OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

ROZELLE.O.G said:
1000% correct. Its an absolute disgrace that anyone points a finger at this kid for anything wrong with our team and club. Its know getting to a point where we are degrading the way he plays because the kid competes and wants to play to proper structure but the cattle around him is not up to scratch in any way, shape or form.

Lets face facts - Sezer, Naden, Staines, Olam, Sullivan, Klemmer, were all let go by there previous clubs for a very good reason. They were not chased by any other clubs except ours. Absolute disgrace the stitch up that occurred with Sullivan being paid what he is getting.

Our club is littered with some shocking examples of overpaid, washed up, not wanted by any other club, players. Its a hole that is going to take years and years to get out of because we will be bent over two fronts, paying these players part of their contracts when they are finally pushed out and then paying way, way, way overs to attract anyone to our club.
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This has been happening for a decade.
Are you new to the club?
 
rugbygoated said:
The scapegoating of Galvin is really funny I must say. It was his worst game to date. He's 18 years old! He's going to be a very good player. People forget Nathan Cleary was receiving death threats when penrith struggled early in his career too. Bad form affects every single player, it's up to the coaches to build up the long term improvements and combinations
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No one is laying the boot into him.
He has to be managed. I see no evidence this is happening correctly.
 
I find it funny that people think its perfectly ok to demand current international backrowers should be sacked or demoted, but get their panties scrunched when it is suggested that the kid needs a rest also.
Lachie has surprised the hell out of me this year. I called his selection in round 2 retarded and even though he held his own and did not look out of place, he also took a bath from Strange and his side was flogged. I felt a bit vindicated but bit my tongue and watched him put two good games together the following weeks. His composure and defence have been great. His energy levels and involvement have been great. His kicking and decision making have been good, his errors very low. His is clearly a very good football player and someone we must keep.

HOWEVER, he has to be judged - not as an 18 year old rookie, but as a first grade 5/8th. This isnt the make a wish foundation, it is top level football in the most elite version of itself in the whole world. We are 2 & 6 with him at 5/8. He is running the worst attack in the competition. You can make every excuse under the sun, but at the end of the day, he is in a position that pays big money because it has huge responsibility. He will command big money one day im sure as he is very good, but I suspect it wont be as a 6. Not at this level.

He is at risk of having a stunted development or burning out. A couple of weeks back in Flegg to recharge will do him the world of good. This season is done and so we need to start organising who plays with Luai next year and what we do with the others. He has had a good introduction and great audition. I want to see some others after our bye round so we can make informed decisions based on them.
 
Tucker said:
I find it funny that people think its perfectly ok to demand current international backrowers should be sacked or demoted, but get their panties scrunched when it is suggested that the kid needs a rest also.
Lachie has surprised the hell out of me this year. I called his selection in round 2 retarded and even though he held his own and did not look out of place, he also took a bath from Strange and his side was flogged. I felt a bit vindicated but bit my tongue and watched him put two good games together the following weeks. His composure and defence have been great. His energy levels and involvement have been great. His kicking and decision making have been good, his errors very low. His is clearly a very good football player and someone we must keep.

HOWEVER, he has to be judged - not as an 18 year old rookie, but as a first grade 5/8th. This isnt the make a wish foundation, it is top level football in the most elite version of itself in the whole world. We are 2 & 6 with him at 5/8. He is running the worst attack in the competition. You can make every excuse under the sun, but at the end of the day, he is in a position that pays big money because it has huge responsibility. He will command big money one day im sure as he is very good, but I suspect it wont be as a 6. Not at this level.

He is at risk of having a stunted development or burning out. A couple of weeks back in Flegg to recharge will do him the world of good. This season is done and so we need to start organising who plays with Luai next year and what we do with the others. He has had a good introduction and great audition. I want to see some others after our bye round so we can make informed decisions based on them.
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Give Latu a few games at 5/8
 
The thing is both possible halves are injured. Not saying he should be dropped as I haven’t watched all games this year (so I’m saner than most 😂) but just can’t see an alternative
The curse of tigers first grade
 
Tough gig this game.

He is still learning, took a few wrong options but so did Api and Bud. He will hopefully learn from it, also don’t think he should be dropped He needs game time.

Doesn’t help that we keep losing players to the bin and are constantly on the back foot. Can’t build momentum and sustained pressure by giving the opposition cheap penalties. It’s a team sport and some of our players are doing dumb shit. The team is attempting to defend their ass off as players are in the bin, we concede points and then have to chase the points, while under mental fatigue.
 
Love watching Galvin play. I wouldn't drop him.

It's really hard playing on the back foot all the time and you can see the mix ups and confusion out there. I suppose he's partly responsible for that, but it'd be crazy to drop him when he's one of our best and we have no one to replace him at all.

I think there's some really good progress happening amid the rough patches and he looks particularly threatening out wide.

Error rate very low, sound defensively, solid fundamentals. He's going good.

Think @Tucker makes excellent points about him and maybe ideally he has someone to learn behind, but with our first grade squad it's better he try to figure it out himself rather than watching Muppets having a go. How disheartening would it be to be dropped and have to watch trash play while you're stuck on an average lower grade side. You could try explaining it to him all you like, but it would just feel like disappointment because there's just no justification for dropping him.
 
I still see him as a wide player. Centre or second row. His defence is strong, effort is good. He has skills.

He could be what Schuster was supposed to be.

It's easy to compare him to a former Tiger in Liam Fulton.

But I reckon he's a Gavin Miller type of player.

That said- he's held up at 5/8 admirably in a struggling team.

I believe Latu Fainu is our 5/8 going forward however- a running organiser. Next to Luai, this is our best combination IMO.

If Galvin was to be tutored by Bateman....
 
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