OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[Tucker]

I was so happy yesterday glowing like a young girl on prom night

That might have been the 38 schooeys you got into you.

 

[hank37w]

Jerome Hughes is on $850K at Melbourne is Galvin better then Hughes?

Are Wests Tigers better than Melbourne?

At some stage you have to put things in perspective, yeah we are on the way up but we have got a long way to go before we reach the lofty heights of Melbourne and Penrith.

 

[hank37w]

He is very rough still. Some brilliant moments and some momentum killing moments. In thinking about his creativity and instincts, however, he is a pretty rare player. There's not many halves out there that have that ability to play that way, let alone teenagers.

I still think katoa is the best young half in the game, his organisation and defense and kicking game already look very consistent and solid. But Galvin is a different sort of player and potentially as valuable.

He's much looser this year which has both created errors and moments of brilliance. He is already a much better player than Moses or brooks ever were for us and he is probably close to that Tedesco level where the tigers game is starting move around him, with or without luai.

You can also see the way luai creates the space for Galvin, holding up the defensive line with his guile, and they are looking like a surprisingly good combination, even though they do still have moments of getting in each others way or pulling in opposite directions.

You can also see that the tigers would still be threatening with only luai, where I'm not confident Galvin could carry the team on his own. In other words, I think luai makes Galvin better and is allowing him to do his random stuff.

This may be a little random but I see Galvin as a bit of a loose cannon, he can go either way, maybe a bit of a rocks and diamonds type like Benji but I see Fainu as more in the Katoa style of mould.

Both I believe have massive potential but only time will tell how they develop and how successful they will be.

 

[hammertime]

When is Naden back ? Any chance of next game ? The thought of going back to Staines on the wing is not a pleasant one

I think Peter said round 4-5 in the latest clip

 

[Tcat]

We just need to keep winning games. If we are look the goods, it will hard for him to want to leave

 

[TonyTiger]

I want to see more of Latu to be sure

When Latu

Patience could be the key to his career though?

This may be a little random but I see Galvin as a bit of a loose cannon, he can go either way, maybe a bit of a rocks and diamonds type like Benji but I see Fainu as more in the Katoa style of mould.

Both I believe have massive potential but only time will tell how they develop and how successful they will be.

Katoa is superior to Galvin in my opinion

 

[Bellend]

Galvin has talent but it is up to the board how they manage this talent. The improved season is a start, trying to get Bulldog mate across for next season is another step in the right direction.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

The slight double pump showed his instincts beautifully. He’s reading how defenders react to him. It’s that sort of ability that earns the moola.

Edit: Luai did similar with his ball playing on the first try. Genuine ball players creating points. Pretty to watch.

And Galvin was not involved in that first try despite it being shuffled to his designated right edge. This may have actually been a ploy to have the Defence second guessing thinking that we were going to him on the left - instead, Luai does his thing and thru Bula chiming in, the backs get the ball and viola! TRY!

 

[innsaneink]

Galvin has talent but it is up to the board how they manage this talent. The improved season is a start, trying to get Bulldog mate across for next season is another step in the right direction.

Whos that?

 

[Dazed]

And Galvin was not involved in that first try despite it being shuffled to his designated right edge. This may have actually been a ploy to have the Defence second guessing thinking that we were going to him on the left - instead, Luai does his thing and thru Bula chiming in, the backs get the ball and viola! TRY!

Galvin definitely has the knack to keep the defence second guessing, have seen in it in a few of his games now.

I get that Galvin's style of play isn't to everyone's cup of tea but that's who Galvin is. Galvin is going to fail at somethings but everybody does.

Galvin is only 19 and playing with the best at the top level. Hats of to the kid.

 

[cktiger]

When Latu



Katoa is superior to Galvin in my opinion

Different styles... not forgetting Katoa is a few years older.
I'd take Galvin long term and I think most would agree.

 

[Tired Tiger]

Lachlan Galvin could sign a $20m deal. He’s worth every cent
Neil Breen
Sports reporter
March 24, 2025 — 5.00am
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Lachlan Galvin will be on the open market at the end of this season.

Wait for the fireworks.

Don’t laugh, but at least $15 million – and possibly $20 million – isn’t out of the question if clubs do what Newcastle did with Dylan Brown and try to entice Galvin with a mind-blowing 10-year deal.

It might sound ridiculous, but the halves market is so tight, his promise so high and his age so tender, many clubs might try and blow away the $13 million Brown deal.

Yes, the kid is just 19 and only in his second season of NRL. No one knows whether he’s going to be a champion or merely a good career NRL halfback. But you’d have to think he’ll be at least the latter.

Galvin is contracted to the Wests Tigers until the end of 2026, so is available to talk to other clubs come November 1.


Hot property: Lachlan Galvin.CREDIT:NRL PHOTOS

There are so many dynamics at play. New teams from Papua New Guinea and possibly Perth will put further pressure on the market. Under-performing and rebuilding teams will be desperate to sign quality playmakers. Significantly, there is a new TV rights deal to be negotiated, with astronomical figures being talked up.

It’s the perfect storm driven by the basic economic principle of supply and demand.

Galvin is managed by Isaac Moses. He’ll drive the hardest of hard bargains. Mitch Moses is also managed by Isaac, who is his uncle. Moses has signed for life at Parramatta and needs a halves partner now that Brown is leaving, which also means his cash is available in their cap.

The Eels are in a dire situation and Galvin, a Parramatta junior, would be a natural fit to play alongside Moses.


Galvin helped the Tigers to an impressive victory over the Dolphins on Saturday.CREDIT:GETTY IMAGES

Over at Manly, Daly Cherry-Evans is, at 36, nearing the end of his career. His groundbreaking ten-year contract is over at the completion of this season.

With Galvin available in 2027, the Sea Eagles might fancy their chances of signing another 10-year half. Manly coach Anthony Seibold is another managed by Isaac Moses.

Then there’s another desperate club, St George Illawarra – whose coach, Shane Flanagan, is yet another Moses client. Judging by the way Flanagan has been talking in public recently, he too might be needing a long-term halfback solution.

Currently, his son Kyle is the Dragons’ five-eighth, and Lachie Ilias the halfback. But Flanagan raised eyebrows throughout the game when he publicly threw Ilias under the bus following the Dragons’ 25-24 capitulation to the Rabbitohs in round two.

Asked about his No.7’s display, a grumpy Flanagan told reporters, “You can make your own assessment.”

The Dragons recruited Ilias in the off-season after Flanagan’s relationship with the Dragons’ last halfback, Ben Hunt, fell to pieces. In Ilias, he and the club knew they were taking on a player whose confidence needed rebuilding after a turbulent time at his previous club.

Having been tipped by former Souths coach Jason Demetriou to become “the best halfback the club has had in a long time”, Ilias was dropped to reserve grade early last season and snapped his leg in two playing NSW Cup.

Flanagan picked up the phone to Ilias the following day to personally apologise, but the damage was done. Ilias’s agent, Braith Anasta, rightly summed it up when he said Flanagan had now put a target on Ilias’s back.

No one likes a public bake, especially one laced with anger, and a promising young half might now be wary of Flanagan’s short fuse.


Lachlan Ilias had an ordinary afternoon against the Rabbitohs, but did it warrant the treatment from his coach?CREDIT:NRL PHOTOS

Galvin would be a good fit for the Roosters alongside Sam Walker, provided Walker recovers from his second knee reconstruction. However, the Roosters dislike Isaac Moses and won’t deal with him.

Then there’s Galvin’s current club, the Wests Tigers. With Jarome Luai on the books on a five-year, $6 million deal, they can’t afford to lose his potential long-term halves partner.

Especially with Luai having an exit clause after next year, which means he’s effectively on a two-year deal.

Tigers boss Shane Richardson might have to go all Godfather and make Galvin “an offer he can’t refuse” if the club wants him off the market before other clubs can talk to him.

The new television deal ARL Chairman Peter V’Landys wants done in the next few months looms as Richardson’s biggest problem.

Rather than lock in long-term deals for their clients, every manager in the game will sit back and wait to see what the rights package looks like.

The current deal, which was worth about $2 billion over five years, runs to the end of the 2027 season.

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The NRL has begun its public campaign to soften up potential suitors. There talk of a $3 billion target over five years, with the 50 per cent increase to be driven by the possibility global players such as Netflix, Paramount+, Disney and Amazon Prime might be in the mix to challenge Fox Sports’ hold on pay TV rights.

By then, Fox Sports will be owned by global sports brand Dazn, which takes over from Foxtel (News Corporation) as new owner on July 1.

Dazn simply has to throw money at, and keep, the NRL rights – otherwise it will be a bit-part player on the Australian eastern seaboard.

In the free-to-air space, Nine, the publisher of this masthead, and Seven are the two most likely candidates, and there’s the possibility of splitting finals matches and State of Origin from the home and away season to maximise revenue.

Whatever happens, there’ll be more money – and more money means a higher salary cap.

In 2026, the cap will be $11.55 million. If rights go up 40 to 50 per cent, the players will demand the cap goes by the same amount.

So if the cap sits at $15 million or more for 2027, when Galvin is available, and even more again after 2032 in the next rights cycle, what is Galvin worth to a desperate club over 10 years?

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[marzie]

Isaac Moses be pretty happy with that article

 

[Buttface]

Isaac Moses be pretty happy with that article

He probably paid for it.

 

[Tucker]

Neil Breen doesnt know what position Lachy plays but writes a 1000 word article full of conjecture and dribble to suggest he recieves up to $2million per season....
What an idiot.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Neil Breen doesnt know what position Lachy plays but writes a 1000 word article full of conjecture and dribble to suggest he recieves up to $2million per season....
What a FKN idiot.

What, I haven't read it 2 mill, he obviously knows Jack shit about football he is coming in late to get clicks surely.
Maybe he could switch codes possibly netball is more his style and try to make an impression there.

 

[hank37w]

When Latu



Katoa is superior to Galvin in my opinion

Fair opinion and I never suggested he wasn't, but totally different type of player which is why I was making that comparison between Latu and Galvin and making references/comparisons to Benji and Katoa.

 

[Tom Shines]

The next decent article Neil Breen writes will be his first …. One of the worst journos going around… can’t believe he has taken over from Andrew Webster who is much better

 

[GNR4LIFE]

That article isn’t even worth acknowledging. Just a blatant attempt to throw petrol onto the fire that is the circus revolving around what halves are now worth.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I never understood that saying - something about a cake - eating it all . but to be fair to Lachlan - no matter what happens - Benji is correct in our motto not just for football but life. Family is first. However - where it is a little ambigious if I may - which family is he talking about? The Wests Tigers family that feeds them or the family at home? Or both? Can someone shed some light please.