Galvin

[Tiger Ted]

Benji handled it like a pro....best game management of his career

I just read the transcript of presser.Geez Benji was super impressive.I so hope Benji reaches the apex as a coach at Concord

 

[Tigerm]

After hearing Jerome speak, I think he's here for the whole shebang.
Probably a bit early to pop the champagne but he was very passionate about it, though Benji might have to be here for that period. Win, win, win and it won't be a problem.

 

[Tiger05]

Benji to me looked really upset and near tears but he handled that like a bomb. Freaken awesome stuff.

I really want to drop it as well. I personally think like Stef this is better for our club.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Theres still nothing better than Richo going off his rocker and slamming his fist down hard!

 

[simmo05]

Willie mason had his lips firmly around Galvin's shlong on the levels podcast, that's where he is going

 

[Ned Kelly]

So with Galvin gone and Latu Fainu coming into the team Luai will be the main play maker.
That's a definite plus as far as I'm concerned.
I actually believe we will better off as a team.

 

[Tigerm]

So with Galvin gone and Latu Fainu coming into the team Luai will be the main play maker.
That's a definite plus as far as I'm concerned.
I actually believe we will better off as a team.

And Luai more likely to stay beyond his 2 years.

 

[The Realist]

Bula is as good as gone. Once his contract is finished he's out of here.

However, we are in the box seat here. As bula signed his current deal under his previous manager, the grub who shall not be named doesn't get paid until a new deal is signed. So it's in his best interests to re-negotiate asap. I'd tell him to come back once the contract is over then we'll talk. That's if we feel like offering a contract.

What's good for the goose......

I am not so sure about this. Now that there is a bit of a Fiji Posse forming at the Tigers, as well as a general Pasifika culture led by the highly charismatic Luai, I think Bula stays, particularly if the Tigers start doing reasonably well.

 

[The Realist]

Benji handled it like a pro....best game management of his career

That isn't exactly a high bar. I know Benji is God in these parts but he was a pretty ordinary half for the majority of his career.

 

[Tigerm]

That isn't exactly a high bar. I know Benji is God in these parts but he was a pretty ordinary half for the majority of his career.

Thanks for coming, now f**k off.

 

[Das Hassler]

That isn't exactly a high bar. I know Benji is God in these parts but he was a pretty ordinary half for the majority of his career.

Textbook game management wasn't his strong point for most of his career but as a half / 5/8 he was certainly a bit better than "ordinary"

 

[Das Hassler]

Thanks for coming, now f**k off.

Well.there ya go...team first huh ? lol

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Im not a member of the benji army, but as a player, for most of his career he was absolutely marquee.

So how Galvo could whinge about being taught how to play in and halves by Benji and JL doesnt make much sense compared with the halves talent of other clubs, coaching or playing.

But his enjoinment and sanctioning of his managers greed and avarice, apart from being bad timing, is suggestive of a youth, inexperience and dare i say it, sub standard and somewhat maladjusted and malignant upbringing.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Hes been raised:

To think of himself and be selfish
Trust grubs
Break his word
Burn bridges
Insult and disrespect his boss and workmates.

Id be ashamed of him if he was my kid.

Rooster mate says hes complicit in all of this and he cant blame anyone else.

Im glad hes on his way out, i dont want these deranged values contaminating the club.

He may be 19 and plays like a 24 year old, but hes got the emotional maturity of an infant.

Our jersey is not for sale.

The club has made a decision, hes been found guilty and the sentence must be carried out.

Including a lifetime of being considered as a deadset f**kwit by some of the best people in the game.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Just like cancer , you need to cut it out and get rid of it completely.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Just like cancer , you need to cut it out and get rid of it completely.

Yes, but in this case we shall not be making his recovery easy.

Hes to be used as an example for greedy managers and players wherever they hide.

They will be caught and punished beyond their worst expectations.

And if they know whats good for them Detective, they should swear on a holy book, that they fully deserve it.

 

[macnaz]

Food for Thought.?
The media and many NRL supporters are jumping to Galvins support in regard to his mental health as he has undergone almost 72 hrs of negative feedback because of a decision he made solely of his own choice.
Then we had the SAME media and NRL supporters smashing Luke Brooks for almost a decade for trying his best and never quite being good enough . BUT never did these same hypocritical merkins EVER give a shit about his mental health, they milked it for everything it was worth!.

 

[The Realist]

Textbook game management wasn't his strong point for most of his career but as a half / 5/8 he was certainly a bit better than "ordinary"

He was good to great from 2004-2011 arguably 2012 then he fell off a cliff. Still 8 years (with injuries in-between) as a top flight 5/8 is nothing to sneeze at. 2013 and onward though he was pretty awful.

As a Panthers supporter, he rarely ever seemed to 'turn it on' against us, so my perspective might be a little warped.

I should have been a little more specific though. When he was the halfback or dominant 'half' I felt he was ordinary more often than not.

 

[Wizardman]

Im glad that I have never really fully weighed in on this topic until now.

This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions in relation to the events surrounding Galvin. Here are my thoughts on the situation.

Initially, when I heard the news that Galvin knocked us back, I was a potent mixture of disappointed and angry. I was disappointed that we could not keep a junior with such obvious promise at this club. Im hearing a shitload of people saying words to the tune of "He ain't all that" and "Latu will be better than him". Those words come from understandable disappointment to be losing a player with his potential. This reaction never happened when we lost a player like Jock Madden for instance.

On the other hand, Im angry at the way this was handled by his management. They are well within their rights to knock our offer back. But, to not even look at the offer we put together smacks of disrespect. I could even accept that though. What I CANNOT accept is the disrespectful comments aimed towards the coach and flows down to his teammates. That is unacceptable from Galvin and the people that manipulate him to act that way.

You'll notice that I used the word "manipulate" in the previous sentence. I have heard Galvin speak twice.....one was a radio interview late last season and the other was part of being in a "Fletch and Hindy" skit tonight. What had really struck me in those two media spots is that although he is 18 or 19, his maturity levels are FAR below that. Don't confuse maturity with intelligence. In both of those media spots, he seems like an absolute kid, not a money hungry bastard.

He is an adult and should be responsible for his actions. But, I have absolutely no doubt in the world he is heavily manipulated by his manager to take the actions that he has done this week......and that is pretty irresponsible to put this guy through the absolute ringer by sports and social media this week. They absolutely had to have known his actions would have cause this reaction from the media and general public. A part of me feels sorry for the kid in that way....he does not have the maturity to comprehend the outcome from all of this....but unfortunately for him, he has bought a ticket to get into this circus, he will have to go through it.

Finally, our club has clearly grown off the paddock since Richo took over. Benji was an absolute star with the way he spoke today. I will be the first to admit that I had big question marks over him being the head coach of this club with no previous coaching experience. But, the way those players put in for him every week and the absolute humility with what he had to say today, he has basically won me over today. The Galvin thing could be the absolute making of Benji as a coach.

Our captains also spoke very well and Richo's strong tone is setting our club up for success. Yet, another strong day for our club.

 

[Das Hassler]

He was good to great from 2004-2011 arguably 2012 then he fell off a cliff. Still 8 years (with injuries in-between) as a top flight 5/8 is nothing to sneeze at. 2013 and onward though he was pretty awful.

As a Panthers supporter, he rarely ever seemed to 'turn it on' against us, so my perspective might be a little warped.

I should have been a little more specific though. When he was the halfback or dominant 'half' I felt he was ordinary more often than not.

I'll mostly go along with that...the seasons he played under Bennett at the Broncs and the back half ? of '20 at Souths he calmed it down and learned to control a game as he slowed up. If Galvin wants to learn from a more old school half then maybe Ricky Stewart is his guy...but I still doubt that's the driver behind this.
* sorry my manners let me down..." I'm a Panthers supporter"...oh...I didn't realise...look, so long as you have your health everything will be ok...."chin"up