OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

Lestronge said:
Galvin is not even the best 19 year old in our club, let alone the best ever ….. spare me !
A fit Latu Fainu , is a better defender , better ball skills , faster, more explosive off the mark , he’s more deceptive with his ball playing , and can make players miss with the ball in his hands.
Galvin has a better kicking game , and has such a good motor , he’s always putting himself in the frame .
And I just heard Braith Anasta pretty much let the cat out of the bag , that Galvin is in fact , exactly what everyone is speculating . Not a good kid , which the media has been painting him out to be. But rather a shithead , who rubs his teammates up the wrong way.
What because hes 19 you can’t say it ? How many of us have worked with a kid , who you thought wow .. this guys parents have failed big time in the raising a good human category . Clearly only read the cover of that book ..l
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I am going to agree with you,

But perhaps Braith Anasta isn't the best judge of Character. You know if say Tim Mannah or Brett Hodgson said someone was a shithead then ill rate that.
 
mtd#2 said:
I was just reminded that Galvin signed a contract extension under Benji in 2024 for more more and till the end of 2027.

So it echoes that the issues began again when Luai came along and he had to share the throne, even though Luai took a backseat in the interest of Galvin and the team.
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well not anymore its Luai time again lets see how good this team can really be with Luai in full control
 
RealDeal said:
100% listen to M. Moses speak about Galvin so clear he holding something back.
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After watching this, Eels have been cooking this up for a while. Mose and Galvin having dates, telling him how bad Tigers are. Understand he grew up supporting parra but they didn’t want you.

Sign a massive deal there Lachie, Moses has done another upgrade, you two take up their cap and have nothing left for a decent pack to play behind.

Jason Ryles as coach will teach you everything about playing 6. Can not wait for the Eels vs Tigers grudge matches into the future.

I still can’t believe it has come to this. Proud of the club. Lets show the slimmers Monday we mean business.
 
PLAYER SWAP OPTIONS

I emailed Richo on this - if its parra there is no one that is of equal to Galvin that they will let go. Moses and Lomax only and I would say Galvin is more valuable than Lomax as a half and with 15 years in front of him.

Richo needs to get the best player he can BUT also add that we can negotiate at any point in the future with up to 2 players, before their Nov 1 contract period and if a deal can be done wiht that player that they get an immediate release.

That way if they have a gun junior in two years, or a good player we need, we can get them over to us straight away.

Its like when we got Steff from Parra and they wouldnt release him early.

If we get this cluase in their with ANY team we do a swap with - then we can get two players in the future... basically cherry pick the ones we want. BUT thats on top of getting a player we want now - but as we've said there's probably no one of value. AND even if they are of value - because Parra or Dogs want LG so bad, i would still push for that clause in their.
 
RydeTide said:
Just really can't bear the sight of Galvin in 5 years time being origin player winning premiership and fulfilling his potential
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Could also end up another Brodie Croft....

Doesn't do anything and ends up in England in his early 20s, playing well and begging for an NRL return.

Attitude is a lot & he has shown a real lack of class, directly or indirectly.
 
The so-called player swap legitimizes this disgraceful episode which culminated in Marshall, a premiership winner, approx 40 odd Kiwi rep and a 5/8 great having his coaching tarnished as a means by which the mgmt team can exit Galvin from his contractual obligations. Stuff the player swap and keep Galvin until end of 26. Galvin should be made to fulfill his contract otherwise this will happen again with the next schoolboy superstar we produce.
 
The Sydney Morning Herald

Opinion - This week has made me sick. The mid-season contract circus has to change
Andrew Johns
April 17, 2025 — 5.22am



I’ve got no problem with Lachie Galvin leaving the Wests Tigers and no doubt he’ll one day play for NSW and Australia.

Good luck to him. But the way this week has played out has made me sick to my stomach.

This is the third time this season, and we’re only coming into round seven, that we’ve had a farcical contract circus take over the entire game. First Dylan Brown’s signing with Newcastle. Then the Daly Cherry-Evans drama that’s still going, and now a week of nothing but headlines about Galvin and the Tigers.

The 19-year-old has big money, big responsibility and a ton of pressure all coming his way, whether he leaves the club today, tomorrow, in a month or at the end of 2026.
I’m most disappointed for the Tigers fans, the longest-suffering in the game, for this to blow up their season after just six rounds when they finally look a genuine chance of playing finals football for the first time since 2011.

The NRL and the Rugby League Players’ Association need to get on the same page around contracts and player movements to sort this current mess out because right now – it’s hurting rugby league. And it’s the fans who suffer most.

[Image: Daly Cherry-Evans, Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown.]
Daly Cherry-Evans, Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown.Credit: Getty Images

In my opinion, player managers have far too much power in the game, and that needs to change. The fact that managers can act for coaches as well is an absolute joke to me.

We see that influence on clubs when they’re loaded up with an agent’s clients at both coaching and playing levels, and it just keeps happening.


For Benji Marshall’s coaching to be questioned by Galvin or his manager is disrespectful. And given the history his manager Isaac Moses has with the club, the question has to be asked – and is certainly already being suggested anyway – is this a play to get Galvin out of the Tigers part of a personal agenda against the Tigers and Benji?

If it is, the NRL needs to step in.

Benji has only played 346 NRL games, only played 31 times for the Kiwis, only won a premiership, a World Cup and a Golden Boot. So if anyone knows how to coach a young playmaker, it’s Benji. Especially with a four-time premiership-winner in Jarome Luai already in his halves.

I’ll be very interested to see how Galvin develops under other NRL coaches because I’m still sure he will kick on and do well in the game. But I’ve loved the way the Tigers’ attack has grown this season. I can see Benji’s fingerprints all over it.
As for the Tigers senior players urging the coach to drop Galvin to NSW Cup, that’s about trust. You have to trust your teammates in this game. If you don’t have trust from the man defending next to you, you’re toast.

[Image: If anyone can mentor a young playmaker, it’s Bnji Marshall.]
If anyone can mentor a young playmaker, it’s Bnji Marshall.Credit: Wolter Peeters

I think the Tigers senior men, like plenty of people watching from outside the club’s four walls, are disappointed with the way it’s been handled and the narrative that’s been pushed about Benji Marshall.

Again, good luck to Lachie. From what I’ve had to do with him, he’s a great young fella.

But it also feels like he is being used as a pawn in something bigger, and I hate the process that has unfolded.
 
We must not forget that Galvin's parents strategically placed him him into environments that would allow him to appear successful.

Westfield Sports High
West's Tigers Harold Matt's

He's been gifted very successful teams that have done incredibly well and has allowed him to gain an aura that he is a part of the success of both of these squads.

Then he finds himself in the 2 x wooden spoon first grade team and is a part of the third spoon. This isn't what they want 😂

He's 19 and has a wooden spoon to his name !?
After all those younger years of nothing but wins !
They wanted him straight into Penrith winning comps at 19.
The undefeated record.
Well, no.

Which makes their obsession with Parramatta quite strange as they aren't winning a comp any time soon. Their spine is not strong at all.

Iongi has potential but isn't there yet.
6 ... Galvin? Yet to be seen he's a instinctual first grade winner.
Moses ? Yes, he's good. Known sook and folds easily.
9 ? Who even is their 9 ? Lussick? Some Penrith rejects, Riley Smith and former 6 Hands ?

No thanks.
(I like Brandan Hands, crafty player.)
 
BAGNF05 said:
No point adding to the bullshit. We tried to offer the kid $1 million plus over 5 years because he’s bloody good and will get a lot better. I think it’s time for the club to bring some form of maturity to all this (who knows maybe they already have) and try to build a bridge with Lachy. We may need him come finals time.
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Assume you mean if we make the finals without him, it would only be in case of injury to other players ?
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
The so-called player swap legitimizes this disgraceful episode which culminated in Marshall, a premiership winner, approx 40 odd Kiwi rep and a 5/8 great having his coaching tarnished as a means by which the mgmt team can exit Galvin from his contractual obligations. Stuff the player swap and keep Galvin until end of 26. Galvin should be made to fulfill his contract otherwise this will happen again with the next schoolboy superstar we produce.
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Hard to disagree with this Paws. Would love to see him sitting on the bench in reggies for the next 2 years. I'm just concerned how destabilizing it is to the playing group of both first and second grade. It's all the media will be talking about also taking the attention away from our first-grade team. The whole situation stinks.
 
Demps said:
We must not forget that Galvin's parents strategically placed him him into environments that would allow him to appear successful.

Westfield Sports High
West's Tigers Harold Matt's

He's been gifted very successful teams that have done incredibly well and has allowed him to gain an aura that he is a part of the success of both of these squads.

Then he finds himself in the 2 x wooden spoon first grade team and is a part of the third spoon. This isn't what they want 😂

He's 19 and has a wooden spoon to his name !?
After all those younger years of nothing but wins !
They wanted him straight into Penrith winning comps at 19.
The undefeated record.
Well, no.

Which makes their obsession with Parramatta quite strange as they aren't winning a comp any time soon. Their spine is not strong at all.

Iongi has potential but isn't there yet.
6 ... Galvin? Yet to be seen he's a instinctual first grade winner.
Moses ? Yes, he's good. Known sook and folds easily.
9 ? Who even is their 9 ? Lussick? Some Penrith rejects, Riley Smith and former 6 Hands ?

No thanks.
(I like Brandan Hands, crafty player.)
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Having to play for WTs must have been a reality check for Galvin and his family. WTs believed in him when other clubs wouldn't and this is how he repays the loyalty.
 
Demps said:
We must not forget that Galvin's parents strategically placed him him into environments that would allow him to appear successful.

Westfield Sports High
West's Tigers Harold Matt's

He's been gifted very successful teams that have done incredibly well and has allowed him to gain an aura that he is a part of the success of both of these squads.

Then he finds himself in the 2 x wooden spoon first grade team and is a part of the third spoon. This isn't what they want 😂

He's 19 and has a wooden spoon to his name !?
After all those younger years of nothing but wins !
They wanted him straight into Penrith winning comps at 19.
The undefeated record.
Well, no.

Which makes their obsession with Parramatta quite strange as they aren't winning a comp any time soon. Their spine is not strong at all.

Iongi has potential but isn't there yet.
6 ... Galvin? Yet to be seen he's a instinctual first grade winner.
Moses ? Yes, he's good. Known sook and folds easily.
9 ? Who even is their 9 ? Lussick? Some Penrith rejects, Riley Smith and former 6 Hands ?

No thanks.
(I like Brandan Hands, crafty player.)
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It is strange. The reality is he’s alienated himself from the squad and wants out. Now he’ll convince himself Parramatta is a better option for his development, but really he’s just ignoring the fact that the wasn’t a team player and that’s what turned the players off him in the first place.
He’ll blame Benji and his coaching, but what that translates to is Benji wasn’t rolling out the red carpet for him anymore and was actually demanding certain actions which Lachlan didn’t want hear.
 
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