Hey team
Just thought i would post it here since this is the most common thread i look at when i jump in here.
Reached out to a really good mate who has been in the mix with the Pathways programs at Wests and knows a lot of what is happening behind the scenes there.
I asked hm whats the go with Lachlan, are his Parents trash? is he a spoilt brat or is he just a dumb 18 year old?
He said he is the total opposite to what the media is pertraying him to be, also his Parents are lovely people from the encounters he has had.
I asked whats the go then with all these reports, is he throwing his toys out the cot and not willing to fight to keep his position or does he generally want out
He said Lachlan is a really lovely young kid. Has no ego at all and just wants to learn and absord all the knowledge from the Vets around him. My mate said he cant believe whats being written about him. I asked is it his manager and he said yeah. He is trying to get an upgraded deal even though he just signed a few months ago. Moses believes that now he is in 1st grade he should be entitled to more even though he is in the very early stages of a deal.
We all know Isaac Moses is vermin but Lachlans Parents trust him.
On the flip side, my mate said a few kids want out of their Wests contracts.
Jonas Peni (Half) has been released and signed a 3 year deal with the Roosters
Sonny Edwards Moeke (Half, stand off) has been released and signed a 3 year deal with the Sharks
Aaron Keppie (Hooker, lock) has been released and signed a 3 year deal with the Sharks
Both Large Brothers are unhappy and want out
Haemasi Makasini wants out as well
A couple of others are at crossroads as well
My mate said that this has nothing to do with Wests as a club but more so Pathways Manager Shannon Gallant upsetting Parents and Coaches and interferring where its not wanted and not staying in his lane. To be more specific, he is interfering in team selections and interfering in Coaching structures. This in turn is getting under the skin of the coaches who were appointed to do that job and the flow on affect from that is Parents are becoming pissed that their Kids were being picked to play in some games but due to Shannons interference are being over looked.
My mate didnt specifically say that those were the reasons that the players mentioned above left or wanting to leave but their are alot of Parents disillusioned with what is happening after being promised and presented a totally different picture.
Take is at you will.
I for one are very dissapointed in hearing that after watching most of these kids develop over the years. Especially Jonas, as i know him and his Dad quite well. But i have heard over the last couple of years Gallant has been doing that, it’s only coming to light now that some Juniors are unhappy after Galvins name has been dragged through the mud. I even was talking to
@jrtiger about this exact same thing over a year ago.
