OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.

[Tiger_Yoshi]

This is classic Issac Moses at play and of course the Galvins have also shown their true colurs.

1) Moses was only ever going to advise Galvin to test the market....Why, 'cause Moses has already done so and lined up suitors such as Gus, Roosters and Manly.
2) The Galvin's , Lachie included, was just bluffing us with statements that he wants to be part of the Tigers future....blah blah blah....complete rubbish and straight from the Aaron Woods playbook.
3) Galvin will never have it as good as he currently has.....There will not be another Benji Coach, a coach that has shown complete faith in the kid. There won't be another Luai, a 4 time premiership winner to mentor him.
4) He will always be considered as the "favoured one" with other clubs. Players won't gell with him, due to how he is perceived


As for the future....It's time to put out the Galvin spotlight and attention...I'd be doing this.

1) As soon as Latu is available, play him alongside Luai and develop him as our long term 6.
2) Play Galvin at Lock, Centre or KOE...Galvin can now take the "Latu where to play him" mantle.
3) Galvin is on cheap coin, keep hiom at the club till the end of 2026, play him out of the top 17 or on the fringe and watch his star and media attention fade out.
3) I'd be signing Da-Silva, and all 3 Fainu's to 5 year contracts NOW!.

Richo and Benji have played this out very well....the previous Management would've fluffed it for sure.

Does Galvin deserve to be booed at all future home games...?.....100%!

Did I hear someone say "who is Lachlan Galvin"?....We will be right folks, luckily we have Latu and even Bud Sullivan as good #6's.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Guess who's not getting an upgrade this year now.

Left a lot of.money on the table 2024, 2025 and 2026 if we don't release him. Enough to make to me think they have expectations of 1.5m plus.

Good luck to the kid, his family and manager have screwed themselves if he gets injured playing for "plan b" this season.

 

[bbobb]

Galvin has too much hype about him in relation to what he delivers. It’s a classic Moses technique.

I think Latu may have a higher ceiling as he is more a threat with ball in hand and doesn’t seem to make rash decisions and plays very direct. He potentially is a better fit with Jerome as well as he doesn’t over play his hand.

if Galvin starts to do a Moses (Mitchell not Isaac) and push for a release, and Latu isn’t quite ready, the other possibility is Douiehi who has looked reasonable in the halves this year when given an opportunity

 

[happy_tiger]

Well at least we got an answer early enough to make plans for the clubs future

Wonder how he gets treated by WTs fans at future home games .....will he get booed ??

 

[Speed2burn]

Whatever. Let’s prioritise Bula now

He is one of our juniors I’d be absolutely devastated if we lost

 

[Greek tiger]

gonna be interesting how we handle this cause is latu gonna be 6 now when he comes back or are we going to continue playing Galvin at 6 until he is leaves in 2026

 

[426Tlgerland]

Oh boy how I dread tonight's episode of NRL 360, the crap fantasy comments that will arise and the imbecile predictions of where he will end up they love this crap.

Richo should ring in live and tell those knobs the facts about the deal , shut them down early

 

[tig_prmz]

Lots of anti- Galvin posts in this thread.

My understanding of this situation is that Tigers wanted him to sign 5 years now or leave at the end of 2027. He chose to leave. Based on the state the club is in, why blame him? He will be in high demand for sure, and forget the high demand, I don't blame any player for not committing long term at the Tigers based on our history.

Tigers are right in asking him to commit now so that they can plan for 2027 and beyond. I feel we should have upgraded him and give him a year or two extension and if he doesn't sign that either, then move him on.

 

[JC99]

Well at least we got an answer early enough to make plans for the clubs future

Wonder how he gets treated by WTs fans at future home games .....will he get booed ??

He definitely will be

This has potential to really be a negative for our season - the fans will be unrelenting on him.

 

[426Tlgerland]

TDS is made of sterner stuff .. he grew up supporting the club, he will be our Hooker for the next 10 years mate

They need to announce TDS. This week on a long term 5 years x deal

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Richo should ring in live and tell those knobs the facts about the deal , shut them down early

I don't think that is his style. The club statement is a standalone advising and leaves no one in doubt about the matter.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Nah, if there's someone with a sh1t attitude impacting team dynamic you don't pick them

Reggie's for Galvin

See both sides of this. Bagn is right, but if attitude or performance dips then he is no longer our best option. For now though with Latu out nothing should change except his team mates get ready to let him know if he isnt playing for the team. At any level of any sport, even in an office job, you always know.

 

[JC99]

Lots of anti- Galvin posts in this thread.

My understanding of this situation is that Tigers wanted him to sign 5 years now or leave at the end of 2027. He chose to leave. Based on the state the club is in, why blame him? He will be in high demand for sure, and forget the high demand, I don't blame any player for not committing long term at the Tigers based on our history.

Tigers are right in asking him to commit now so that they can plan for 2027 and beyond. I feel we should have upgraded him and give him a year or two extension and if he doesn't sign that either, then move him on.

Far too much sense for a footy fan

Everyone that ever plays for us should love the club and never ever want to leave! If they do they're a piece of crap!!

 

[batboy]

2) The Galvin's , Lachie included, was just bluffing us with statements that he wants to be part of the Tigers future....blah blah blah....complete rubbish and straight from the Aaron Woods playbook.

I was rubbished here for noting that he only ever said "I want to finish my Contract here"
He never said Career... He said Contract.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Richo's probably waiting for the avalanche of release requests and opposing clubs divesting themselves of players to fit him in their cap (or not).

Unless there is a top shelf second rower or maybe a prime middle on the table, Lachlan plays on at WT in whatever role best suits the club. Games are almost always won in the forward battle, so I doubt any team would choose to give one up.

Whilst Galvin is very young and obviously gifted, he has deficiencies as a half as well and may not fill out enough for other positions. Whilst he might improve to reach the heights that another WT Moses managed player that chose to leave did, I get Woodsy vibes when thinking of his choice to leave.

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

Whatever. Let’s prioritise Bula now

He is one of our juniors I’d be absolutely devastated if we lost

Totally agree. Bula is also managed by Isaac Moses. It will be interesting to see how this all develops.

 

[clontarfkid]

Interchange latu and Galvin in the 17 whilstever we are in contention for the 8
As soon as we aren't. And/or Latu looks better,.give Latu every starting opportunity.

 

[426Tlgerland]

That’s nonsense, he’s clearly our best option at six.
Of course we keep playing him 🥴

He was average yesterday and could get worse now all this has come out , wait till next home game , I bet he plays like shit , drop him he has not stood out lately

 

[Tigerdave]

Well, rejecting the offer to test the waters doesn't mean he's not going. However, if the kid doesn't start playing like he did last year at least, he, his parents and Isaac Moses may have wished they did sign our deal now as he may not be worth the money on offer by November.

The kid, unfortunately, has the wrong people in his ear. We should do what the Roosters have done and not deal with Isaac Moses.

 

[Juice]

I thought Olakau'tau did ask for a release as well...

He extended until 2031 or something less then a year ago