Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
If I had to choose between a fully fit Galvin or Latu for 5/8 I'd take Latu any day of the week for what he offers on both sides of the ball.

Jeez I'd love to know why whoever at the WT has formed that opinion. Sometimes being out of sight (i.e. injured) and the quiet one holds a player back.

I just hope Latu gets a solid half a season fully fit with Luai to show what he is capable of.
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A fully fit Latu or the Loch Ness Monster, which one is real?
 
Canadian Club said:
I absolutely agree. Its almost impossible to have the opinion that Galvin is overrated without being labelled 'salty'. I still have the same opinion of Galvin now as i have when he was 17....

Galvin is an exceptional footballer. He has the instincts and the IQ as we all know, no one can deny that. However, the issue with Galvin is how it all fits and translates into first grade football, and specifically positionally wise. Galvin is 6ft 4-5, is slow (for a half) and has below par lateral movement and agiliry for a half. Attributes that cant be taught or learnt over time.

Galvin at 19 years old, in a young mans body is a half. By the time he's 22-24 he will not be a half... There are people that say he has a slight frame and he wont build mass etc etc, but you HAVE to build mass to be able to maintain a career in the NRL long term. Its a physically taxing game. Thats without mentioning natural body growth and strength in those early years.

Case in point, look at all the young 6ft2+ halves that have come into first grade in the last 20 years. Wade Graham, Luke Lewis, John Sutton, Curtis Sironen, Ryan Matterson and Matt Burton... Every single one of those players ended up in the backrow except Burton and even his best football wasnt in the halves.

Regardless what you think of him as a coach, Tim Sheens one of the best assessors of talent in the history of Rugby League identified Galvin as a lock.

That aside, Latu was the best junior rugby league prospect ive seen since Turbo. No one has dominated the juniors leagues more than he has in the last 10 years. He even made Feledy look like a prospect. I would honestly bet my house that Latu will be the real deal, provided he stays injury free... There's a reason the senior players wanted Latu starting 6 over Galvin long before the Galvin drama.

Long story short, Galvin is a good footballer but provided Latu stays injury free, this will be the time the WT will benefit in the long term.
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Sorry to say it but yes you are SALTY! Barring a terrible run of injuries by the time he reaches 23-25 years of age Galvin will be spoken about as an elite NRL player. As a WT supporter I am disappointed he won't be staying long term but my golly gosh gum he is talented.
 
Roar_Power said:
BB, how far off do you think Godinet is from competing for a 1st grade spot?
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will probably be in the frame 2027 pending on how he grows.

he doesn't necessarily look out of place in Flegg at the moment, but is clearly a 17-year-old playing in an U/21 competition. needs a few first grade preseasons and another growth spurt, which I think he's due to have. he looks like a boy out there, albeit a very talented one.
 
The Chad said:
Oh the fine lines of Tigers support..
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Indeed.

There's quite a difference in competing for a spot versus comfortably holding a spot though, Chadwick von Chaddington.

Phoenix is miles, and another growth spurt, away to answer the earlier question.

At a proper club, he'd be 4/5 years from a debut. Kid was in first year of Ball this year.
 
jrtiger said:
will probably be in the frame 2027 pending on how he grows.

he doesn't necessarily look out of place in Flegg at the moment, but is clearly a 17-year-old playing in an U/21 competition. needs a few first grade preseasons and another growth spurt, which I think he's due to have. he looks like a boy out there, albeit a very talented one.
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Beat me to it.

As per usual, haha.
 
Ron Brodrick's Spirit said:
Latu is about 3 years behind in his development, he's spent most of that time sitting on his mum's lounge eating KFC watching Scooby Doo.
Meanwhile Galvin's become an established NRL player.
The window for the boy who lives in a bubble to become anything is nearly closed.
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You are having a laugh champ, Galvin aint established and should be in KOE. When Latu comes back this year, Galvin will be peeling oranges.
 
Merlot said:
Thanks pw1,wow ,1st chapter past click 2 read more ,i stopped ,just utter rubbish ,who or what is running this game . Laurie back as coach is the dumbest move since he was last at coach - shite like that is just puzzling. Soo more so than country has been a toss for a while, putting players in out of position because of? doesn't sit well with this pea brain,rant over
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It's funny Merlot, Laurie Is constantly in the media talking about what he's looking for, I'm thinking mate you've done origin plenty and never win. Don't try and talk like you know what your doing your clueless.
 
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Merlot said:
hope he finds a home here. We need the best of him
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I'm on the fence, he has struggled this year at the Knights. The whole team has though so I'm not looking too much into his current form for that reason. Benji has shown in the development of the guys that were here last year that he can improve blokes. It could go either way, it'll really be up to him. Personally I think he will kick on, we have seen glimpses so its there, he just needs to be consistent which is impossible in a team that's struggling. I think within the first 5 - 6 weeks in to next year if he's fit and got a few games in his legs he will do a decent job for us. Not going to be a payne Haas but more of a Laffranchi type who maybe able to move to prop to help give May a spell. I'm optimistic about his guy.
 
Ron Brodrick's Spirit said:
Latu is about 3 years behind in his development, he's spent most of that time sitting on his mum's lounge eating KFC watching Scooby Doo.
Meanwhile Galvin's become an established NRL player.
The window for the boy who lives in a bubble to become anything is nearly closed.
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Given about a month of consistent football Latu will be up to speed and would be fine. But getting him onto the pitch for 4 weeks in a row is the hurdle atm.
 
jrtiger said:
will probably be in the frame 2027 pending on how he grows.

he doesn't necessarily look out of place in Flegg at the moment, but is clearly a 17-year-old playing in an U/21 competition. needs a few first grade preseasons and another growth spurt, which I think he's due to have. he looks like a boy out there, albeit a very talented one.
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Once Phoenix shows ability competing against fully grown men, his light footed manager will no doubt come into play 🤷‍♂️
 
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