OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[Lestronge]

Let’s see what comes from Galvin over the next few days.
If he’s smart enough he could really water down the situation by publicly backing Benji and stating he has not closed the door on potentially remaining a Wests Tigers player long term, he just wants to test his market value.
In saying this it appears he wants out at all costs and will agitate for an early release. If that’s the case why not see if we can get a highly valuable player swap for him for this season ?

I don’t want that though ! IDGAF what he says . People tell you who they are ! We just don’t want to listen for whatever reason . He’s told us who he is . So we should tell him where he will be …. Playing for the Hawks on Sunday afternoon

 

[Tigerwould]

Wingers and centres score the majority of tries in the NRL, the five eighths job is to enable them to cross the stripe.

LG is setting up plenty of good ball to Taruva.

LG and Turuva have had 4-5 together. Romney and Turuva had a lot bigger partnership at Penrith. Turuva is an amazing finisher. whoever plays in the halves will have an easier job having a finisher of his class out on the flank

 

[Demps]

I think he will be a gun . But not at 6 . I think like Brad Clyde before him , and Jason Taumalolo in a completely different way , he will reinvent the 13 jersey .
I’m 💯 sure that the club knows Latu is the 6 moving forward , and i think they always have felt that eventually that would be the case . I think all this is really that , Galvins team knows this as well . And I think if the luai stuff has any legs , it would be around the fact that The family would be worried eventually Luai would convince Benji to roll with Latu .
I mean that’s a lot of subjectivity there and speculation , but if I think about it like a manager who’s trying to maximise his asset , being in an environment that there’s a feeling that your client might change to a position that doesn’t have the same brand exposure , would be his main worry .
Like everyone knows Yeo is as important as Cleary to that team . Doesn’t get the Rexona ads though .

Sounds like Romey & Benji are incredibly tight.
Surely they've discussed halves pairing in the past, for the future.

Romey won't be upset, working with Latu, from what we've heard.

Bulldogs, still doesn't make sense.
They move Burton?
Or play Galvin at 7?

That's not quite the dynamic halves pairing.
Both more so, running players, not organisational halves.

Move Burton to centre?
Idk...
Seems all very odd.

 

[Jolls]

Interesting reading the thoughts of the forum. I wonder if Galvin's Manager was caught short by us withdrawing the offer as soon as he advised that Galvin would test the market. I expect that the ploy was to use us to drive the market. Telling him that he was free to go probably came as a shock as their bargaining power had just been taken away.

Who has leaked the Benji can't coach side of the story? Moses agitating for a release or Richo sabotaging the reputation of Moses and Galvin.

Either way Latu has just earned himself a FG spot along side Romey and Galvin a spot on the pine.

For me, this week, AD to half, Ndden to Centre, Luke L to the wing and Galvin riding the pine.

 

[bbobb]

Sounds like Romey & Benji are incredibly tight.
Surely they've discussed halves pairing in the past, for the future.

Romey won't be upset, working with Latu, from what we've heard.

Bulldogs, still doesn't make sense.
They move Burton?
Or play Galvin at 7?

That's not quite the dynamic halves pairing.
Both more so, running players, not organisational halves.

Move Burton to centre?
Idk...
Seems all very odd.

I think the Dogs have high hopes for Mitch Woods as well.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Wingers and centres score the majority of tries in the NRL, the five eighths job is to enable them to cross the stripe.

LG is setting up plenty of good ball to Taruva.

He's also hogging the ball a lot of the time too, are you saying speed wouldn't improve his game.

 

[Lestronge]

Sounds like Romey & Benji are incredibly tight.
Surely they've discussed halves pairing in the past, for the future.

Romey won't be upset, working with Latu, from what we've heard.

Bulldogs, still doesn't make sense.
They move Burton?
Or play Galvin at 7?

That's not quite the dynamic halves pairing.
Both more so, running players, not organisational halves.

Move Burton to centre?
Idk...
Seems all very odd.

Gus said Galvin isn’t in their plans . He hasn’t planned for it , and he would advise the family to stay at least for another 2-3 years . Even if he doesn’t rate the coach .
But also said he’s too good of a player soo he’d have to look at it now . I dunno what’s true with that . They have woods , Conti , Burton . Woods is apparently way better than Galvin , just doesn’t have the physical developments yet . That’s clearly a betting hedge . And my guess is he will make a play . But I think he’s trying to convince them to take less money . I’m almost certain now it’s Manly , with Brooks being offered around clubs . How his parents would allow their son to be used as a pawn in Moses’ McDonald’s franchise is beyond me . Eels fans … what can you say .

 

[Demps]

I think the Dogs have high hopes for Mitch Woods as well.

Indeed.

The 4 clubs mentioned on 360 tonight....
I just don't understand.

Parramatta? Wow...
Bad to worse.

Albeit, I think we are on the improve.

The Moses x Galvin halves pairing is probably the best available (other than what we've allowed him.)

But... after how they managed his junior career, reportedly, how desperate. Forgive and forget? The Tigers have done more for his career than anyone and he'll happily slam the door in our face to return to them? Laughable really.

 

[Tigerwould]

I think the Dogs have high hopes for Mitch Woods as well.

Mitch Woods Is meant to be the next big think. If Galvin goes to the dogs he’ll probably white ant Mitch Woods

 

[BAGNF05]

Interesting reading the thoughts of the forum. I wonder if Galvin's Manager was caught short by us withdrawing the offer as soon as he advised that Galvin would test the market. I expect that the ploy was to use us to drive the market. Telling him that he was free to probably came as a shock as their bargaining power had just been taken away.

Who has leaked the Benji can't coach side of the story? Moses agitating for a release or Richo sabotaging the reputation of Moses and Galvin.

Either way Latu has just earned himself a FG spot along side Romey and Galvin a spot on the pine.

For me, this week, AD to half, Ndden to Centre, Luke L to the wing and Galvin riding the pine.

Moses thought WT would just bend over again like we did during the Pascoe years.

 

[Lestronge]

I think the Dogs have high hopes for Mitch Woods as well.

He’s a gun apparently . Was rated higher than Galvin as a junior . Just Galvin had that special tournament , and led wests fields to the title . Won the Harold Matt’s comp , sure , he played backrow .

 

[Lestronge]

Indeed.

The 4 clubs mentioned on 360 tonight....
I just don't understand.

Parramatta? Wow...
Bad to worse.

Albeit, I think we are on the improve.

The Moses x Galvin halves pairing is probably the best available (other than what we've allowed him.)

But... after how they managed his junior career, reportedly, how desperate. Forgive and forget? The Tigers have done more for his career than anyone and he'll happily slam the door in our face to return to them? Laughable really.

It’s funny you know . It’s pretty much the same story for M Moses that Galvin had . Went to the tigers after the eels said he was too small and not good enough . Tigers develop him , makes his debut , then it’s a return to the eels .
It’s eerily similar.

 

[Demps]

Gus said Galvin isn’t in their plans . He hasn’t planned for it , and he would advise the family to stay at least for another 2-3 years . Even if he doesn’t rate the coach .
But also said he’s too good of a player soo he’d have to look at it now . I dunno what’s true with that . They have woods , Conti , Burton . Woods is apparently way better than Galvin , just doesn’t have the physical developments yet . That’s clearly a betting hedge . And my guess is he will make a play . But I think he’s trying to convince them to take less money . I’m almost certain now it’s Manly , with Brooks being offered around clubs . How his parents would allow their son to be used as a pawn in Moses’ McDonald’s franchise is beyond me . Eels fans … what can you say .

Yeah, I'll say it again, I'm confused by it all and how he thinks he'll have a better career elsewhere. After we've literally done everything we can to accommodate him.

I think Eels the #1 destination, strangely enough... for, money? Success? He has it all on the table with us, but thinks that's the better option. Unbelievable.

Manly, the same.... Turbo on the edge of retirement, no DCE to mentor him, dud coach. They have their positives no doubt, but not any more so than us.

The NRL fans, not just our individual fan base is not forgiving and staunch. There was a most hated people of Australia poll back in the day by Zoo magazine or one of those cringe magazines and the winner was Sonny Bill after his bulldogs betrayal, beating the Bali bombers who were second. Galvin will be hated by many across the game, probably not the club he signs withs fan base though.

 

[Kelce68]

Originally if you told me Galvin was leaving I’d be distraught, I still am slightly if I’m being perfectly honest but not at the level I thought I would be.

I think Lachlan has showed his true colours and ever since he requested a release last year I’ve been really vocal that I think he’s gone. But it’s not the fact he’s gone, it’s more so how it has been handled which has been incredibly disrespectful to all of the fans, players, coaches and club itself.

Benji gave this kid his debut fresh out of high school after all the noise and expectation was our boom signing Latu that he was going to get the nod.

Benji saw something in him others didn’t, not one of the other 16 clubs would’ve given him his debut last year, then after 2-3 games of losing he publicly comes out demanding a release…..After conversations with Galvin, he retracts the release and confirms he’ll be staying at the club.

Benji then gives him the keys, partners him up with NSW and international representative in Jarome Luai coming off winning 4 straight rings as the right hand man to Cleary. He also brings in arguably a top 3 prop in the NRL with Terrell May along with the platform we already have.

To add to this, Benji vocally promotes Lachlan to play his natural game and take the line on giving him the freedom to play eyes up football, whilst other coaches would limit and try restrict that and all of a sudden we’re winning games and currently holding a top 8 position with his football flourishing getting all the praise. But that’s not good enough for him apparently.

If you told any young 6 who likes to take the game on and play off the cuff, that they’ll be getting mentored by Benji they’d be over the moon, but to 19 year old Galvin it’s not good enough.

He’s laying the platform to give this kid the key to castle and he disrespects him and claims the reason he’s leaving is purely because of…. Benji?

The team identity is strong, I’m at the mindset of getting this entitled kid the boot and let him root in reserve grade until 2027. Give Latu the 6 jersey and see what we can do, he can have a front row seat to what we’re building.

In Richo and Benji we trust.

Well done, Ted.

 

[Oldman]

Why reward disloyalty. IMO that sends a stronger message, if you want out, ok, but until you leave we work around you.

I agree
If the club decides to promote Latu in front of Galvin, and Galvin finds himself in reserve grade,
I would find it hard to see him putting in 100% if we need him to fill in to cover injuries anytime in the next year and a half.
Question
Let’s say a club is going to offer him 1 million a season
Could the club make money from his intended club ?
With the intended club paying West Tigers $700,000 and we release Galvin for season 2026
They would then pay Galvin his $300,000 for the year.
The Tigers make something out of it and Galvin gets the same money that he would have got playing with us.
But gets his wish and joins another team.

 

[TigerNeddyK]

I agree with all of that. It’s tigers or nothing for me . I wouldn’t even follow the game .
This club is in my bones from my great great grandparents taking my great granddad to the first game at birchgrove for Balmain . It’s evolved into wests tigers , which is awesome . But yea I’m ride or die as well !

Same 👍

 

[Rugba]

I think all parties are at fault and the RLPA at most fault .
Bring back June 30 deadline and we will see less of this shit and less of these stupid long term contracts

Tigers at fault here aswell , he has almost 2 full seasons on his contract left and they are putting together a contract for after , if he says no like he has done everyone is now in a no win situation with animosity.

Interesting though so many act like Richo is god , and at the same time say Galvin is meh but Richo is the one offering $1m a year for 5 years.

 

[TurnStyle]

If it’s true that he had a sook over Luai playing first receiver then he’s just an arrogant, delusional, entitled brat. We don’t need cancers like that in the team.

So Galvin ostensibly feels he won't reach his potential with Marshall as coach, but what I think makes this line of 'reasoning' even more ridiculous is the fact that he plays with a guy who has WON THE LAST 4 PREMIERSHIPS PLAYING THAT VERY POSITION!!

And he'd have access to him practically every day!

Seriously, if he has been having issues learning from Luai then maybe he should've dropped the hubris and STFU.

Upset at being second to Luai... Please. How many players - let alone 5/8ths - have won 4 premierships?!

In any case, they signed Luai before the 2024 season - before Galvin had even played a single game!

 

[liltiger]

Indeed.

The 4 clubs mentioned on 360 tonight....
I just don't understand.

Parramatta? Wow...
Bad to worse.

Albeit, I think we are on the improve.

The Moses x Galvin halves pairing is probably the best available (other than what we've allowed him.)

But... after how they managed his junior career, reportedly, how desperate. Forgive and forget? The Tigers have done more for his career than anyone and he'll happily slam the door in our face to return to them? Laughable really.

Both they're halves. They did the same thing to Moses.

 

[orange&black]

I can not see how Galvin would come out and say he has no faith in Benji as a coach. He couldn’t be that stupid to put his coach and many of his teammates offside with 18 months left on his contract. This story line has come from either his father or his Manager. It’s all about making his position untenable at the club so that we have no option but to let him go early.
It would be unimaginable arrogance for a 19 yr old upstart to make such a comment about a guy with a CV in the game like Benji. I am sure he’ll be backpedaling big time as we speak and it will be interesting to see how Benji handles this circus.
I really hope this doesn’t affect our performance and progress as a team.