OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

tig_prmz said:
We are already paying a little bit of Sullivan's salary to pay for the Rabbitohs and you want Galvin who might be on $400k or so to just sit in reserve grade when we can literally sell him next year to someone for $700k+ and use that salary to buy a centre or a backrower?

I'm all for sticking it to Galvin but doing it at the team's expense is literally the opposite of Team First mentality.

We are playing Douehi at halfback this week, a guy who hasn't played halfack every in his NRL career and the last time he played in the halves was probably 2 years ago.

The narrative will very quickly change from pro-Tigers. Basically, within a day or two, people will see Galvin's side of things (again, Galvin is not wrong for declining the offer). The other side of the coin is that Galvin doesn't want to commit to the team that has come last 3 years in a row and has a coach who clearly doesn't have a resume to be a first grade coach.
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Holy strawman and goalpost shifting Batman.

Firstly, I literally said we keep him in reserve UNLESS we get an offer for someone like Preston or Haumole.

Secondly, Galvin is on no more than 350K which is nothing considering the cap space we already have for next year so try again.

Thirdly, sticking Galvin in the reserves does nothing to hurt the team, especially considering the senior players requested him to be taken out of first grade. So tell me how him being in reserves is the opposite of team first? And don’t tell me it’s his gameplay because you’ll all but confirm you haven’t been watching the games this season

Lastly, Moses minions have already been peppering the media with those stories about the club and Benji ever since Galvin requested a release last year so you’re going to have come up with another bullshit argument.

And no the solution is not releasing a joint statement about the two sides backing each other after what has occurred which btw is one of the dumbest ideas ever floated on this forum so congratulations
 
tig_prmz said:
I was thinking about this too..

Honestly, on face value, if Galvin decided to reject our offer, I have no issues with it. He is entitled to not commit here beyond his contract. However, it's the Benji can't coach BS that has blown up. If Moses leaked the Benji stuff, a massive stuff up on his behalf. If Richo leaked it, massive risk which seems to have paid off short term.

I have no idea if Benji is a good coach, but he is waaaayy too loved in the media. Anyone who goes up against Benji in the media will lose.
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We’ve lived through this before when King Robbie( well at least he thought he was) said Potter couldn't coach, but that time it was the coach who got shafted.
 
What to hell has the t got to do with Gus , if anything he has been part of this crap , on one hand he says the kid is to young and needs to take it slowly on the other hand he is telling the kid he’s the best I have ever seen , GUS u are as much to blame as his father and that grub Moses
 
Before anyone starts thinking comments or actions from the likes of Luai, Korisau, Pole, May and Turuva could be bullying.
Think about the comments from Galvin stating he thinks his development as a rugby league player will be better served elsewhere.
Whatever way you look at it, a big part of a young players development comes from his team mates, those he plays alongside of on a weekly bases, therefore that comment is a backhanded swipe at his teammates.
So if you do not want or cannot cope with any backlash, think before you speak and do not criticise your teammates.
 
bptiger 0 said:
Why do anything for the little shit , he has done nothing to support OUR team , what he has tried to do is derail our season with a bloody disgraceful attack on benji , the bloke u gave him his start and had done nothing more than support him . Play the the little shit in Ron Massey cup , well away from the blokes he crapped on , that way he can’t complain, because the club doesn’t have to play him in any grade
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I get the sentiment!
 
Vicious said:
Before anyone starts thinking comments or actions from the likes of Luai, Korisau, Pole, May and Turuva could be bullying.
How about think about the comments from Galvin stating he thinks his development as a rugby league player will be better served elsewhere.
Whatever way you look at it, a big part of a young players development comes from his team mates, those he plays alongside of on a weekly bases, therefore that comment is a backhanded swipe at his teammates.
So if you do not want or cannot cope with any backlash, think before you speak and do not criticise your teammates.
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Actions and words have consequences. If you piss a whole bunch of people off, some of whom happen to be your teammates, you can’t expect them to tiptoe around you to accommodate your delicate sensibilities.
 
One thing that's changed by an enormous amount is the competency of our coaching and football management
2 years ago and continuously before that our management and various coaches used to stuff up time and time again
Now with this fiasco caused by Isaac Moses and Galvin and his Dad .I think that Richo and Benji have handled themselves very well
Our senior players stance I also support
Seems almost strange to completely agree with Wests Tigers admin
ONWARDS and UPWARDS GUYS !
TEAM FIRST ! YES JEROME !
 
Ermo said:
Had a thought last night. The Team First post could quite easily have meant that he is moving from where he wants to play, Number 7, into the Number 6 Jersey for the team for this weekend
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Exactly, there was nothing that mentioned Galvin. It was a riddle. You couldn't never prove it in court..

Turuva on the other hand, that was poor banter.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
The RLPA have joined Canterbury boss Phil Gould in raising concern for Lachlan Galvin’s mental health and welfare as the fallout from his decision to shut down contract talks with Wests Tigers has intensified.

The players’ union is set to hold talks on Wednesday about the Tigers’ handling of the 19-year-old’s decision to leave the club at the end of next season, which has prompted senior players to front coach Benji Marshall and demand that he be dropped for Monday’s game against Parramatta at CommBank Stadium.

It prompted social media responses from Tigers captain Jarome Luai and winger Sunia Turuva which stoked the drama amid reports the playing group had turned on the young half.

There’s since been a shift within the playing group, with members of the team now recognising the backlash has gone too far, and there’s a responsibility to protect the teenager from a potentially serious situation. (DT)
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Are they going to investigate Gould's involvement in all of this? He's been pushing Galvin as the second coming since his first game. You can't tell me that over the top praise hasn't added to LG's inflated sense of worth. And if he ends up at the dogs, surely it's against the Nov 1 rule?
 
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Mighty_Tiger said:
Moses has played this perfectly. He is forcing Galvin to get out of the club one way or another before his contract ends. Be it unattainable behavior, mental health or other means.

Moses knows how to get the outcome he wants
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No we have a contract and we will give him all the support he needs , if you have mental health issues I don’t see you playing hard contact , high profile sport , you need to be put in the back row and rested , 3 chats a week to some head doctor until your all better , we can’t turn our backs on players with mental health it’s not right , and letting him go to another club while not well would just be plain wrong we can’t do that in case they neglect him and play him straight away , that would not be good , no hel need to stay for now OR until Mosses comes grovelling to Richo with a deal that is just unreal for the tigers , other wise. Sod off
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I don’t think he or his team would have anticipated that his teammates would have told him to kick sand. Probably fully expected them to pat him on the back and say he had to do what was best for him. Extraordinary times.
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Just felt with Moses involved it was always going to end up a shit show.
The good thing to come out from this is the culture and team bonding has come a long way from last season, good players looking for a move from other clubs will see this and could find the club attractive.
 
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