OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

Penrith are a classic example:
  • in 2021 they were aware they were losing Burton - one of the hottest young properties in the league and Capewell - a very experienced and current Origin player. As well as others including Pangai Jr and Naden.
  • in 2022 they were aware they were losing Kikau - one of the most dangerous edge runners in the league and Koroisau - a very experienced and current Origin player. As well as others including Hopgood, Staines, jennings and O'sullivan.
  • in 2023 they were aware they were losing Crichton - the best centre in the league and Lenui - a very explosive benchie with SOO potential. As well as others including Hosking, Salmon and Cogger.
  • in 2024 they were aware they were losing Luai - a local mainstay, SOO rep and one of the best no.6s in the world and Fisher-Harris - a tough as nails prop and current captain of NZ. As well as others including Turuva and Iongi.
Did they [This word has been automatically removed] and whine and start crap on social media and become the number one news article about player riffs and let these players leave early etc...
Nope.
They won the GF each year and then got on the piss for a week as they said their goodbyes.
Kenty is a bit of a dipshit, but he is right on this one.
Did any of those players stoop to keeping a dossier on the coach and approach management with dot points
 
Same as Tom.

Running my own business since 2009.
Construction for me.
records for contracts of the subdivison or suppliers yes but with my crew? No. They are my employee but also we are a team.
its a woke world we live in that needs an escape goat to hang when it hits the fan.. Corporate world is an orgy of backstabbing n networking when the hangman comes a knocking
 
That surprises me.
I did it even as a junior trademan. My diary of what Id done each day was filled in as regularly as possible.
Decisions are forgotten months after the fact and you go to sign off or commission your work and if somethings not correct, you can trace back how that decision was made and by whom.
Its an arse covering thing but also something that can help solve issues.

In the job I do , the end result is a contract and pretty much the only thing that matters it what’s stated in that … if I haven’t done my job property … then I have no one to blame in any event…

Of course internally I also have an ever increasing regulated environment that also needs to be navigated and recorded ..however again this doesn’t really involve recording interactions with other people even though these take place
 
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Can you imagine working with that slimy reptile? He'd have to record everything because he'd know full well he's the most hated man onsite and everyone would be out to knife him first chance they got.
At this stage of life mate I don't work with any one but my Wife. You can consider me a slimy reptile that's fine, I wont lose a second of sleep over it. The 11 people we employ I hope don't feel the same. If you spend time around people willing to knife you over work practices I'd suggest upskilling or changing jobs.
 
I’m glad I don’t work in such a paranoid environment
In a fast paced project that stretches over many many months and costs several million, there are many little decisons made everyday that could raise their head again 6 mths down the track that carry large financial ramifications. Theres no way you can remember it all and if something does go wrong, shit flows downhill. You need to be able to protect you and yours whilst identifying the cheapest rectification strategy. Most of the time you are able to score variation expenses as your record of events is superior.
 

Trouble brewing at Bulldogs: Not all players on board with Galvin signing​


There’s trouble brewing at Belmore with not all players on board with the looming big-money, mid-season signing of Tigers teenager Lachlan Galvin.

Foxsports.com.au can reveal several Bulldogs players have told those close to them that they’re not keen on the polarising playmaker joining the club.

The main concern is the huge disruption Galvin has the potential to cause to their season, which has left players privately questioning why management are rocking the boat with them on top of the ladder.

The players’ other concern is how Galvin was willing to publicly and not-so-subtly sledge his current coach Benji Marshall in his now infamous departure statement. It screamed of a player thinking they were bigger than the club.

Galvin hasn’t even arrived at Canterbury yet but the bad blood is already spilling at Belmore.

As foxsports.com.au revealed on Monday, hooker and former club captain Reed Mahoney - who is on over $600,000 per season - has been granted permission to leave his contract early.

Gould confirmed the story but denied it was linked with Galvin’s looming arrival. That’s despite Gould only granting Mahoney’s management permission to look elsewhere after speaking to Galvin’s camp last week.

NRL clubs are required to spend at least 95 per cent of the $11.4 million salary cap each year. Galvin’s $750,000 per season salary at the Bulldogs next year isn’t going to appear out of thin air.

It all adds up to players making way and so far it’s Mahoney and halfback Toby Sexton on the chopping block. Neither will be at the club in 2026.

If Galvin replaces Sexton in Round 14, it will surely be the first time in history a top-of-the-table halfback has been dropped for a teenager recruited mid-season from the reigning wooden spooners.

Sexton is popular at the Bulldogs and you can bet your bottom dollar if he’s axed for Galvin, as is expected, it will cause a drama in the dressing room.

Galvin may come out and have a blinder and nothing masks an issue like winning, but nothing amplifies it like losing — just ask Reece Walsh and his (gloved) right fist.

If the Dogs begin losing after their blistering start to the season, Cameron Ciraldo will have a serious job on his hands stopping Galvin’s arrival from derailing their entire campaign. (SMH)
 
At this stage of life mate I don't work with any one but my Wife. You can consider me a slimy reptile that's fine, I wont lose a second of sleep over it. The 11 people we employ I hope don't feel the same. If you spend time around people willing to knife you over work practices I'd suggest upskilling or changing jobs.
Sorry mate, that post was in no way intended for you. It was aimed directly at the forum troll.
 
It’s pretty easy when that guy is a reserve grader and squad member LOL . The first thing everyone said when his name was announced was “who”.
It’s much easier to take the hardline stance against a nobody with no profile.
When it’s the kid that a rival gm has labelled the best kid to ever play the game , then you’re navigating a minefield.
Benji did exceptionally well , and the fact he just took it on the chin , and even advocated for the kid , shows true class .
How did that class work out mate ? Real masterstroke
 

Trouble brewing at Bulldogs: Not all players on board with Galvin signing​


There’s trouble brewing at Belmore with not all players on board with the looming big-money, mid-season signing of Tigers teenager Lachlan Galvin.

Foxsports.com.au can reveal several Bulldogs players have told those close to them that they’re not keen on the polarising playmaker joining the club.

The main concern is the huge disruption Galvin has the potential to cause to their season, which has left players privately questioning why management are rocking the boat with them on top of the ladder.

The players’ other concern is how Galvin was willing to publicly and not-so-subtly sledge his current coach Benji Marshall in his now infamous departure statement. It screamed of a player thinking they were bigger than the club.

Galvin hasn’t even arrived at Canterbury yet but the bad blood is already spilling at Belmore.

As foxsports.com.aurevealed on Monday, hooker and former club captain Reed Mahoney - who is on over $600,000 per season - has been granted permission to leave his contract early.

Gould confirmed the story but denied it was linked with Galvin’s looming arrival. That’s despite Gould only granting Mahoney’s management permission to look elsewhere after speaking to Galvin’s camp last week.

NRL clubs are required to spend at least 95 per cent of the $11.4 million salary cap each year. Galvin’s $750,000 per season salary at the Bulldogs next year isn’t going to appear out of thin air.

It all adds up to players making way and so far it’s Mahoney and halfback Toby Sexton on the chopping block. Neither will be at the club in 2026.

If Galvin replaces Sexton in Round 14, it will surely be the first time in history a top-of-the-table halfback has been dropped for a teenager recruited mid-season from the reigning wooden spooners.

Sexton is popular at the Bulldogs and you can bet your bottom dollar if he’s axed for Galvin, as is expected, it will cause a drama in the dressing room.

Galvin may come out and have a blinder and nothing masks an issue like winning, but nothing amplifies it like losing — just ask Reece Walsh and his (gloved) right fist.

If the Dogs begin losing after their blistering start to the season, Cameron Ciraldo will have a serious job on his hands stopping Galvin’s arrival from derailing their entire campaign. (SMH)
I can just imagine Richo saying to himself, 'Here Gus, catch this" as he signs off on the transfer.
 
I’m finding the banter between keeping notes and not hilarious.

I think we all keep notes, some just organise them and some don’t. If someone emails you saying they agree to a price, time line etc; if you don’t delete it, it’s a note.

Some are more anal than others about making it easier to recall when needed.

@Tucker makes it seems like he is making contemptuous notes about each encounter he has a work like he is a KGB operative. Surely he is exaggerating otherwise he surely wouldn’t get any work done.

As anyone who has to write contemptuous notes in their line of work knows, they are painful and take up a large part of their day. If it wasn’t needed and specialised you wouldn’t be productive.

Yeah every job has a bit of cover you A… but Galvin wasn’t doing as part of his normal day to day job, he was doing it to come up with a legal argument to get out of his contract. You reep what you sow, if his new team is weary of the lengths he went to not caring about the consequences of his actions, that those notes may hurt his old team mates and coach when put into the hands of day of his manager, they have that right also.
 
Official where?
Members email?
BREAKING

Lachlan Galvin joins Canterbury Bulldogs effectively immediately, ending two-month Tigers contract saga​

Lachlan Galvin is officially a Bulldogs player, with the 19-year-old Belmore bound after securing a release from Wests Tigers, ending a wild two-month contract saga with the club.

David Riccio and Brent Read

It’s official, the Bulldogs have signed Lachlan Galvin.
The 19-year-old will join the Kennel, effective immediately, bringing an end to his two-month contract saga with the Wests Tigers.

Galvin will link with Canterbury as soon as Thursday on a deal that will take him through until the end of the 2028 season.

The deal averages out as just over $750,000 per season - and is less than what rival suitor Parramatta were offering.

Up until now, Canterbury have been reluctant to declare Galvin’s signing as a done deal.

That can now be confirmed as official, although the Dogs may hold off from formally announcing the signing until after Wednesday night’s State of Origin opener.

Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson is aware Galvin’s management finalised the deal with Bulldogs GM of football Phil Gould on Wednesday, and is now in the final stages of rubber-stamping his release in conjunction with both the club and Galvin’s lawyers.

Despite claims of bullying from Galvin against the Wests Tigers, it’s anticipated that the release hinges on it including a non-disparagement clause, which will keep the teenage talent from publicly discussing his reasons for leaving the club.

The Bulldogs are supportive of the clause as they want Galvin to focus on his new future at Belmore without the prospect of being tangled up in a war of words with the Tigers.

The Eels can feel hard done by.

Few know how extraordinarily close Parramatta went to signing Galvin, with the teenager likely to reveal, in time, that he had decided to join the Eels last Friday, only to change his mind after speaking with his family and one of his closest mentors, Bulldogs assistant coach Luke Vella across last weekend.

The release from the Wests Tigers includes a $175,000 release fee which CEO Shane Richardson will use at his discretion.

The Bulldogs have a bye this weekend, allowing Galvin to settle into the club’s training program without a major urgency to be rushed into a starting line-up.

He is expected to be named in Canterbury’s 22-man squad to face Parramatta on the King’s Birthday Monday holiday at Accor Stadium in round 15.
 

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