first of all, great attitude. very willing in defensive contact and has excellent technique. lateral movement could be better, but it's not terrible.
Yes we were all hoping the Raiders version of Bateman would show. Same as we hoped the Broncos version of James Roberts would show and the Raiders version of Joey Leilua and the Penrith version of Staines and Naden and the South’s version of Doueihi and the list goes on. Hoping our new recruits this year break that cycle next season!
Do you just make it up as you go along in the hope that no-one will notice? We had Sezer on the bench in the first game of the season. It's not hard to check: https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/03/12/nrl-team-lists-round-2/
And? He was past it, and it was obvious already in the trials that we had invested too much in Sullivan. It’s not like he had an established halves pairing to usurp. If he was at a club like Melbourne, The Roosters, Parra or the Panthers, he might not have seen first grade till mid season, if it all.
Shut up maaaaate. I made my own context.
That's reasonable and my take too.
Agree, the hope that a retread can bring old performance that years and health / injury decline just doesnt allow. Typical old WT bargain basement buys in the hope of prev performances
He played 17 games. The club clearly didn't think they didn't have any options.
Nothing to do with Galvin.
And they came last.
I don't know what point you're trying to make, though. You said Galvin had to play because there were no options. This isn't true: the expected starting halves were Sezer and Sullivan going into pre-season, and Galvin won his place on merit. If what you're trying to say is that players become the best available option sooner in bad teams than they do in good ones, I mean, yeah - great analysis. What you definitively can't say is what you started with, ie that Galvin had to play because there was no-one else available. I think we're done here. I certainly am.
The point I’m making is that he would not have started or played as many games as he did at this club. Do you think he would have won a starting role any other club I mentioned? The only reason he did here was cos of how weak our options were. What he did with his opportunity is another story.
"The point I’m making is that he would not have started or played as many games as he did at this club."
I feel you are conflating the unknown quantity he was in the pre season to the player he turned out to be. There was even debate between our supporters if he should start. And our halves were average at best. No way was he cracking a starting spot in a side with more qualified halves.
Be great to see all three Fainu bros make the 17, somehow.
Dog’s would be favourite. Can’t see him at the Roosters (with them releasing May). Saints or Parra will probably put in big $ bids. But I think he’ll end up at the Dogs with them missing out on Jarome Luai and T.May to us.
Hmmm; a new article in the herald stated that he will be considering a big offer from the Raiders whilst the Bulldogs have also expressed interest (no word of a contract offer from the Dogs).