OFFICIAL Heath Mason #288 [Signs with Perth Bears]

[Leck]

The biggest 2 were the large brothers and Clarke . But really Clarke came on off his own back by roughing it out in Q cup , and the large brothers left because they wanted the same guarantees we stupidly gave Galvin .
I dunno to be honest

Onitoni was a big loss. Both he and Ashton were standouts at Scots and have seamlessly made the transition from rugby union to league.

Both broke track and field GPS records and were fast tracked into the Wallabies system. But they wanted to play league. We stuffed up again by letting Onitoni go.

Manly has a gold mine with these two brothers.

 

[jadtiger]

Onitoni was a big loss. Both he and Ashton were standouts at Scots and have seamlessly made the transition from rugby union to league.

Both broke track and field GPS records and were fast tracked into the Wallabies system. But they wanted to play league. We stuffed up again by letting Onitoni go.

Manly has a gold mine with these two brothers.

The club decided that Galvin was the priority not Large,as usual we got it 1000% wrong.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

The club decided that Galvin was the priority not Large,as usual we got it 1000% wrong.

How Galvin has been playing first grade week in week out. Yes Galvin didn’t work out but to say that the club got it wrong is just plain wrong. Maybe in a year or two you can crow but right now you very much should hold your keyboard

 

[jadtiger]

How Galvin has been playing first grade week in week out. Yes Galvin didn’t work out but to say that the club got it wrong is just plain wrong. Maybe in a year or two you can crow but right now you very much should hold your keyboard

Galvin was causing problems from the begining with the push from his family that he had to play FG or he would leave (reported at the time).We do not need prima donna's at our club no matter how talented they believe they are.

 

[Leck]

How Galvin has been playing first grade week in week out. Yes Galvin didn’t work out but to say that the club got it wrong is just plain wrong. Maybe in a year or two you can crow but right now you very much should hold your keyboard

Hindsight is difficult to take when you get it wrong, and that's become a recurring cycle with HBG.

But what's worse is being a club that continues to get it wrong across all pathways and signings. We lost both Onitoni and Lachlan.

 

[gregjm87]

The club decided that Galvin was the priority not Large,as usual we got it 1000% wrong.

I thought it was reported that Onitoni wanted a get out clause if Galvin was extended. The club were not willing to agree to that clause. Most on here at the time said it was a great move and how we shouldn't be dictated to by a teenager.

 

[jadtiger]

I thought it was reported that Onitoni wanted a get out clause if Galvin was extended. The club were not willing to agree to that clause. Most on here at the time said it was a great move and how we shouldn't be dictated to by a teenager.

That is not the way i remember it but i apologise if i am wrong.

 

[gregjm87]

That is not the way i remember it but i apologise if i am wrong.

I just looked back. No way to know the truth but it is certainly what was reported. There is a thread titled "Onitoni large to Manly" that discusses it.