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I can understand the Tigers senior guys trying to stimulate morale in the group.

This is like a horribly botched version of Wayne telling the boys he’d ‘been through it before and we’ll be fine’ when Mitchell and Murray went down.

Poor execution, but I understand the attempt.
 
Pplspoet said:
I can understand the Tigers senior guys trying to stimulate morale in the group.

This is like a horribly botched version of Wayne telling the boys he’d ‘been through it before and we’ll be fine’ when Mitchell and Murray went down.

Poor execution, but I understand the attempt.
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It just looks a bit rich coming from guys who left their previous clubs for more money elsewhere.

Whether the "Benji cant coach" outlook from Galvin is true or not we might never know but it does look a tad hypocritical from the likes of Luai, Api and Turuva.
 
Bruster said:
I don't quite see how the senior group posting comments on social media and making it all public is an attempt to stimulate morale. That would do the opposite.
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For starters, the worst post was made public by others, not the player who posted it.

Api’s was a close friends post that was shared externally. Not great, but not as purposeful an act as is made out.

Jerome saying ‘team first’ is hardly bullying.

It’s him saying directly to his followers (so it can’t be spun by media) that he’s committed at the Tigers and leading with a team first mentality.

It’s not that Galvin wants more money (ala Luai, etc).

It’s that in seeking more money he’s purposely blown up all ties with the club to get an early exit.

He’s not entered into good faith negotiating, and has rubbished his current coach publicly.

That’s what Jerome is getting at with ‘team first.’
 
Pplspoet said:
For starters, the worst post was made public by others, not the player who posted it.

Api’s was a close friends post that was shared externally. Not great, but not as purposeful an act as is made out.

Jerome saying ‘team first’ is hardly bullying.

It’s him saying directly to his followers (so it can’t be spun by media) that he’s committed at the Tigers and leading with a team first mentality.

It’s not that Galvin wants more money (ala Luai, etc).

It’s that in seeking more money he’s purposely blown up all ties with the club to get an early exit.

He’s not entered into good faith negotiating, and has rubbished his current coach publicly.

That’s what Jerome is getting at with ‘team first.’
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The reference was to senior players. I stand by my comments that the social media posts and comments involving the senior players which were public, do not help team morale. How does Luais comment of not wanting to play with Galvin help morale?
 
aegean said:
It sure is.

The worst part of it, is the public humiliation of a team-mate. I can cop Laui and his team-mates saying this stuff privately, but the social media posts are a disgrace.
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And this again is possibly where Galvin and Moses have an issue with Benji. It seems he’s leaning towards the JD management style of letting the lunatics run the asylum

It’s not a good look for Richi either that’s he’s standing back and letting this occur to a teenager.
aegean said:
If I was Galvin I would do two things. Firstly, keep your head down and keep quiet until you secure a release from that joint. Secondly, find a new manager.
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From a players perspective does Moses not (it seems) always get his clients the best deal?

Sure he isn’t great for the clubs to deal with, but he secures his clients the best possible deal

Compare this to SBW’s original manager, who it was alleged played along with the Dogs about the seriousness of his knee injury and advised him to take a low ball offer. Then poorly invested his money

This guy is still operating. I know who I’d prefer representing me
 
Bruster said:
The reference was to senior players. I stand by my comments that the social media posts and comments involving the senior players which were public, do not help team morale. How does Luais comment of not wanting to play with Galvin help morale?
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Helps morale amongst the players staying and the fan base.
 
Brownrabbit said:
And this again is possibly where Galvin and Moses have an issue with Benji. It seems he’s leaning towards the JD management style of letting the lunatics run the asylum

It’s not a good look for Richi either that’s he’s standing back and letting this occur to a teenager.

From a players perspective does Moses not (it seems) always get his clients the best deal?

Sure he isn’t great for the clubs to deal with, but he secures his clients the best possible deal

Compare this to SBW’s original manager, who it was alleged played along with the Dogs about the seriousness of his knee injury and advised him to take a low ball offer. Then poorly invested his money

This guy is still operating. I know who I’d prefer representing me
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IMO Moses alienates club managements with his negotiating tactics. Politis for instance won't deal with him. Perhaps the best offer that could have come Galvin's way (or another player from his stable) was from the Roosters. I believe other clubs will avoid Moses as much as they can.

What I don't like about Moses is that players are used as leverage for others, or as payback. From a player's point of view that may acceptable at times but at other times it's not. It clearly is not acceptable from the club's or fans perspective.

From what I hear, the way he works is that he demands payouts/deals for his players and if he doesn't get his way retaliates against the club. He was not happy with how Bateman was treated by Benji. The Tigers did not play the way Moses liked, so the payback was going to come when one of his clients was next up negotiating.

This is why I say, he needs a new manager. The reaction of the Tigers here, especially from Richo, is to send a signal to Moses that they won't be pushed around and dictated to by Moses when it comes to their squad. The Tigers may even dig in and force Galvin to play reserve grade for the next 18 months on a contract that is a fraction of what he could earn next year - just to teach Moses a lesson.

This is not a money issue - Galvin will get top dollar wherever he goes and the Tigers may have even matched it. This was Moses trying to prove that he was a power player in the game and the Tigers putting him in his place. This is why there have been leaks galore and why NRL360 have gone to town on it.

Galvin has found himself in the middle of a public shit-storm not of his making. It is not right that a 19-year-old should be going through this.
 
aegean said:
IMO Moses alienates club managements with his negotiating tactics. Politis for instance won't deal with him. Perhaps the best offer that could have come Galvin's way (or another player from his stable) was from the Roosters. I believe other clubs will avoid Moses as much as they can.

What I don't like about Moses is that players are used as leverage for others, or as payback. From a player's point of view that may acceptable at times but at other times it's not. It clearly is not acceptable from the club's or fans perspective.

From what I hear, the way he works is that he demands payouts/deals for his players and if he doesn't get his way retaliates against the club. He was not happy with how Bateman was treated by Benji. The Tigers did not play the way Moses liked, so the payback was going to come when one of his clients was next up negotiating.

This is why I say, he needs a new manager. The reaction of the Tigers here, especially from Richo, is to send a signal to Moses that they won't be pushed around and dictated to by Moses when it comes to their squad. The Tigers may even dig in and force Galvin to play reserve grade for the next 18 months on a contract that is a fraction of what he could earn next year - just to teach Moses a lesson.

This is not a money issue - Galvin will get top dollar wherever he goes and the Tigers may have even matched it. This was Moses trying to prove that he was a power player in the game and the Tigers putting him in his place. This is why there have been leaks galore and why NRL360 have gone to town on it.

Galvin has found himself in the middle of a public shit-storm not of his making. It is not right that a 19-year-old should be going through this.
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I reckon you're on the money here . 👍🏼
 
Training_The_House_Down said:
Rugby League in Britain needs this do much, they’ll lap it up, it’s as good as it gets for them
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The pommies need to be competitive, that is important. Perhaps one all going into game three, however, I doubt it. Though the Kangaroos maybe short a bunch of stars ?

One thing I know for sure, I will be setting the alarm for 1.00am!
 
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