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OFFICIAL Lachlan Galvin #277 *Released* Career Discussion.
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Odessa
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I agree I think he will play Origin and for Australia at 13 or back row like Luke Lewis
Viva_Zapata
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Isn't that what the Tigers originally mapped out for him, the John Sutton example? And his team threw it in the Tigers faces.
tig_prmz
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Galvin can't throw left to right as well. Many teams have now found that out and jam up on Prestons. Eventually Galvin will be able to do a good second man play with Crichton or Tracey, but for now, their confidence is shot so I'm gonna enjoy it.
Tracy is always an option when he goes to Preston...hes always out the back
crazycat
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Lick Bricks had pace and speed. Seriously the guy was a fit player and if we put him in the Centers he may have become an awesome player...
It may have only taken our club 15ish years to learn that you can't shoehorn players into halfbacks, but at least we get that lesson.
You are obviously not counting the years that Sheens wasted trying to turn "Johnie Cronk" into a halfback when it was obvious he was a reasonable hooker but nothing else.Brooks was a success compared to that disaster that Sheens inflicted on our club and us poor supporters.
I feel like I am reading my own posts from 15 months ago.
The difference was we were coming off 3 x spoons... not leading the comp when we injected him.
Tiger_Fanatic3
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This is not an attack on Lachlan Galvin the person â or the footballer he has the potential to one day be.
Itâs about giving some respect to the fact Benji Marshall obviously can coach.
It was this time last year Benjiâs coaching credibility hit rock bottom when the bombshell dropped why Galvin really wanted out of Wests Tigers.
While the Tigers were prepared to offer the teenage playmaker an extraordinary $5.5 million over six years to stay at the club that gave Galvin his start, what they got in return was a giant and very public slap in the face.
Tigers fans would remember too well how their club became the laughing-stock of the league when Galvinâs management revealed how the gameâs next big thing wanted to test his value on the open market - but it had nothing to do with money.
Instead, it was all to do with the fact they simply didnât rate Benji as a coach.
In a PR war played out in the media, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on April 14 last year how âsourcesâ claimed âGalvin believed there was a ceiling on how far he could develop at the club, especially given Marshallâs tendency to appoint former Tigers teammates as assistant coachesâ.
It was a stunning insult that understandably upset and angered many across the game - not just in Tiger Town - given how the criticism was coming from an NRL rookie, only 19 at the time.
While Benji did concede in the following days that he was âdisappointedâ by the comments, to his credit his response was a lot more dignified.
âI think itâs obvious with his statement that itâs about development,â Marshall said, when asked how he took the criticism of his coaching.
âAt the end of the day, you canât be angry or be against someone for choosing something that they think is in their best interest.â
Fast forward 12 months and whoâs laughing now, with the Tigers sitting second on the ladder heading into Sundayâs top four showdown against the Newcastle Knights.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs got their man - but have since dropped from top spot heading into round six last year to ninth going into Thursday nightâs crucial clash against the table topping Panthers.
And yet again the pressure is going to be on Galvin when he goes head-to-head with Nathan Cleary.
To put the turnaround in fortunes of the two clubs in further context, the Bulldogs were scoring an average of 38 points-a-game with Toby Sexton as halfback this time last year.
Today the Dogs are now scoring less than half as many points with Galvin now pulling the strings (an average of only 17.25 per-game).
n top of that there are all these continued dramas that seem to follow Galvinâs career at every turn, with the latest speculation that Matt Burton could be the next big name squeezed out of Belmore.
Throw in the fact Cameron Ciraldo has made no apologies for swapping Burton between five-eighth and centre in recent weeks, while Galvin continues to get the top dog treatment.
Itâs like even since Phil Gould came out and said Galvin was âthe best teenage footballer Iâve ever seenâ, the Bulldogs have been willing to do anything and everything to make Galvin the centrepiece of the clubâs future, regardless of who it upsets or pushes out in the process.
Not that I pin the blame on Galvin for this constant circus that rolls on around him.
It is just so unfortunate for a player who is still only 20 that Galvin has had to deal with so much unnecessary pressure that could have been so easily avoided.
Yet in his absence, the Tigersâ playing group hasnât looked as united since the days when Benji was in his prime.
As for the Galvin campâs concern that Benji couldnât get the most out of his obvious talent, the highly rated Ciraldo is now having his own struggles.
Meanwhile, the recent form of Adam Doueihi and Jock Madden is perhaps the best insight into Benjiâs developing ability.
Even with the Tigersâ marquee man Jarome Luai sidelined for the last two games, Doueihi and Madden have orchestrated a stunning upset over the Warriors, before taking down the Mitchell Moses-led Eels in a golden point thriller.
Itâs been the talk of the game how well Doueihi has been playing this season (especially taking into account this bloke has had three full knee reconstructions along the way).
While Maddenâs form has been surprising to say the least given that before his call up against the Warriors, the 26-year-old hadnât played at NRL level since July, 2024.
Yet look at the way Madden held his nerve heading into the crunch period of that drama-charged Easter Monday win, and it showcased the belief Benji has instilled in the former Australian Schoolboys captain who always had the talent, if not the confidence.
Iâll put my hand up, when Benji was handed a three-year contract extension a few months back until the end of 2030, I was one of many who thought the Tigers were off their rocker thinking Benji was going to be the long-term coaching answer to pick this club up off the canvas.
But Benji has answered his critics with the best possible response - through the actions of the players who wanted to stay and play for him.
Maybe even Galvinâs camp would now concede Benjiâs a better coach than most of us ever gave him credit for.
Itâs about giving some respect to the fact Benji Marshall obviously can coach.
It was this time last year Benjiâs coaching credibility hit rock bottom when the bombshell dropped why Galvin really wanted out of Wests Tigers.
While the Tigers were prepared to offer the teenage playmaker an extraordinary $5.5 million over six years to stay at the club that gave Galvin his start, what they got in return was a giant and very public slap in the face.
Tigers fans would remember too well how their club became the laughing-stock of the league when Galvinâs management revealed how the gameâs next big thing wanted to test his value on the open market - but it had nothing to do with money.
Instead, it was all to do with the fact they simply didnât rate Benji as a coach.
In a PR war played out in the media, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on April 14 last year how âsourcesâ claimed âGalvin believed there was a ceiling on how far he could develop at the club, especially given Marshallâs tendency to appoint former Tigers teammates as assistant coachesâ.
It was a stunning insult that understandably upset and angered many across the game - not just in Tiger Town - given how the criticism was coming from an NRL rookie, only 19 at the time.
While Benji did concede in the following days that he was âdisappointedâ by the comments, to his credit his response was a lot more dignified.
âI think itâs obvious with his statement that itâs about development,â Marshall said, when asked how he took the criticism of his coaching.
âAt the end of the day, you canât be angry or be against someone for choosing something that they think is in their best interest.â
Fast forward 12 months and whoâs laughing now, with the Tigers sitting second on the ladder heading into Sundayâs top four showdown against the Newcastle Knights.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs got their man - but have since dropped from top spot heading into round six last year to ninth going into Thursday nightâs crucial clash against the table topping Panthers.
And yet again the pressure is going to be on Galvin when he goes head-to-head with Nathan Cleary.
To put the turnaround in fortunes of the two clubs in further context, the Bulldogs were scoring an average of 38 points-a-game with Toby Sexton as halfback this time last year.
Today the Dogs are now scoring less than half as many points with Galvin now pulling the strings (an average of only 17.25 per-game).
n top of that there are all these continued dramas that seem to follow Galvinâs career at every turn, with the latest speculation that Matt Burton could be the next big name squeezed out of Belmore.
Throw in the fact Cameron Ciraldo has made no apologies for swapping Burton between five-eighth and centre in recent weeks, while Galvin continues to get the top dog treatment.
Itâs like even since Phil Gould came out and said Galvin was âthe best teenage footballer Iâve ever seenâ, the Bulldogs have been willing to do anything and everything to make Galvin the centrepiece of the clubâs future, regardless of who it upsets or pushes out in the process.
Not that I pin the blame on Galvin for this constant circus that rolls on around him.
It is just so unfortunate for a player who is still only 20 that Galvin has had to deal with so much unnecessary pressure that could have been so easily avoided.
Yet in his absence, the Tigersâ playing group hasnât looked as united since the days when Benji was in his prime.
As for the Galvin campâs concern that Benji couldnât get the most out of his obvious talent, the highly rated Ciraldo is now having his own struggles.
Meanwhile, the recent form of Adam Doueihi and Jock Madden is perhaps the best insight into Benjiâs developing ability.
Even with the Tigersâ marquee man Jarome Luai sidelined for the last two games, Doueihi and Madden have orchestrated a stunning upset over the Warriors, before taking down the Mitchell Moses-led Eels in a golden point thriller.
Itâs been the talk of the game how well Doueihi has been playing this season (especially taking into account this bloke has had three full knee reconstructions along the way).
While Maddenâs form has been surprising to say the least given that before his call up against the Warriors, the 26-year-old hadnât played at NRL level since July, 2024.
Yet look at the way Madden held his nerve heading into the crunch period of that drama-charged Easter Monday win, and it showcased the belief Benji has instilled in the former Australian Schoolboys captain who always had the talent, if not the confidence.
Iâll put my hand up, when Benji was handed a three-year contract extension a few months back until the end of 2030, I was one of many who thought the Tigers were off their rocker thinking Benji was going to be the long-term coaching answer to pick this club up off the canvas.
But Benji has answered his critics with the best possible response - through the actions of the players who wanted to stay and play for him.
Maybe even Galvinâs camp would now concede Benjiâs a better coach than most of us ever gave him credit for.
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