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Galvin is the best young half in the game right now. If Melbourne can play 2 running halves with great success, why can't we?
Im absolutely stoked with this signing!! Cant wait to see where ciraldo plays him in 2 weeks time.
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Montoya won't keep his spot. If that line up eventuates, Tracey will take the wing spot.
Montoya was always a space filler.
lol I’ll certainly try. Gus wouldn’t of let this happen if he thought there would be trouble but eesh it’s a bit unnerving.
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Our spine has been ordinary offensively if it wasn’t they wouldn’t be chasing Galvin and be talk about offloading Mahoney. He could play lock but to add value to our attack he needs to regularly get his hands on the ball which slots him into the halves.
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1000% Gus and CC have talked to the boys about this
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If we do sign him, I seem to recall he also had a big boot, would be good to have 2 big kicking options on both sides of the field
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Lachlan Galvin’s shock decision to join the ladder leading Bulldogs has thrown up more questions than answers amid concerns about how he will fit into the team.
Galvin’s arrival could also have direct consequences for off-contract halfback Toby Sexton and incumbent five-eighth Matt Burton.
There are reports the Bulldogs are eyeing Galvin as a No. 13, but to date his best position is No.6, which is a spot the Bulldogs are well stocked in with Burton and Bailey Hayward.
Plenty of questions remain to be answered once Galvin joins the squad, most notably, does he make the Bulldogs a bigger contender for the 2025 title?
THE BULLDOGS PLAYERS THIS IMPACTS
There is no doubt Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo went after Lachlan Galvin with a plan for where he will play, but any way you look at the signing it is an awkward fit.
Firstly, the Bulldogs are on top of the table and a legitimate argument can be made that Galvin’s signing poses more questions than answers for the team and is undoubtedly a disruption to the players that are already there.
Galvin is a No.6 and has been his whole short career to date, while he is also on record as saying he doesn’t want to go into the forwards.
While that stance could change at the Bulldogs, if Galvin was signed as a five-eighth it will start a domino effect, given that means Matt Burton is going to have to move to the centres, halfback or fullback.
If Burton moves to the centres to partner Stephen Crichton, Bronson Xerri is going to have to shift to the wing or dropout of the team altogether.
Should Burton switch to fullback, Connor Tracey will likely have to settle for a bench utility role or be out of the team altogether.
However, if Burton has been bought to partner Burton in the halves, it remains to be seen who of the two plays halfback.
Burton has been tried at No.7 and it didn’t quite work, given his best attribute is his running game.
Also Toby Sexton remains unsigned beyond 2025 and his future at the club is uncertain at best and with Galvin signing he may be forced out due to salary cap pressures.
If he stays, the Bulldogs have a number of young halves coming through the ranks and the potential to play Burton and Galvin in the halves.
However, if Sexton stays and re-signs it could force Bailey Hayward to find another club.
If Galvin is being eyed as a lock, Hayward, Jaeman Salmon and Kurt Mann’s bid for a starting spot is compromised.
“My understanding is they will find room for him,” former Bulldogs player Mick Ennis said on Fox League.
“My understanding is that we’re going to see a reshuffle to the Canterbury side. Now that might be Stephen Crichton going to fullback.
Now if you remember when Crichton came to the club there was a lot of talk about him playing fullback.
“Then all of a sudden on their edges they started to get pulled apart so they pushed Crichton to the centre position to really stiffen up that edge. He’s done that, he’s been elite there.
“He is one of the best centres if not the best in the game. But there is talk that he may go to fullback.
“There’s also talk that Burton might go to centre as well. My understanding is Lachie Galvin will play in their team.”
Until the Bulldogs announce what position they see Galvin playing, the future of most of the players in their backline and back row remain uncertain, which is crazy given they are on top of the competition and contending for the 2025 title.
GOULD’S LATEST BACKFLIP
Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould has once again fiercely denied being interested in a player only to later sign them.
Foxsports.com.au highlighted seven weeks ago how Gould had been hiding his pursuit of the Tigers wantaway in plain sight.
A few days later Gould came out and declared the Bulldogs were not interested in Galvin’s signature.
“We’re not thinking about Lachlan Galvin, we’ve never at any stage been involved in any discussion regarding Lachlan Galvin and we’re not going to get into a discussion about Lachlan Galvin. He’s not on our radar,” Gould said on April 21.
Fast forward to this week and Galvin is on his way to Belmore.
Gould has been pulling backflips like this for decades and Galvin is the third example at the Bulldogs alone.
Gould denied foxsports.com.au’s report that he’d signed Sitili Tupouniua only for the club to confirm a four-year deal a week later.
Late last year Gould denied the club was interested in Leo Thompson only for Kiwi international to pen a four-year deal with Canterbury in January.
“Knowing Gus as well as I do, he doesn’t say anything unless there’s a meaning behind it,” Greg Alexander said on Fox League.
“He came out six weeks ago and said ‘Lachie Galvin’s the best teenager I’ve ever seen’ and I thought, whoa that’s a big statement.
“I know Gus pretty well and when the talk came out about the Tigers offering him $1 million (per season), I remember Gus coming out and saying ‘look he’s gonna be a $1 million player but he’s not worth that right’ and I thought well okay.
“So it’s no surprise to see him go to the Dogs but I always thought it was a better fit at Parramatta playing outside Mitch Moses.”
CIRALDO’S INCREDIBLE RECRUITING ABILITY
Cameron Ciraldo has just proven he’s one of the most influential coaches in the NRL, despite being the second youngest (Benji Marshall is four months younger).
Ciraldo, 40, is only halfway through his third season as head coach but just landed the hottest young talent in the game on a massive unders deal.
Galvin knocked back the Tigers’ five-year extension worth $6 million to reportedly sign with the Dogs on $750,000 per season.
A quick crunch of the numbers reveals Galvin walked away from a whopping $450,000 per season to play under Ciraldo.
Galvin also had an offer on the table from the Eels, who he grew up supporting, that was worth more than the Bulldogs deal.
But the 19-year-old knocked back the cash and chance to play in the halves alongside Blues and Kangaroos representative Mitchell Moses.
Canterbury were certainly helped by having assistant coach Luke Vella - Galvin high school coach - on their staff but it’s a remarkable coup for Ciraldo.
The Bulldogs finished 15th on the ladder just 18 months ago in Ciraldo’s first season in charge.
Last season they played finals for the first time in eight years and now Ciraldo’s side are on top of the table after 12 rounds.
“I love the signing, the Bulldogs have had extreme growth,” Ennis said.
“What they’ve done with their pathway systems that has now started to filter through to their NRL side, so much so that we see them lead the competition.
“They’ve had a real good look in the you know deep inside them in the last 18 months to go ‘okay how do we get ourselves back to winning premierships’.
“Their improvement has been rapid and there’s great buy-in and the club’s going in a great direction both on and off the field.”
Galvin’s arrival could also have direct consequences for off-contract halfback Toby Sexton and incumbent five-eighth Matt Burton.
There are reports the Bulldogs are eyeing Galvin as a No. 13, but to date his best position is No.6, which is a spot the Bulldogs are well stocked in with Burton and Bailey Hayward.
Plenty of questions remain to be answered once Galvin joins the squad, most notably, does he make the Bulldogs a bigger contender for the 2025 title?
THE BULLDOGS PLAYERS THIS IMPACTS
There is no doubt Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo went after Lachlan Galvin with a plan for where he will play, but any way you look at the signing it is an awkward fit.
Firstly, the Bulldogs are on top of the table and a legitimate argument can be made that Galvin’s signing poses more questions than answers for the team and is undoubtedly a disruption to the players that are already there.
Galvin is a No.6 and has been his whole short career to date, while he is also on record as saying he doesn’t want to go into the forwards.
While that stance could change at the Bulldogs, if Galvin was signed as a five-eighth it will start a domino effect, given that means Matt Burton is going to have to move to the centres, halfback or fullback.
If Burton moves to the centres to partner Stephen Crichton, Bronson Xerri is going to have to shift to the wing or dropout of the team altogether.
Should Burton switch to fullback, Connor Tracey will likely have to settle for a bench utility role or be out of the team altogether.
However, if Burton has been bought to partner Burton in the halves, it remains to be seen who of the two plays halfback.
Burton has been tried at No.7 and it didn’t quite work, given his best attribute is his running game.
Also Toby Sexton remains unsigned beyond 2025 and his future at the club is uncertain at best and with Galvin signing he may be forced out due to salary cap pressures.
If he stays, the Bulldogs have a number of young halves coming through the ranks and the potential to play Burton and Galvin in the halves.
However, if Sexton stays and re-signs it could force Bailey Hayward to find another club.
If Galvin is being eyed as a lock, Hayward, Jaeman Salmon and Kurt Mann’s bid for a starting spot is compromised.
“My understanding is they will find room for him,” former Bulldogs player Mick Ennis said on Fox League.
“My understanding is that we’re going to see a reshuffle to the Canterbury side. Now that might be Stephen Crichton going to fullback.
Now if you remember when Crichton came to the club there was a lot of talk about him playing fullback.
“Then all of a sudden on their edges they started to get pulled apart so they pushed Crichton to the centre position to really stiffen up that edge. He’s done that, he’s been elite there.
“He is one of the best centres if not the best in the game. But there is talk that he may go to fullback.
“There’s also talk that Burton might go to centre as well. My understanding is Lachie Galvin will play in their team.”
Until the Bulldogs announce what position they see Galvin playing, the future of most of the players in their backline and back row remain uncertain, which is crazy given they are on top of the competition and contending for the 2025 title.
GOULD’S LATEST BACKFLIP
Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould has once again fiercely denied being interested in a player only to later sign them.
Foxsports.com.au highlighted seven weeks ago how Gould had been hiding his pursuit of the Tigers wantaway in plain sight.
A few days later Gould came out and declared the Bulldogs were not interested in Galvin’s signature.
“We’re not thinking about Lachlan Galvin, we’ve never at any stage been involved in any discussion regarding Lachlan Galvin and we’re not going to get into a discussion about Lachlan Galvin. He’s not on our radar,” Gould said on April 21.
Fast forward to this week and Galvin is on his way to Belmore.
Gould has been pulling backflips like this for decades and Galvin is the third example at the Bulldogs alone.
Gould denied foxsports.com.au’s report that he’d signed Sitili Tupouniua only for the club to confirm a four-year deal a week later.
Late last year Gould denied the club was interested in Leo Thompson only for Kiwi international to pen a four-year deal with Canterbury in January.
“Knowing Gus as well as I do, he doesn’t say anything unless there’s a meaning behind it,” Greg Alexander said on Fox League.
“He came out six weeks ago and said ‘Lachie Galvin’s the best teenager I’ve ever seen’ and I thought, whoa that’s a big statement.
“I know Gus pretty well and when the talk came out about the Tigers offering him $1 million (per season), I remember Gus coming out and saying ‘look he’s gonna be a $1 million player but he’s not worth that right’ and I thought well okay.
“So it’s no surprise to see him go to the Dogs but I always thought it was a better fit at Parramatta playing outside Mitch Moses.”
CIRALDO’S INCREDIBLE RECRUITING ABILITY
Cameron Ciraldo has just proven he’s one of the most influential coaches in the NRL, despite being the second youngest (Benji Marshall is four months younger).
Ciraldo, 40, is only halfway through his third season as head coach but just landed the hottest young talent in the game on a massive unders deal.
Galvin knocked back the Tigers’ five-year extension worth $6 million to reportedly sign with the Dogs on $750,000 per season.
A quick crunch of the numbers reveals Galvin walked away from a whopping $450,000 per season to play under Ciraldo.
Galvin also had an offer on the table from the Eels, who he grew up supporting, that was worth more than the Bulldogs deal.
But the 19-year-old knocked back the cash and chance to play in the halves alongside Blues and Kangaroos representative Mitchell Moses.
Canterbury were certainly helped by having assistant coach Luke Vella - Galvin high school coach - on their staff but it’s a remarkable coup for Ciraldo.
The Bulldogs finished 15th on the ladder just 18 months ago in Ciraldo’s first season in charge.
Last season they played finals for the first time in eight years and now Ciraldo’s side are on top of the table after 12 rounds.
“I love the signing, the Bulldogs have had extreme growth,” Ennis said.
“What they’ve done with their pathway systems that has now started to filter through to their NRL side, so much so that we see them lead the competition.
“They’ve had a real good look in the you know deep inside them in the last 18 months to go ‘okay how do we get ourselves back to winning premierships’.
“Their improvement has been rapid and there’s great buy-in and the club’s going in a great direction both on and off the field.”
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Feel bad for Sexton but if you are looking at salary, it's just good business. Sexy might have played himself trying to get market value when others are willing to take less
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I managed to avoid jail time this around mate lolYou didn’t end up in an El Salvadoran gulag?
I have hope then for my trip in July.
Just beach and happy hour every afternoon, need to detox for several days.
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Yep and even though Critta is very good mates with Luai, I doubt critta would have a problem with Galvin.
Luai made a stupid best man speech at To'os wedding, so he's not the best for team harmony (not saying to'o took it the wrong way, but others may have)
Critta seems to have his head screwed on much more than Luai
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Well if reports are true, nobody has made an offer for him.
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I think you get emotional bro. How the fck you hate a 19 year old kid who has chosen our club for less cash. You cannot agree with the signing or think it will upset our squad but calling the kid a dumb twat that you hate and he better not fuck you off is way over the top IMOI’m awake bro - I did love the comment though
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Apparently Broncos are in for him now with the galvin news
Doubt it especially if they didn't know he want to sign with us.
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Critta is bog average at fullback doesn’t have the pace or link up passing game. Has been tried there a few times and failed.
He is also a world class centre why move him.
He did say at the time that Galvin is not on our radar but explained this by saying at the time he wasn’t available until 2027 but when he became available for this year everything changed