Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Spartan117 said:
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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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.
 
Furious1 said:
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.
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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.
 
Merlot said:
Not worth resigning, for us, no matter how good he plays.Did hear he excelled as a 1/2 back , 5/8th ? in Reggies last year.We the WT,s can dump a fare few under performers next year.Listened to the WTFP? on the cap ,think they have 700 missing if its manipulated right,that may have been their point ?? 2 doesnt go into 1
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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 said:
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?
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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.
 
innsaneink said:
Crack down on
Play the balls.... No more rolling it and stepping over

Been there. Done that
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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.
 
Lestronge said:
Man if you don’t think there’s going to be a downturn in Galvins performances , then I don’t know what to tell you . I’m not saying it will be 6 weeks , a season , or like Tim smith or Mortimer junior a one year wonder … I’m not saying any of that , it’s just inevitable there will be a downturning performance , in which Galvin and the club will have to counter . I mean we saw it really , well the beginnings of it , at the end of last year .
Im not going to fanboy a 19 year old .hes a prodigy to be sure , and i hope he can lead us to glory , but there’s a reason nearly every player suffers from the dreaded “second year syndrome” . The best ones just only suffer from it for a few games , and move forward … the worst ones , well I just mentioned a couple .
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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.
 
Tucker said:
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.
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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.
 
Tucker said:
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.
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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?
 
Lestronge said:
Man if you don’t think there’s going to be a downturn in Galvins performances , then I don’t know what to tell you . I’m not saying it will be 6 weeks , a season , or like Tim smith or Mortimer junior a one year wonder … I’m not saying any of that , it’s just inevitable there will be a downturning performance , in which Galvin and the club will have to counter . I mean we saw it really , well the beginnings of it , at the end of last year .
Im not going to fanboy a 19 year old .hes a prodigy to be sure , and i hope he can lead us to glory , but there’s a reason nearly every player suffers from the dreaded “second year syndrome” . The best ones just only suffer from it for a few games , and move forward … the worst ones , well I just mentioned a couple .
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I don't understand why anything other than continued improvement this season would be the expectation for Galvin.

Outside of opposition clubs then having a season to study a rookie, where is the evidence a second year syndrome is anything but outdated myth?

"Im not going to fanboy a 19 year old .hes a prodigy to be sure"

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Bones said:
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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LOL we didnt develop him much at all.
He impressed during the pre season and so was chucked in to starting 5/8th in the NRL team.
This resulted in yet another last place finish.
Benji should know better...we didnt develop him either. Had he come through a decent setup, the Marshal name would be spoken about as a future immortal, without fan bias attached.
 
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