OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[clontarfkid]

Tds is just awkward,which nobody does better than WTs!
Api clearly a gun..still..tds just promising at this stage
When given the opportunity, TDS needs to demonstrate he's leapfrogged his mentor
Haven't seen it yet
Smith and Grant went thru same at Storm..

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Your maths is off. He’d be turning 24 under that scenario.

Yours are. At worst a 2yr extension for Api occurs.
TDS would be 22-23 during that time.
Api would be 34-35. No chance Api is playing 80mins week on week let alone continues being the prime option.

 

[Tucker]

Yours are. At worst a 2yr extension for Api occurs.
TDS would be 22-23 during that time.
Api would be 34-35. No chance Api is playing 80mins week on week let alone continues being the prime option.

Api is contracted until the end of 26 already.
A 2 year extension takes him till the end of 28 meaning TDS takes over full time in season 29.
He’ll be turning 24 early that year.
Anyway, I doubt he wants to wait 4 years until he is the number 1 hooker if there are options available from 27 onwards elsewhere.

 

[Tucker]

Tds is just awkward,which nobody does better than WTs!
Api clearly a gun..still..tds just promising at this stage
When given the opportunity, TDS needs to demonstrate he's leapfrogged his mentor
Haven't seen it yet
Smith and Grant went thru same at Storm..

You are correct but remember that Api is here next season as well.
That means a year and a half plus 2 pre seasons. Surely he’ll be ready by then?

 

[gallagher]

You are correct but remember that Api is here next season as well.
That means a year and a half plus 2 pre seasons. Surely he’ll be ready by then?

If he's not, then he never will be. It's one or the other and the club will need to choose wisely. I don't see much value in Api for 2027 onwards, not on his current wage anyway.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

he will be a rooster rooster man
Galvin wants to be a roosters man

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Tds is just awkward,which nobody does better than WTs!
Api clearly a gun..still..tds just promising at this stage
When given the opportunity, TDS needs to demonstrate he's leapfrogged his mentor
Haven't seen it yet
Smith and Grant went thru same at Storm..

I still don’t get how TDS can throw some really poor passes from dummy half. And some of them even forward. Then there is the element of him trying to kick at the wrong times. Tbh, he is trying too hard to be like Robbie
At this stage id still put Liddle ahead of TDS

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I still don’t get how TDS can throw some really poor passes from dummy half. And some of them even forward. Then there is the element of him trying to kick at the wrong times. Tbh, he is trying too hard to be like Robbie
At this stage id still put Liddle ahead of TDS

Liddle is a damn good player. One of the most underrated in the game. Russell would be proud.

 

[gallagher]

I still don’t get how TDS can throw some really poor passes from dummy half. And some of them even forward. Then there is the element of him trying to kick at the wrong times. Tbh, he is trying too hard to be like Robbie
At this stage id still put Liddle ahead of TDS

Liddle going well this year!

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I really do rate Galvin as a player and think he'll be a very good player, and my opinion hasn't changed cause he's leaving - but I don't see his future in the halves at all.

The offers from Bulldogs and Eels are still overs IMO. No idea where he even fits in there, unless he's happy to move to lock early.

Anyway, so off this guy - he's really not worth all of this. Yawn.

TDS stuff annoys me, we've shown him a lot of love. Benji gave him captaincy in one of the trials IIRC. He is clearly the future, and I have no doubt the plan is more minutes for him and less for Api. I hope he bides his time.

What strikes me as odd about the Bulldogs being interested aside from Gus vehemently saying they weren’t going down that path is …

Critta is captain & Kikau also one of the leaders, both very close friends of Luai. Surely they would not be impressed with Galvin’s behaviour to welcome him with open arms.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

What strikes me as odd about the Bulldogs being interested aside from Gus vehemently saying they weren’t going down that path is …

Critta is captain & Kikau also one of the leaders, both very close friends of Luai. Surely they would not be impressed with Galvin’s behaviour to welcome him with open arms.

It’s a nice thought, but being professionals, I’m not sure much it would be a factor. I don’t think they are out of the race. I don’t care what Gus says. He just says whatever is convenient in the moment. I remember when he first took over Penrith, he stated emphatically that Luke Lewis and Michael Jennings would remain at the club when there were big rumours they were leaving. A week after he “confirmed” they were staying, they signed with other clubs.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Where did he sign?

Ain't gone till he signs contract with his next club, and we get our transfer fee.

 

[Tucker]

he will be a rooster rooster man
Galvin wants to be a roosters man

He already is. Signed a couple of months ago apparently. DCE alongside him.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

I still don’t get how TDS can throw some really poor passes from dummy half. And some of them even forward. Then there is the element of him trying to kick at the wrong times. Tbh, he is trying too hard to be like Robbie
At this stage id still put Liddle ahead of TDS

And I would put API in front of them both.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I’ve just been reading about offers reported to be 750k per season to Galvin by Eels and Dogs.
Given that I understand we were talking a Million or more per season, I can only assume his comments about not being coached by Benji must be valid. That’s a lot of coin to pass up at age 19-20 when a bad injury could stuff your career in the blink of an eye. He must not rate the coach at all.
Given what he’s produced lately, we may end up dodging a bullet but not sure what happens to his sidekick TDS. Seems kind of funny that we were preaching how it was to be our junior pathways to develop and take us forward and yet they seem to be going by the wayside every month. In addition, we seem to be losing interest in the Campbelltown plan.
We’re now also supposedly talking to Reynolds which would push Luau back to 6 and Fainu out. We’d have a new nickname though “Dads Army”.
So much for junior development !

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

What strikes me as odd about the Bulldogs being interested aside from Gus vehemently saying they weren’t going down that path is …

Critta is captain & Kikau also one of the leaders, both very close friends of Luai. Surely they would not be impressed with Galvin’s behaviour to welcome him with open arms.

Gus has a history of saying one thing and doing the complete opposite. I believe he has been all in on Galvin for a long time and decision was made when he went to the doggie track some months back.

 

[BZN]

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Chammas reporting offers on the table from both Eels & Dogs, considerably less than our offer.

700 - 750k

WT's paying Galvin massive $$$ is as bad as Newcastle signing Dylan Brown and paying him the massive $$$.

 

[Telltails]

The money isn't an issue because Gus has already told them that he will be the biggest money earner in the history of the NRL and his manager would be telling him the same - this contract will set you up for the big ones ahead.
He had no intention of ever signing with us - he has been meeting with Mitchell M and Gus - what young junior player does that with a career path laid out for them at the club they are signed at unless they want out?
His life his choice.

 

[Oldman]

Liddle going well this year!

Liddle always looks good as the bench hooker.
Different when he’s been tried as a starter.
I wouldn’t try to change that who ever he is playing for should always start him on the bench

 

[Lestronge]

You get the feeling the real destination club is yet to emerge. It has a feel of Tedesco about it.

Wouldn’t that be Mike drop for him and Jedi …. I mean I have no idea , I had heard that it was originally the sea eagles that started all this .
That turned out to be bullshit . Or maybe it wasn’t , and they got the player they really wanted in Onitoni large .