Lachie Galvin, a teenager, is in line to make his

Two years after being released by Parramatta for being too little, teenager Lachie Galvin is in line to make his Wests Tigers debut in their opening game of the season.

Even though Galvin is just eighteen, he has already made an impression on coach Benji Marshall. As a result, the first-year coach is willing to take a risk with the five-eighth for the club’s season debut, which is an away trip to Canberra in round two after a round one bye.

Tigers supporters are ecstatic by the addition of Jarome Luai for 2025, but the main issue is the team’s four-in-two halves lineup, which includes veteran Aidan Sezer, dynamic Bud Sullivan, youthful player Latu Fainu (suspended for the Raiders game), and Galvin.

After being slashed by the Eels, Galvin had a growth spurt and is now 193 cm and 91 kg in weight. After winning the Australian Schoolboys championship last year, he led his team to victory over Papua New Guinea. He was also awarded player of the tournament.

Tim White, the Australian Schoolboys coach, noted that Galvin’s size provided him a tiny advantage against the two seasoned Tigers, Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses, who were both coaches at Holy Cross College.

He is unique in thatHe’s a classic football player—tall, quick, and surprisingly strong—said White. Lachie has something that you cannot teach.

“Playing in round one would be a steep learning curve for him; he played with schoolboys in Papua New Guinea his last game,” but he wouldn’t make a fool of himself. With what they have there right now, he would actually be the more dominant player in the halves.

Here at Holy Cross, I also served as Mitch and “Brooksy’s” coach. They were unique. The three of them are quite comparable if grouped together, with Lachie perhaps having the advantage due to his prominence.

Galvin, a Campbelltown native, was cut loose after playing in Harold Matthews for a few seasons after being selected by the Eels while he was in his teens.

Galvin claimed, “They told me I wasn’t big enough and they didn’t have a place for me.” “I wasn’t angry. My last growth spurt occurred two years ago. I returned to Wests to try out for the Harold Matts, and the following year [2022, we were victorious].

Galvin declared that he would never turn down an opportunity to play in the NRL in round one. I’ll do everything Benji asks me to. As a running half, I enjoy playing a little loose. Benji simply encouraged me to act on what I see and have confidence in my actions; he advised me to give anything I do my all.

Growing up, Galvin was an Eels fan, and he shyly concedes that he was too young to see Marshall at his peak. “He’s still at his best, even in his 40s,” he remarked, still astounded by the coach’s ability to put on a step during training.

For the record, Marshall is 38 years old. He stated in this masthead regarding Galvin: “I’m not afraid to throw any of them in.” I am the coach because of this. The preseason and trials will determine our course of action.

It signifies nothing just because you’re eighteen. You are old enough if you are competent enough. He’s a very decent young man.

When it comes to Marshall, Sullivan acknowledges that on sometimes he may be a “fan boy.”

“I don’t think he sees me as a fan boy when I’m screaming and yelling at him,” Marshall remarked, suggesting that “Bud” Sullivan might be exaggerating.

“I’m not going to coach these guys to play a certain way just because I played a certain way,” the player said. That would not be just.