OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Wests is where they start or where they end. Across Georges River Road is where players go to win premierships!

Wests Magpies have always had the issue of non-accountability built into their constitution - debenture holders. And they have a big say in how the football club was/is run because they have influential representation on the football club board.

Canterbury isn't set up like that. If the football club isn't doing well, the football club members take action at AGMs and vote the incompetence out.

Canterbury took over the inner west/south west from the Magpies over the 70s, 80s, and 90s, and nothing is changing while you have the HBG/Magpie Kingpin - Dennis 'Denny' Burgess - focusing on eliminating threats to his empire, and on Magpies issues, rather than Wests Tigers.

‘Wests’ as in Wests Tigers - you know, our club 🥴

 

[mikey]

If you are still one of the few clinging to the hope that the forum expert is right and Galvin won't have tremendous success at the Bulldogs then calm your mind and accept that he will.
Even if he doesn't he will.
You got a small taste of that on the weekend when he really didn't do much but picked up a try and the media had a collective circle jerk. That's what's on the weekly agenda.
Accept it and move on .

Happy for the media to do that. Takes the spotlight off Latu - wouldn't want the Brooks curse laid on him.
The NRL front page shot of Bratfink reminds me of Princess Mitzy with her pine teeth.

 

[Needaname]

You think?

Personally, I feel we are going for "win now" players. Players we are buying/ have bought- Bird, Hunt, both Mays, KPP, Turuva etc

Don't get me wrong. These are good players and good sgining who we can play to their strengths but to me these are players you buy when you are pushing for your team to win now. None of these guys have shown any leadership qualities, or qualities that make me think they're setting our club up for the future.

Bird and Hunt will probbably just finish their 2 years and retire/ go to Super League.

I don't know what the right decision is- it just doesn't feel like we are setting ourselves up for the future too much. Just get some wins now, will see what happens in the future later.

I still don't see how Richo can do two jobs of Head of Football and CEO.

Just feel quite pessimistic about the whole organisation.

I tend to agree. We are probably at the point in the dogs history when they brought Ado Car and TPJ along with Ryan Sutton etc to the club.
They had to continue to build from that adding in culture first guys but those recruits gave them small wins and highlight packages in the short term.
They were eventually moved on as they were replaced with more team first focused players.

 

[innsaneink]

If you are still one of the few clinging to the hope that the forum expert is right and Galvin won't have tremendous success at the Bulldogs then calm your mind and accept that he will.
Even if he doesn't he will.
You got a small taste of that on the weekend when he really didn't do much but picked up a try and the media had a collective circle jerk. That's what's on the weekly agenda.
Accept it and move on .

I thought he played very well for his short stint.
Can already see him straightening the attack, passes were very good on either side of the ruck...kicks were ok
Burton dominated for an hour before LG got on and then let him do his thing.

I wonder if he and Tallyn spoke yesterdy

 

[GNR4LIFE]

You’re not going to get much respect as a club when you have a clown like Dennis in a leadership position.

 

[mtd#2]

Happy for the media to do that. Takes the spotlight off Latu - wouldn't want the Brooks curse laid on him.
The NRL front page shot of Bratfink reminds me of Princess Mitzy with her pine teeth.

I take pleasure knowing that the bulldogs are carrying on like they are superstar team playing in the GF, knowing they probably dont make the grand final, and if they do, they lose it.. They can't handle big forward packs... Look at their games vs broncos and raiders.. if raiders don't switch off that's a 30-12 result in their favour...

Dogs are pretenders..
Galvin fits right in... Cnt..

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If you are still one of the few clinging to the hope that the forum expert is right and Galvin won't have tremendous success at the Bulldogs then calm your mind and accept that he will.
Even if he doesn't he will.
You got a small taste of that on the weekend when he really didn't do much but picked up a try and the media had a collective circle jerk. That's what's on the weekly agenda.
Accept it and move on .

It’s wasted energy trying to death ride him. Just like when Teddy left, he immediately went on to win two comps. Not saying Galvin will win two comps, but soon enough he will be the Dogs starting 7 and they will be winning games which he will have a hand in. I’ve accepted that. What is total bullshit is the OTT love fest from Fox Sports. If they continue on with it, he will become hated by more people than just Tigers supporters. People can’t stand it when something gets shoved down their throat. The people will turn on him if it keeps going. You’d think his minders would be aware of that, but it doesn’t seem like it.

 

[mikey]

I thought he played very well for his short stint.
Can already see him straightening the attack, passes were very good on either side of the ruck...kicks were ok
Burton dominated for an hour before LG got on and then let him do his thing.

I wonder if he and Tallyn spoke yesterdy

Didn't see the game. Was the game basically won by the time he came on?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I'm in full support of this thread being closed .....

dont read it then

 

[Tom Shines]

Didn't see the game. Was the game basically won by the time he came on?

No… it as 18-12 with 23 mins to go

 

[mtd#2]

No… it as 18-12 with 23 mins to go

Ah it's not like Galvin changed the game...
If it was sexton in 7 at the time it's the same outcome
Dogs had dominated all game (despite the score) and it was always going to open up in the last 15 mins

 

[Chunk]

I look at it like this, the Tigers are not there yet as a club that can keep all their 'superstars' but we are moving in the right direction.

Last time it was three of them, now only one (Well I hope so)

Hopefully, we can get to the point of none. (Improvements like training & coaching conditions have helped and change in culture)

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Galvin played well, did his job & looked good. Multiple times people had digs at him on the park and he didn’t show any signs of being flustered.

He has moved to a better team that plays as a team and knows each others roles very well.

Sexton moved to hooker and didn’t hesitate to shift the ball to Galvin when he called for it. Just shows right up how that team plays.

Found it interesting that his last game for us he lost the ball over the line and 1st game for Bulldogs he scores a try. He will be loving life right now.

It’s just pointless letting him leaving get to us, we move on like he has.

 

[Tom Shines]

Ah it's not like Galvin changed the game...
If it was sexton in 7 at the time it's the same outcome
Dogs had dominated all game (despite the score) and it was always going to open up in the last 15 mins

I never said he did 😂..

FMD .., can’t even answer a simple question

This team really needs to win a game … soon

 

[tig_prmz]

Nothing wrong with deathriding the guy.

If I wait for our team to win games, I'd be crying every week. I find it easier to support the team playing against Penrith, Parra and now Bulldogs.

Hating those three clubs gives me a better reason to watch NRL.

 

[tig_prmz]

I tend to agree. We are probably at the point in the dogs history when they brought Ado Car and TPJ along with Ryan Sutton etc to the club.
They had to continue to build from that adding in culture first guys but those recruits gave them small wins and highlight packages in the short term.
They were eventually moved on as they were replaced with more team first focused players.

Good point re Sutton and TPJ.

Funny that 5 years or so ago, they magic word was "culture". Every team wanted signings to help with their culture. Now, with the Dogs and Warriors, the magic word is "systems".

We probably have neither.

 

[Needaname]

Galvin played well, did his job & looked good. Multiple times people had digs at him on the park and he didn’t show any signs of being flustered.

He has moved to a better team that plays as a team and knows each others roles very well.

Sexton moved to hooker and didn’t hesitate to shift the ball to Galvin when he called for it. Just shows right up how that team plays.

Found it interesting that his last game for us he lost the ball over the line and 1st game for Bulldogs he scores a try. He will be loving life right now.

It’s just pointless letting him leaving get to us, we move on like he has.

Yeah did he plant it the same way? I’m still wondering if he dropped that ball on purpose as a bit of a farewell gift.

 

[Tom Shines]

Nothing wrong with deathriding the guy.

If I wait for our team to win games, I'd be crying every week. I find it easier to support the team playing against Penrith, Parra and now Bulldogs.

Hating those three clubs gives me a better reason to watch NRL.

Sports fandom around the world are built on irrational hatreds…if people don’t think that, then take a look at X … i got no problems with people not wishing him all the best in the new role

 

[Needaname]

Good point re Sutton and TPJ.

Funny that 5 years or so ago, they magic word was "culture". Every team wanted signings to help with their culture. Now, with the Dogs and Warriors, the magic word is "systems".

We probably have neither.

But the system makes the culture right.
You don’t build the culture you build the system that harnesses it.

 

[Lestronge]

‘Wests’ as in Wests Tigers - you know, our club 🥴

Come on bro ……. Wests juniors whilst separate from wests Ashfield has the same issue HBG has re. Bad people in charge who don’t know what they don’t know ,but think they know everything because they know a little bit .
So because of this reinforcement of low standards , the issue still exists . We should be at the top of the table in Matt’s and ball every year , and when we aren’t , questions and heads should roll . Balmain is going to be susceptible to fluctuations due to the level of talent in that particular age group , combined with how much or how little they had to externally recruit .
Wests have no real excuse , as the vast majority of that team should be filled with kids who are playing Loz Daley , and if there is issues in that age group , then a new strategy around recruitment/ talent identification/ evaluation should be looked at .
With how many teams the tigers have from Mittagong really , up through to Liverpool and out to Cobbitty / oakdale and down to Cecil hills and green valley , that’s an absolutely huge amount of geographical footprint to produce 20 odd players per age group that are highly competitive . If the issue is nepotism , and recruiters with particular allegiances to certain clubs , then that should be raised and stamped out .
Theres no excuses IMO. The players are there we just aren’t picking them . Hopefully with how competitive the lox Daley and Andrew John’s teams have been , they can field the nucleus of those age groups moving forward , and we can further build on those pathways .
2 things should help us build toward this moving forward . Eagle Vale becoming a sports high is huge . If they become competitive in the next few years , wests juniors will now have an option between them and St Gregory’s , which should create a decent rivalry as they’re right near each other , and hopefully build and build moving forward as money is pumped into Eagle Vale .
The second is the junior COE underneath the north stand being built at C town . This should , if we are smart , lead to the regions kids spending a lot of time together , as well as the Balmain players after Matt’s and ball seasons are completed under the cubs program , and pushing into Flegg . With the amount of coaching and support staff that will be required to run that facility , that should also help push through a more consistently excellent football teams across all grades .
But it starts at the top , and wests is notorious for nepotism , ridiculous allegiances to junior clubs , politics around appointments and player choices . It was like that when I was a kid and I’m 40 .
The sooner wests tigers takes over the whole shebang , these decision makers clinging to a memory of a past that didn’t exist , are put out to pasture , then and only then can the whole club move forward as one .
This includes rebranding Balmain as Wests Tigers - Balmain
And wests being rebranded as Wests tigers - South West