Lachlan Galvin here we come

Tassie Devil said:
But what's happened here though?

Maybe I'm missing something, but wasn't he simply saying that he wanted to test the market Nov 1st?

I get that the Tigers have made him and he owes them something. But I think after that Brown move players have no true idea of their worth on the market, so naturally they're all eager to see what they can get.

How do they even know anymore what's a good deal after that ridiculous Brown move? The Knights have set him up for life so all players will be thinking the same as Galvin.

Woods and the other young lads at the Dogs will be doing the same. It's just a sign of the times.

I agree Galvin should stay but he's gotta test the market and see if what he's being offered at the Tigers is right.

Whats he done wrong in this? Gone to the media? Complained about Benji?

I mean, he'd already asked to leave 2-3 time previously so the club knew his position already. If they offered him that deal without resolving past shit then ...

Personally based on what I've read and seen, the Tigers have once again absolutely ballsd it up. Comical imo how they've dealt with in telling the world he's no longer welcome at the club.

Fucking love it. Fuck them.
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I will be bitterly disappointed if he ended up at the dogs
 
maroondog72 said:
A 19 year old kid gets offered 5 million over 5 years plus an upgrade for this year and next that pushes it over six million from the club that gave him a start in first grade and then built a side around him because he wasn’t happy with the playing group but was still happy to sign his last contract for the right money. The point people are missing is that he didn’t tell the tigers he was going to test the market at the end of his contract which he is more than entitled to do ,his manager told the the club they where not even going to entertain an offer from the club regardless of what it was and then tried to roll out a list of grievances against the coach as the reason. I would be filthy if I was the tigers, they have bent over backwards to facilitate this kid and his managers every whim and they have paid it back by spitting in their face. I hope they make the little prick play reserve grade until the last day of his contract. Anyway mate I am sick of talking about this flop and his management, bring on Friday.
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dont be naive, he asked for a release 3 times last year, of course they knew there were issues but the tigers failed to address them. Same as when Stefano left, there is coaching issues,
They Just told him you are contracted and thats it, nowhere to go.
They havnt bent over backwards on any issue. The tigers should have addressed this last year.
This way the grub moses has his own way
 
Bulldogsteve said:
dont be naive, he asked for a release 3 times last year, of course they knew there were issues but the tigers failed to address them. Same as when Stefano left, there is coaching issues,
They Just told him you are contracted and thats it, nowhere to go.
They havnt bent over backwards on any issue. The tigers should have addressed this last year.
This way the grub moses has his own way
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lol righto Steve…. I am naive fkn lol
 
Bulldogsteve said:
im just saying tigers and the management handled it poorly. ive had alot to do with moses, he is a grub and doesnt give a fuck
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I don’t think they handled it poorly at all I think they just got sick of their shit and outed them both as the fukn mercenary’s they are. That’s why they followed straight up with the “ he won’t be released from his contract” statement , no early release no early payday for moses
 
maroondog72 said:
I don’t think they handled it poorly at all I think they just got sick of their shit and outed them both as the fukn mercenary’s they are. That’s why they followed straight up with the “ he won’t be released from his contract” statement , no early release no early payday for moses
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It's a hard one tbh as none of us know what's going on. I miss the days when players truly played for the shirt on their back, because those days left us some time ago.

Every player has a price and ultimately they need to take care of their future too. This is why I don't begrudge Galvin (not that I really give a shit anyway tbh) as he needs to look after himself to some point.

But .... It's a fact that he's been angling and pushing for a move for some time. This isn't rumour but straight from the mouths of Tiger elite.

So something's been going on for some time over there. What exactly? We don't know but ... he's not the first high profile player to run for the doors. Or was that pushed out the doors?

The real big question for me is how the Tigers management have allowed it to get to this point? How have they allowed a player who's obviously had massive gripes in the past continue with the team without resolving his issues?

Is Galvin a **** for leaving the Tigers? Yes? But so are so many other players who leave the clubs that made them?

We all better hope that the Dogs, CC, and Gus are doing better with our juniors than the Tigers. I think we are and by some margin but that Brown move to the Knights has completely shifted the landscape for league.

We just need to accept this is now the norm and players like Woods will be similarly targetted ... unless our club is smarter than the Tigers
 
Bulldogsteve said:
dont be naive, he asked for a release 3 times last year, of course they knew there were issues but the tigers failed to address them. Same as when Stefano left, there is coaching issues,
They Just told him you are contracted and thats it, nowhere to go.
They havnt bent over backwards on any issue. The tigers should have addressed this last year.
This way the grub moses has his own way
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That might be true, though whoever is advising and brainwashing him needs to go, not just for his career but as a man
 
Craystar said:
That might be true, though whoever is advising and brainwashing him needs to go, not just for his career but as a man
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The issue from my side isn't only Galvin or even the manager. It's more so the club's like the Knights that are prepared to throw stupid money around on players who aren't worth it.

What it's done this whole Brown saga is that it's created a completely unrealistic and unsustainable market. It's not possible for clubs to be able to pay that type of money on individual players for that length of time.

But ... players see that. They hear Brown explaining why he left the club that made him to go to the Knights. Financial security. An offer top good to be true.

And it makes sense to players who see it. Of course it does. League might give them a 10 career if they're lucky, so any money they make it going to priceless.

I don't think enough has been made of clubs throwing that kind of money at youngsters. People are lauding the tigers for offering him a mil a season. Why? That's too much as it is!

If they had the proper set up behind scenes and all of that they wouldn't need to offer such stupid money.

Yeah, I get he's super talented and supposedly the next superstar. Cool. But he could easily not be.

And that kind of money will make it more likely he's not as he won't be playing for the love of the game, but the dollar.

The Tigers are as much to blame for this mess as his manager. He's been I'll advised all around.

I bet you that Gus would never offer Woods or any of our exciting youngsters a mil a year. Not even Galvin. Because he knows what money does to our youth.

They need to work for that pay rise, not be given it in the early years. Money is a disease for our young players.
 
Tassie Devil said:
The issue from my side isn't only Galvin or even the manager. It's more so the club's like the Knights that are prepared to throw stupid money around on players who aren't worth it.

What it's done this whole Brown saga is that it's created a completely unrealistic and unsustainable market. It's not possible for clubs to be able to pay that type of money on individual players for that length of time.

But ... players see that. They hear Brown explaining why he left the club that made him to go to the Knights. Financial security. An offer top good to be true.

And it makes sense to players who see it. Of course it does. League might give them a 10 career if they're lucky, so any money they make it going to priceless.

I don't think enough has been made of clubs throwing that kind of money at youngsters. People are lauding the tigers for offering him a mil a season. Why? That's too much as it is!

If they had the proper set up behind scenes and all of that they wouldn't need to offer such stupid money.

Yeah, I get he's super talented and supposedly the next superstar. Cool. But he could easily not be.

And that kind of money will make it more likely he's not as he won't be playing for the love of the game, but the dollar.

The Tigers are as much to blame for this mess as his manager. He's been I'll advised all around.

I bet you that Gus would never offer Woods or any of our exciting youngsters a mil a year. Not even Galvin. Because he knows what money does to our youth.

They need to work for that pay rise, not be given it in the early years. Money is a disease for our young players.
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Agree the Brown deal has the potential to create havoc across the NRL. It’s got to be the worst business decision in the history of the game. With the ramifications felt across the game.

If Galvin comes to us on anything like the $1m x 5 years the Tigers have offered him. This would be a close second to the worst deal in history.

1. Where will we play him? Who goes to accommodate him? Don’t suggest Burton & Galvin as a halves pairing. Neither are close to a 7.
2. The internal dramas his arrival as our highest paid player could destabilise everything we have been building.
3. Halves generally come into their own around the age 24-25. At 19 getting a 5year deal. That contract is fully completed before in theory he has developed and is worth the million dollars a season he has been on for the last 5 years. With his loyalty going to the highest bidder and then walks away.

Pathways, pathways, pathways

Unless there is an opportunity to secure an established star of the game that is worth $1m+ to fill a spot we really need to fill. Going to market should be minimal. DCE being an example. However I would prefer Sexton at a much smaller contract. With Woods, Tia, O’Neill & Conti in the wings waiting to take the next step.

Galvin does NOT fill any holes in our squad. He hasn’t proved or demanded a big pay cheque yet. The only hole he would fill is our Salary Cap.
 
Got to say, I have never been the greatest fan of luai, but the "team first' post and going to the coach with appi to ask for galvin to be dropped to reggies showed real leadership IMO.
 
maroondog72 said:
Got to say, I have never been the greatest fan of luai, but the "team first' post and going to the coach with appi to ask for galvin to be dropped to reggies showed real leadership IMO.
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I dunno if airing your grievances toward a 19 year old all over social media is a real "leadership" move. I can't see Critta doing that if Mitch Woods or one of our other promising young players decided not to sign a new contract with the club.
 
Luai is a grub.. Its basically bullying Galvin on socials.. along with his moron mate Taruva.. Benji is weak as piss and lets Luai run the club..
Thats why the Tigers will never win anything... no wonder Galvin wants out...
Luai did the same thing 12 months ago... left FOR THE MONEY..
Galvin is just smart enough to know Benji is the worst coach in the NRL and he's more interested in pandering to Luai and his Penrith mates..
 
QLDdogsfan said:
I dunno if airing your grievances toward a 19 year old all over social media is a real "leadership" move. I can't see Critta doing that if Mitch Woods or one of our other promising young players decided not to sign a new contract with the club.
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Fair enough, but it wasn't just on social media, he had the balls to back it up by going to the club to have him dropped. 100% critta would do the same thing as the captain of the team if one of those players torched our season like galvin has torched the tigers.
 
maroondog72 said:
Fair enough, but it wasn't just on social media, he had the balls to back it up by going to the club to have him dropped. 100% critta would do the same thing as the captain of the team if one of those players torched our season like galvin has torched the tigers.
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"Torched".. The Tigers are a trainwreck club and have been for 10+ years... They aren't that good,.. they have had a soft draw and still are only 3-3... Parra are a chance on Monday to beat them too... once they start playing stronger clubs they will tumble back down the ladder and Luai and his penrith mates will turn against Benji
 
Dogs4EVA-1 said:
"Torched".. The Tigers are a trainwreck club and have been for 10+ years... They aren't that good,.. they have had a soft draw and still are only 3-3... Parra are a chance on Monday to beat them too... once they start playing stronger clubs they will tumble back down the ladder and Luai and his penrith mates will turn against Benji
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They have played way better football since Luai arrived and Galvin has benefited from that.
 
QLDdogsfan said:
I dunno if airing your grievances toward a 19 year old all over social media is a real "leadership" move. I can't see Critta doing that if Mitch Woods or one of our other promising young players decided not to sign a new contract with the club.
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All he did is inflame the situation really IMO and let everyone see just how toxic the Tigers and some of the playing group are.

Theyve got boxed into a no win situation with no real area of negotiation to resolve the matter.
 
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