club just a few years ago because he wasn’t good enough, and in that time we have turned him into the hottest prospect in the game.
How is the fact he didn’t play well away from our setup proof of poor development here, where he has thrived?
The bloke would have walked it in for rookie of the year had he not been suspended. And we’ve just brought in on of the best halves in the game to take pressure off him. I don’t know what more you want?
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