OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[The Chad]

The more we watch Latu play, the more we realise he needs to be on the field.

As of this moment, the Tigers weakest positions are second row & centre.

As an idea- play Galvin on one side of the field, Latu on the other & Luai plays either side the ball goes toward. This would require:

A) Removing a starting centre
B) Removing a starting Second Rower

Before you howl the idea down:

A running Galvin or Fainu easily fills the role of (I'm going to pick on To'a) To'a right now. Gavin or Latu plays a little wider on most plays, defends wider. But has the freedom to move closer to the action and shift either the #13 or second rower out wider if they move inside.

Same can be done with Seyfarth.

This isn't to say you have to play a forward down. If the game is getting physical, you can bring on an additional forward off the bench as required & Latu or Galvin can catch a breather.

This allows the team to run with a 'worker' at #13 instead of a ball player as you now have the additional ball player out wider instead of in the middle. Luai can float either side to add additional attack- and it actually allows him to play a more dynamic running style as the ball playing can be shared between 3 halves, essentially.

Twal & May allow Benji to reduce forward rotations because they simply play such long minutes. Bird off the bench offers either an additional centre or backrower as required- in case Latu/Galvin isn't working.

I don't know the in's & out's, but we have a unique squad with 3 1st team ready halves & only 2 spots to play them.

A few years back, Brad Fittler was praised for finding a way to fit Latrell, Turbo & Teddy into the same NSW team. Sometimes, you just have to find a way to play your best players. It wouldn't matter if Latu or Galvin had #6, #13, #12 or #4 on their back- they would play as a wide playmaker regardless of the shirt number.

 

[Tom Shines]

I’m going to keep saying this every time you propose moving Galvin away from a halves position …

I dont see it It happening until his future is sorted out with the club …as the difference in contract value between playing at 6 as opposed to 13 or Center is just too great …

Also… Galvin is actually the primary playmaker in the side at the moment ( not JL) … so I don’t see them moving away from that in the short term

 

[Vicious]

So, the expected rate for development will lead, in 2 years, to them (two 19 year olds) (potentially) being better than a 4 time premiership and State of Origin series-winning half?

I find that highly, highly unlikely.

Not impossible.
Luai has so far delivered us great leadership and a great defensive attitude, but has contributed very little to our attack.
Obviously we are only 4 games into the season so there is a long way to go, but if Luai continued to offer us very little in attack and the other 2 learnt from him and become much better in regards to their on field talk, leadership and defensive attitude, would there be a real need for Luai in 2027 ?
Obviously we will get a snapshot on how we cope without Luai this coming weekend, but I have a feeling with our other missing players, we will be like lambs to the slaughter and a win is highly unlikely.

 

[Needaname]

I was going to say something similar. We effectively had three halves playing in the 2nd half on the weekend. For mine it’s lock we can loose after about the 20min mark. Bring Latu on with TDS and get a bit of ruck speed.
Galvin is effectively playing halfback but he his only pinned to the right side on defence.

 

[user118245]

I was going to say something similar. We effectively had three halves playing in the 2nd half on the weekend. For mine it’s lock we can loose after about the 20min mark. Bring Latu on with TDS and get a bit of ruck speed.
Galvin is effectively playing halfback but he his only pinned to the right side on defence.

Who is omitted from bench then? Royce?

 

[Buttface]

I reckon both of them needs to be ready and able to play lock centre and 6, and I would make sure they know nothing is set in stone but you need to be adaptable and to build a combo together so it doesn’t matter where they are on the field, they are just supporting each other.

 

[Needaname]

Who is omitted from bench then? Royce?

Probably Sione. Hunt should be playing more minutes, this would also encourage that.

 

[Buttface]

Who is omitted from bench then? Royce?

No.

 

[BAGNF05]

I’m going to keep saying this every time you propose moving Galvin away from a halves position …

I dont see it It happening until his future is sorted out with the club …as the difference in contract value between playing at 6 as opposed to 13 or Center is just too great …

Also… Galvin is actually the primary playmaker in the side at the moment ( not JL) … so I don’t see them moving away from that in the short term

Moving him now would be ludicrous.

There’s enough great stuff he does to let him remain there and continue to learn from the errors.

 

[Vicious]

The more we watch Latu play, the more we realise he needs to be on the field.

As of this moment, the Tigers weakest positions are second row & centre.

As an idea- play Galvin on one side of the field, Latu on the other & Luai plays either side the ball goes toward. This would require:

A) Removing a starting centre
B) Removing a starting Second Rower

Before you howl the idea down:

A running Galvin or Fainu easily fills the role of (I'm going to pick on To'a) To'a right now. Gavin or Latu plays a little wider on most plays, defends wider. But has the freedom to move closer to the action and shift either the #13 or second rower out wider if they move inside.

Same can be done with Seyfarth.

This isn't to say you have to play a forward down. If the game is getting physical, you can bring on an additional forward off the bench as required & Latu or Galvin can catch a breather.

This allows the team to run with a 'worker' at #13 instead of a ball player as you now have the additional ball player out wider instead of in the middle. Luai can float either side to add additional attack- and it actually allows him to play a more dynamic running style as the ball playing can be shared between 3 halves, essentially.

Twal & May allow Benji to reduce forward rotations because they simply play such long minutes. Bird off the bench offers either an additional centre or backrower as required- in case Latu/Galvin isn't working.

I don't know the in's & out's, but we have a unique squad with 3 1st team ready halves & only 2 spots to play them.

A few years back, Brad Fittler was praised for finding a way to fit Latrell, Turbo & Teddy into the same NSW team. Sometimes, you just have to find a way to play your best players. It wouldn't matter if Latu or Galvin had #6, #13, #12 or #4 on their back- they would play as a wide playmaker regardless of the shirt number.

I love the outside the square thinking TheChad 👍
My question is what part of the field is Latu best suited? On Sunday he played the more centre field role, similar to how Yeo plays for the Panthers.

 

[Kelce68]

Not impossible.
Luai has so far delivered us great leadership and a great defensive attitude, but has contributed very little to our attack.
Obviously we are only 4 games into the season so there is a long way to go, but if Luai continued to offer us very little in attack and the other 2 learnt from him and become much better in regards to their on field talk, leadership and defensive attitude, would there be a real need for Luai in 2027 ?
Obviously we will get a snapshot on how we cope without Luai this coming weekend, but I have a feeling with our other missing players, we will be like lambs to the slaughter this weekend, a win is highly unlikely.

There's a big difference between not providing the last pass or kick and contributing 'very little to our attack'.

There's also a gigantic leap to say that two 19-year olds could surpass what Luai brings inside of two years. Especially when that assumption is based upon such a small sample size.

There is so much more to the Luai contract and what it's doing for this club than the try assist column.

I think he's had an ok start to the year. Just ok. He could be doing a lot more on the field. Much like the side as a whole. I think they can be far, far better. But I'm willing to give it time.

Saying that it's possible that in under two years (by '27 you said), the two kids would effectively make him surplus to our needs is so simplistic and superficial that it's bordering on the comical in my opinion.

 

[The Chad]

I’m going to keep saying this every time you propose moving Galvin away from a halves position …

I dont see it It happening until his future is sorted out with the club …as the difference in contract value between playing at 6 as opposed to 13 or Center is just too great …

Also… Galvin is actually the primary playmaker in the side at the moment ( not JL) … so I don’t see them moving away from that in the short term

I don't particularly care if you put #12 on Latu.

It's not about moving them out of position- it's about innovating a way to play the best players & not run the risk of losing one due to a lack of opportunity.

My biggest concern would be defensive weakness if you remove a second rower. But what you make up in attack might nullify that.

Removing a centre might be less problematic. Galvin & Latu are pretty good at running the ball as it is.

Luai would shift to either side of the ruck in order to put 2 playmakers on either side at all times.

Instead of overloading the opposition with size or speed, you overload them with skill.

 

[The Chad]

Moving him now would be ludicrous.

There’s enough great stuff he does to let him remain there and continue to learn from the errors.

That's only because you read 'move him to centre' or 'move him to second row' & assume that they then turn into a clone of every other centre or second rower in the NRL.

I would literally want them to play as a #6 or #7- just in different spots on the field. The number on their back would be irrelevant.

 

[Robbie's Love Child]

Galvin is the 6 for the future if he resigns, if he doesn't resign Latu stays. If Galvin resigns Latu has to move on he is an out and out half with a very bright future, he would be stupid to stay if he is going to be second fiddle to Luai and Galvin.

 

[Robbie's Love Child]

The deal being floated is not a bad one, he is in the top percentage of halves in the NRL and is still very young. With the cap going up this is not crazy money for a quality half who is not even at his best yet but will continue to improve.

 

[Wiz]

Galvin is the 6 for the future if he resigns, if he doesn't resign Latu stays. If Galvin resigns Latu has to move on he is an out and out half with a very bright future, he would be stupid to stay if he is going to be second fiddle to Luai and Galvin.

Agree. We will lose one of them. Probably after this season.

It seems like the question is, do you keep Galvin at $1m per (if the rumours are correct) or Latu at $500k (for the next two years)?

Galvin seems to have taken on this mythical status but for mine he is doing nothing more than an average first grade 5/8. He is not a threat to run and missed a bad tackle for the Warriors first try on the weekend. His short kicking game also needs work as he puts one dead pretty much every week. I just don’t see how he is a $1m player at present.

 

[TurnStyle]

The more we watch Latu play, the more we realise he needs to be on the field.

As of this moment, the Tigers weakest positions are second row & centre.

As an idea- play Galvin on one side of the field, Latu on the other & Luai plays either side the ball goes toward. This would require:

A) Removing a starting centre
B) Removing a starting Second Rower

Before you howl the idea down:

A running Galvin or Fainu easily fills the role of (I'm going to pick on To'a) To'a right now. Gavin or Latu plays a little wider on most plays, defends wider. But has the freedom to move closer to the action and shift either the #13 or second rower out wider if they move inside.

Same can be done with Seyfarth.

This isn't to say you have to play a forward down. If the game is getting physical, you can bring on an additional forward off the bench as required & Latu or Galvin can catch a breather.

This allows the team to run with a 'worker' at #13 instead of a ball player as you now have the additional ball player out wider instead of in the middle. Luai can float either side to add additional attack- and it actually allows him to play a more dynamic running style as the ball playing can be shared between 3 halves, essentially.

Twal & May allow Benji to reduce forward rotations because they simply play such long minutes. Bird off the bench offers either an additional centre or backrower as required- in case Latu/Galvin isn't working.

I don't know the in's & out's, but we have a unique squad with 3 1st team ready halves & only 2 spots to play them.

A few years back, Brad Fittler was praised for finding a way to fit Latrell, Turbo & Teddy into the same NSW team. Sometimes, you just have to find a way to play your best players. It wouldn't matter if Latu or Galvin had #6, #13, #12 or #4 on their back- they would play as a wide playmaker regardless of the shirt number.

I like it. I see Latu as a solid defender anyway; he can replace Seyfarth.

 

[das tigers]

I really liked Latu in the middle(Yeo lock),Luai to the left Galvin on the right.
You can see the more time the 3 out there,points will flow. All 3 prefer the left
but Galvin has been good on the right with Toa and Sunny.

Latu in the middle working the left with Luai and sam. Luai aslo is a great decoy, and
Luai can draw attention of the defence.Twal to start the game then Latu coming,probably
at the expense of sione.

It was a bit unforunate all the changes to the warriors game. No dissrepect to who
was out there. But Doubie and skelton have been great this year also I like Bird off the
bench in the middle too.Also Sam left around half time i think.

 

[Needaname]

Looking back at the Warriors game their bench killed ours.
Two of their tries were a direct result of us having small guys unable to control the ruck.
Latu holds his own in defence and that’s good.
For the next game I’d probably lean to Latu as left centre. That way you can play the formation you are suggesting. Possibly if Sam F is out, Bird is at left Backrow.
Early ball from Luai and Latu should capitalise on the space available outwide with his speed, footwork and power.
He might be an out and out half; but he is probably at this moment our most important impact player going forwards.

 

[TigerBurnsy]

I have a bit of a left field idea of how to fit them in, I would try playing bird at backrow over seyfarth, and move seyfarth to lock to start, move twal to prop and have pole come off the bench. This way when we do our rotation after 25 mins or so we bring on latu to create some spark at 13 like he did on sunday and bring on pole and hunt to have the bigger bodies on and have big impact.