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Gus to Weedler - “Galvin is not doing well in the weights room, can you put out a fluff piece and add in a shot at the Tigers”And the BS image rebuild continues .... Wielder is such a pathetic Grub...
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has a short video clip saved on the phone of Lachlan Galvin doing his first body weight session in the team gym. He has it there as a moment in time, and intends to one day show Galvin to remind him where he came from.
Galvin is about to undergo a physical and mental makeover now he is at the Bulldogs – something the rising star has been craving.
The recruit has already caught the eye at training for his skill work, but will undergo an intensive course in the Bulldogs’ systems, which will test his football IQ and toughness.
Galvin was so interested in developing the physical side of his football at the Wests Tigers that he was looking into hiring his own wrestling coach. The playmaker wasn’t always required by the Tigers when it came to wrestling sessions – a decision that wasn’t in his hands and which didn’t sit well with him.
The 19-year-old wanted to better himself through his own offsite work. He won’t have that same issue at the Bulldogs.
Canterbury general manager Phil Gould often spouts the line: “be careful what you wish for”. At the Dogs, Galvin will receive an education in the dark arts and the mental side of the game. The club is taking small but significant steps to bring him up to speed physically as well as schooling him in their defensive systems.
Lachlan Galvin trains with the Bulldogs.Credit:Canterbury Bulldogs
Galvin has never been one to do a lot of weight work. It has not been a big part of his training. One of the first things the Dogs will do with him is begin to build his body so it can withstand the training schedule that has made them one of the more physical sides in the competition.
It may impact his performances on the field as he adjusts to how the Dogs go about their work. Right now, Galvin would be one of the few Bulldogs players who doesn’t need to be taped up before a training session. You can imagine that after a couple of months in their program, that will change as his body becomes battle-hardened.
Galvin is seen as a raw talent in every sense by the Bulldogs and, initially, he may do it tough physically. But he’ll be better after an off-season under Cameron Ciraldo which will start to transform him into the physical player they want him to become.
Good judges say he has the size and skill to eventually develop into a forward in the mould of Isaah Yeo. Where he fits in to the team in the meantime remains to be seen.
Lachlan Galvin trains at Belmore with Canterbury Bulldogs.Credit:Bulldogs Digital
Galvin has already proved he is mentally tough, considering the scrutiny he has been under over the last two months as his exit from the Tigers was played out in the media. When I sat down with him for a tell-all interview with the Nine network, I didn’t know what to expect as I had only previously met him briefly at an all-in media conference.
I came away entirely impressed by his clarity, calmness and conviction. His character has been questioned, but from what I saw the Bulldogs have a genuine young man on their hands who has a huge desire to make a success of his career. What’s more, he has the verbal and mental capacity to become a media performer and a household name for all the right reasons.
Galvin shut down a number of myths that have been perpetuated recently around his desire to leave the Tigers and his relationships with key figures at the club. The most interesting take is that he was the one instructing his manager, Isaac Moses, on his future – not the other way around, as most have assumed.
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He didn’t shy away from the fact that he and Jarome Luai are not the best of mates, but did say he was capable of putting personal differences aside to play in a team with Luai and others. He wasn’t too perturbed by critical Instagram posts by Luai and Sunia Turuva after revealing his desire to get out of the Tigers. Which makes you wonder how difficult things were elsewhere for him to initiate legal action against the club over bullying claims.
Obviously, Galvin could handle what he viewed as light-hearted attacks on his character. The more serious allegations – which were contained in a dossier that ran to at least 18 points – was obviously heavy duty. Galvin did the interview with me last week knowing the Tigers had granted his release on the condition he did not make disparaging comments about the club or individuals.
He certainly didn’t seem rattled by anything I put to him. It’ll be interesting if he’s able to tell the full story one day.
Tigers won’t be Api with skipper
The Perth Bears would love to hear that Api Koroisau is keen to play for them, after the Wests Tigers skipper touted himself to the new team via a media conference.
The media lapped it up – but given Tigers players and management fried Lachlan Galvin for privately expressing his desire to leave because he couldn’t see himself developing under Benji Marshall, it will be interesting to see if Tigers management respond.
Galvin wasn’t the captain and didn’t identify another club he wanted to play for via the media. A fair question is,
Weedler - “sure thing Gus, can I rub your feet again first”
