Nrl needs to introduce a rule where any player asking for a release due to mental health reason should have to take a mandatory break from the game and must spend time with a health care specialist until cleared to return, this way the sport is truely looking after the well being of players and the RLPA should support it.
OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.
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Buttface
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The NRL are piss weak.
Buttface
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And so is PVL.
diedpretty
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Oh my God - there is another Moses involved.
“I am instructed to confirm in response to media enquiries that Hilliard and Berry Solicitors act for Mr Lachlan Galvin,” said Simon Berry, the solicitor acting for Galvin, in a statement provided to this masthead.
“This firm has retained Mr Arthur Moses SC and Mr Dilan Mahendra on behalf of Mr Galvin.
Surely he is not related.
“I am instructed to confirm in response to media enquiries that Hilliard and Berry Solicitors act for Mr Lachlan Galvin,” said Simon Berry, the solicitor acting for Galvin, in a statement provided to this masthead.
“This firm has retained Mr Arthur Moses SC and Mr Dilan Mahendra on behalf of Mr Galvin.
Surely he is not related.
happy_tiger
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twentyforty
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Apparently some people are getting over excited and making up their own story lol, which prompted the club to make this statement a few days ago..
“The club can confirm that the reports published last night (21st April 2025) by The Sydney Morning Herald naming two Wests Tigers Players were not correct.
Neither player has ever made a complaint to the club or the RLPA. This was confirmed by both the players and the RLPA this morning.
The story is simply not true.
We felt it was important to clarify this, as the report has caused unnecessary stress and hurt to the players and their families.”
“The club can confirm that the reports published last night (21st April 2025) by The Sydney Morning Herald naming two Wests Tigers Players were not correct.
Neither player has ever made a complaint to the club or the RLPA. This was confirmed by both the players and the RLPA this morning.
The story is simply not true.
We felt it was important to clarify this, as the report has caused unnecessary stress and hurt to the players and their families.”
I wonder if the club can take legal action against these jounos. Theres got to be a defamation case here somewhere. Surely journos can't just make stuff up about whoever they want and publish it without any ramifications.
Watch this report not make of the major news channels becuase there is zero accountability among journo's. They can post any type of lie without consequence.
GNR4LIFE
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V’landys is too pre-occupied hobnobbing and looking for the nearest tv camera.
GNR4LIFE
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I have seen a lot of suggestions on here that we need to do this to keep the Fainu’s happy. Even down to signing their jailbird brother. No thanks.
weststigers
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You do realise this nonsense goes on in Australian workplaces everyday?
Employers are totally hamstrung by the lopsided rules towards the employee.
Wests Tigers and Lachlan Galvin: a modern-day NRL saga for the social media age
Jack SnapeThis tug-of-war is different to rugby league’s standard soap opera – it has spilled over into the online realm and raises questions about employee safety
Tue 22 Apr 2025 18.06 AEST
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The future of 19-year-old playmaker Lachlan Galvin may be its catalyst, but rugby league’s latest tug-of-war is a very contemporary NRL saga. It has been enriched this week by surprises, including the presence of a security guard at a local footy ground, an unusual intervention at a press conference by the Wests Tigers chief executive, a shock recall and now calls for “urgent mediation”.
But this latest episode of rugby league soap opera is different. It has spilled over into the online realm and become the latest spot fire in sport’s failing efforts to extinguish the raging blaze of social media abuse. Now, that online harm has the potential to burst forth from screens and force clubs to proactively shield players from Instagram-borne threats to their welfare.
‘Take a chill pill’: Benji Marshall’s defence of Lachlan Galvin exposes NRL circus
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On Tuesday, the teenage playmaker was selected in the Tigers’ side for this Sunday’s Leichhardt Oval blockbuster against Cronulla, ensuring the saga will simmer throughout the week.
It comes just a day after an intervention by Tigers boss Shane Richardson, who interrupted a press conference with coach Benji Marshall and captain Api Koroisau on Monday, an oddity even for the circus of the NRL. Following Wests’ 38-22 loss to Parramatta, a reporter asked how Koroisau was going to block out the Galvin drama.
Richardson, positioned in the corner of the press conference room at CommBank Stadium as something of a standover man, let out a loud, dismissive, exhale prompting a brief to-and-fro. The reporter persevered, eliciting the captain’s gruff response. “Get together, we’re here to play footy, we’ve just got to focus on that,” Koroisau said.
“We” is, of course, the problem. Koroisau and halfback Jarome Luai were less than warm about Galvin last week when they faced the press, as they grumbled that Galvin’s agent Isaac Moses had voiced criticism of Marshall. “He’s our coach, and at the end of the day, if you disrespect him, you disrespect us as a team,” Luai said.
On Monday, Marshall rejected the notion that the players haven’t been speaking to Galvin. “I don’t think that was a drama,” he said. Those relationships will be under the microscope this week.
Jarome Luai (right) and Tigers teammate Luke Laulilii. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
These tensions – the taking of sides – have spilled out into the public arena, with poisonous consequences. According to his social media, what Luai stands for is “#teamfirst”, the not-so-subtle hashtag he posted when Galvin’s departure was confirmed. Another post from Tigers winger Sunia Turuva – a teammate of Luai last year at Penrith – also appeared critical of the teenager’s decision.
Galvin trained last week with the Tigers’ first grade side, but was dropped by Marshall, in consultation with senior players, to the NSW Cup for Western Suburbs’ match at Lidcombe Oval on Monday. There he avoided questions from media thanks to the presence of a security guard. But there is little the hired muscle can do to protect Galvin online.
The Tigers may not currently have a traditional media manager, but they maintain a slick social media operation. The post that announced the team for the game against the Eels included a stylised design and the tagline “one jungle, no limits”. There in Galvin’s No 6 jersey was not utility Adam Doueihi, the man brought into the halves, but Luai – the most influential voice in the locker room.
If the optics of the team list weren’t damning enough, the comments were. “Everyone’s been waiting patiently for this and boy am I happy to see that snake be dropped hopefully for the rest of the year. He should be thankful that Benji did him a favour by dropping him because who know [sic] what could happen if he was named,” one stated. The comment earned 764 likes.
Galvin’s last post on Instagram was 10 weeks ago. But the developments of the last week have driven thousands to his profile to join the pile on. “Time to turn your Instagram comments off lad. Nice too [sic] see you bit the hand that feeds ya. Go tigers,” one comment said, rewarded with 684 likes.
Co-captain of the AFL’s Brisbane Lions, Lachie Neale, criticised the online abuse professional athletes face on Friday. “It’s getting beyond a joke now, the things I’ve seen sent are some of the most horrific messages I’ve ever seen. It’s a game of football, grow the f**k up. Cowards.”
The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) highlighted an “urgent need for robust protections and support” last year around social media use, citing a Deakin University report that surveyed 138 elite female athletes and found 87% experienced gendered online harm.
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Marshall was quick to reject allegations of bullying last week. “We’re not bullies, our players are not bullies,” he said. “They had emotional reactions to one of their teammates, but it’s not bullying, I guarantee that.”
A court matter against another NRL outfit, Canterbury, about the club’s treatment of former player Jackson Topine remains on foot. That case may not be about bullying, but it shows clubs must remain vigilant on protecting their employees.
Galvin’s lawyers issued a press release on Tuesday, saying “we have sought an urgent mediation between the parties to resolve the issues in a constructive manner,” without divulging the issues concerned.
Last week’s development was the latest incident at the Tigers to draw the attention of RLPA, following several matters during the off-season that needed intervention, as the club seeks to re-shape their roster under a new administration.
The club has been quick to challenge any criticism of its management of players. Amid reports on Monday that two fringe first graders had complained about their treatment to the club and the RLPA, Wests issued a club statement declaring “the story is simply not true”.
Tigers head coach Benji Marshall. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Marshall’s defence of Galvin, particularly given the current climate around social media harms – including growing recognition of online abuse under workplace laws, and radical political moves to protect children from the threats of digital platforms – takes on a growing significance. His pleas for the abuse to stop were unquestionably justified.
This week, Turuva has his Instagram account set to private. Luai posted an Instagram story after the Eels loss: “Gotta love it all, good and the not so good. It’s all part of the journey. Happy Easter.” Galvin’s account, @lachlangalvin6 – complete with the number suffix – remains dormant.
Parramatta’s No 6, Dylan Brown, one of the Eels who helped beat the Tigers on Monday, revealed afterwards how he is managing the fallout from the announcement of his big-money move to the Knights. “I’ve told a few people, you get off Instagram, you don’t see anything, so I’m doing well,” he said.
Tucker
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If the reports are true that the Dogs and Manly have both pulled out, leaving a two horse race between us and Parra then that club must be a bit worried that they have gone too hard too early to woo him over. It would be funny if they have gone Dylan Brown money when no one else is bidding. Alternatively, if they react to this and reduce their official offer from their verbal come November, they’ll walk into a world of pain.
Good luck lol…..
Good luck lol…..
HowDugWT
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Us? There is no us
There is no race. I do hope Parra have offered too much too early.
Can someone past the article, I ain’t paying for it 🤣🤣🤣Wests Tigers boss Shane Richardson opens up on Lachlan Galvin future, combustible Isaac Moses relationship
Tucker
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Well Benji has stated he is still interested but yes officially only Parra are in the market currently. I’d suggest that may change come Nov 1 though.
BlackWhiteGold
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Shane Richardson is standing firm on Lachlan Galvin’s future at the Wests Tigers and has opened up on his combustible relationship with powerful agent Isaac Moses.
Wests Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson has urged the club’s fans to treat Lachlan Galvin like their own son as the wantaway teenage superstar prepares to make an emotional return to the NRL before a seething crowd at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday afternoon.
Richardson has also hit back at allegations of bullying at the Tigers, opened up on his combustible relationship with powerful agent Isaac Moses and lavished praise on under-fire coach Benji Marshall in an exclusive interview with this masthead.
The Tigers have been the club in the eye of a storm over the past week following revelations that Galvin was eyeing off a future elsewhere, having rejected the opportunity to discuss a contract extension that would have been worth $6 million for another five years.
Richardson never even got the chance to table the deal after Galvin’s management made it clear he would leave at the end of 2026, when his existing deal expires.
The Tigers responded to that decision and the backlash that followed by sending Galvin back to NSW Cup, where he played for Western Suburbs at the weekend only days after it emerged his management had sent the club a legal letter outlining claims of bullying and an unsafe workplace.
Richardson insisted the club would fight the claims – which appear headed for mediation after Galvin’s management enlisted high-profile silk Arthur Moses SC to take on his case – but in the meantime called on Tigers fans not to take out their frustration on Galvin.
“Lachlan Galvin is a great person, he’s a junior, he’s come through the club, he’s going to be with us for the next 18 months,” Richardson said.
“Just treat him the way you would treat your own son. I’ve got to say on the weekend at the Wests game – there were 500 people there – they were clapping when he ran on the field.
“I’m not sure that people are jumping up and down, but I don’t disparage his decision at all, except that I don’t agree that Benji wouldn’t make him a better player.”
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