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6 days ago
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NRL 2025: Lachlan Galvin opens up on his move to the Bulldogs after starring at halfback
Don't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Lachlan Galvin is aware of the criticism that's followed his mid-season move to the Bulldogs, but he insists it won't affect him after he celebrated his move to halfback by throwing what his coach described as one of the 'bravest' passes he's seen to lift his side to a dramatic win over the Dragons. His move from the Wests Tigers dominated the news cycle, and it hasn't stopped since he arrived at Belmore with everyone fascinated by how Cameron Ciraldo would use him. He's started games on the bench, at five-eighth and even dropped out of the 17, but Galvin will be Canterbury's halfback for the rest of the year after showing signs that he is the trump card they've been missing in attack. He scored a try in the first half after he backed up a big break by Stephen Crichton, but it's what he did with the game on the line that justified the move to bring him in. With his side struggling to land the killer blow, Galvin drifted to the edge, waited for Tyrell Sloan to make a decision in defence and then fired a long ball over the top to rookie Jethro Rinakama to score the winner in the corner. 'Natural instincts kicked in and I saw him come up and I just threw it,' he said after the game. 'No pressure (because) I put the work in at training, 'Ciro' and all the coaching staff and the boys have put trust in me. I'm always confident going out there. When I see it, I'm just going to throw it. 'I just saw it and took it, that's pretty much what I do. I saw the pass and I threw it. I'm always going to do that, I'm always going to back my instinct. That's just me. 'I just saw (Sloan) come out pretty early. He'd done it a few times before with kicks at the back. I thought I might as well just throw it. Lucky it paid off.' The pass could have easily been intercepted but Galvin didn't hesitate with the game on the line. 'To make that play at the end, it's possibly one of the bravest passes I've seen,' Ciraldo said, revealing Galvin had done more than enough to keep the No.7 jersey before he nailed the crucial play. 'We all know he's had pressure on him, so I can't rap him enough for how well he's handled it. 'To trust his instincts and to trust himself to make that play just shows everyone what we've been seeing for the past six weeks.' Lachlan Galvin and Matt Burton have seven weeks to build their combination heading into the finals. Picture:His position in the team and the effect it's had on other players has been questioned, with fellow spine members Reed Mahoney and Toby Sexton set to leave the club at the end of the year. Mahoney scored a try on Saturday night while Sexton played well in NSW Cup, with Galvin adamant the outside noise isn't getting to him as he looks to spend the next seven weeks developing his combination with halves partner Matt Burton. 'It is what it is, people are always going to have their opinions but I'm just going to keep working,' he said. 'I listen to the people inside the four walls at Belmore and that's Ciro and all the coaches and all the boys. I keep working hard and for it to pay off tonight and me to keep building for the rest of the year, that's all I'm going to do. 'I'm just here to learn. That's all I want to do. I'm only 20 years of age, I just want to keep building. I'll just keep learning and keep building. Ciro and all the assistants are doing that for me. '(Burton) is mad to play with, he's got such a strong running game so I'm just trying to free up space for him to use that. 'What I can do for him to get him the ball and get the strike players in our team the ball, that's what I'm going to do. I love playing with him. We're building a good bond now. He's real good out on the field. He talks well. I love him.' Crichton was impressed with what he saw from the 20-year-old and praised him for how he's handled a turbulent few months. 'He's been copping a lot ever since he came to the club, but we see in our four walls what he does at training,' he said. 'The confidence for him to throw that pass shows what type of player he is. We're happy he's at our club.' Originally published as 'One of the bravest passes I've seen': Lachlan Galvin breaks down his match-winning play, opens up on the pressure since joining the Bulldogs
Yahoo
6 days ago
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'That's pretty much what I do': Galvin on magic play
It's been seven weeks of headlines and scrutiny since Lachlan Galvin joined Canterbury but the young gun felt none of the pressure as he came up with the match-winning play against St George Illawarra. At fulltime on Saturday night, Galvin downplayed his magic cutout pass to Jethro Rinakama that allowed the rookie winger to slide over for a try and snatch a 20-18 win in the final two minutes. For coach Cameron Ciraldo, the pass was "one of the bravest" he'd seen from any NRL player, much less a youngster in his first game as a first-grade halfback. For Galvin, it was all part of the job description. "I just saw it and took it, that's pretty much what I do. I seen the pass and I threw it," he said. "I'm always going to do that, I'm always going to back my instinct. That's just me." Wasn't easy but got the job done. — Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (@NRL_Bulldogs) July 19, 2025 The play helped vindicate Ciraldo's call to oust Toby Sexton for the clash in the hope that Galvin at halfback may be the answer to the Bulldogs' long-running halves problem. Sexton and Galvin have been jostling to partner Matt Burton in the halves since the latter joined top-four hopefuls Canterbury from Wests Tigers. Ciraldo has played three different halves combinations in the Dogs' last three games, but the situation appeared to be growing more urgent given finals are drawing closer. But with the game on the line in his first proper audition at halfback, Galvin felt none of the pressure. "Natural instincts kicked in and I seen him come up and I just threw it," he said. "No pressure, I put the work in at training, 'Ciro' and all the coaching staff and the boys have put trust in me. I'm always confident going out there." View this post on Instagram A post shared by NRL (@nrl) But the headlines have not been lost on Galvin, whose messy exit from the Tigers has been the biggest story of the NRL season. Galvin, who only turned 20 this week, is not so naive as to think the outside noise will quieten down any time soon. "It is what it is," he said. "People are always going to have their opinions but I'm just going to keep working. I listen to the people inside the four walls at Belmore and that's 'Ciro' and all the coaches and all the boys. "I keep working hard and for it to pay off tonight and me to keep building for the rest of the year, that's all I'm going to do." Ciraldo indicated at fulltime that Galvin will be given extended time at halfback with the view to refining his combinations with Burton ahead of the finals. "(Burton) is mad to play with, he's got such a strong running game so I'm just trying to free up space for him to use that," Galvin said. "We're building a good bond now. He's real good out on the field. He talks well. Love him."
News.com.au
6 days ago
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‘One of the bravest passes I've seen': Lachlan Galvin breaks down his match-winning play, opens up on the pressure since joining the Bulldogs
Lachlan Galvin is aware of the criticism that's followed his mid-season move to the Bulldogs, but he insists it won't affect him after he celebrated his move to halfback by throwing what his coach described as one of the 'bravest' passes he's seen to lift his side to a dramatic win over the Dragons. His move from the Wests Tigers dominated the news cycle, and it hasn't stopped since he arrived at Belmore with everyone fascinated by how Cameron Ciraldo would use him. He's started games on the bench, at five-eighth and even dropped out of the 17, but Galvin will be Canterbury's halfback for the rest of the year after showing signs that he is the trump card they've been missing in attack. He scored a try in the first half after he backed up a big break by Stephen Crichton, but it's what he did with the game on the line that justified the move to bring him in. With his side struggling to land the killer blow, Galvin drifted to the edge, waited for Tyrell Sloan to make a decision in defence and then fired a long ball over the top to rookie Jethro Rinakama to score the winner in the corner. Lachie Galvin turns match winner? The Bulldogs lead ðŸ'€ ðŸ'° Watch #NRLBulldogsDragons on Ch.502 or stream on Kayo: âœ�ï¸� BLOG ðŸ'¢ MATCH CENTRE — Fox League (@FOXNRL) July 19, 2025 'Natural instincts kicked in and I saw him come up and I just threw it,' he said after the game. 'No pressure (because) I put the work in at training, 'Ciro' and all the coaching staff and the boys have put trust in me. I'm always confident going out there. When I see it, I'm just going to throw it. 'I just saw it and took it, that's pretty much what I do. I saw the pass and I threw it. I'm always going to do that, I'm always going to back my instinct. That's just me. 'I just saw (Sloan) come out pretty early. He'd done it a few times before with kicks at the back. I thought I might as well just throw it. Lucky it paid off.' The pass could have easily been intercepted but Galvin didn't hesitate with the game on the line. 'To make that play at the end, it's possibly one of the bravest passes I've seen,' Ciraldo said, revealing Galvin had done more than enough to keep the No.7 jersey before he nailed the crucial play. 'We all know he's had pressure on him, so I can't rap him enough for how well he's handled it. 'To trust his instincts and to trust himself to make that play just shows everyone what we've been seeing for the past six weeks.' His position in the team and the effect it's had on other players has been questioned, with fellow spine members Reed Mahoney and Toby Sexton set to leave the club at the end of the year. Mahoney scored a try on Saturday night while Sexton played well in NSW Cup, with Galvin adamant the outside noise isn't getting to him as he looks to spend the next seven weeks developing his combination with halves partner Matt Burton. 'It is what it is, people are always going to have their opinions but I'm just going to keep working,' he said. 'I listen to the people inside the four walls at Belmore and that's Ciro and all the coaches and all the boys. I keep working hard and for it to pay off tonight and me to keep building for the rest of the year, that's all I'm going to do. 'I'm just here to learn. That's all I want to do. I'm only 20 years of age, I just want to keep building. I'll just keep learning and keep building. Ciro and all the assistants are doing that for me. '(Burton) is mad to play with, he's got such a strong running game so I'm just trying to free up space for him to use that. 'What I can do for him to get him the ball and get the strike players in our team the ball, that's what I'm going to do. I love playing with him. We're building a good bond now. He's real good out on the field. He talks well. I love him.' Crichton was impressed with what he saw from the 20-year-old and praised him for how he's handled a turbulent few months. 'He's been copping a lot ever since he came to the club, but we see in our four walls what he does at training,' he said. 'The confidence for him to throw that pass shows what type of player he is. We're happy he's at our club.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Galvin snatches Bulldogs win in first game as halfback
Lachlan Galvin has enjoyed a fairytale first game as an NRL halfback, throwing the match-winning pass in Canterbury's 20-18 defeat of St George Illawarra at Accor Stadium. Just when the Bulldogs' halves headache looked set to throb into next week, much-hyped mid-season recruit Galvin broke the Dragons' hearts with a cut-out ball to Jethro Rinakama in the final 90 seconds. Dragons winger Tyrell Sloan was caught in-field and his opposite man Rinakama, in only his second game, slid over to seal a win that puts Galvin's name up in lights. Jethro Rinakama scores the match-winner! 🤯Telstra Moment of the Match — NRL (@NRL) July 19, 2025 The move to bring Galvin over from Wests Tigers had been questioned as Cameron Ciraldo deliberated how best to use the 20-year-old in a team that had been atop the ladder when he arrived. But the magic play would've felt vindication for the finals-bound Dogs, who look to have delivered the hammer blow to the Dragons' own top-eight hopes. Saints are still a mathematical chance but need to claim victory in all of their remaining games to finish the season with a winning record, and face Penrith, Canberra and the Warriors on the run home. Saturday night was the eighth time this season the Dragons have lost by 10 points or fewer. They looked home and hosed, stoically defending the Bulldogs on their goal-line in the final minutes having run in the first two tries of the second half. Clint Gutherson had thrown the last pass to Sione Finau that gave the 11th-placed Dragons an unlikely lead as mid-season recruit Galvin struggled to spark Canterbury after replacing Toby Sexton at halfback. But with his match-winning play, the former Tiger may well have brought the Bulldogs closer to answering the halves puzzle that appears critical to their premiership chances. Earlier, Galvin backed his captain Stephen Crichton up on the right side to score his side's second try, and came close to putting Viliame Kikau over for four-pointers in each stanza. But Damien Cook made a heroic effort to hold Kikau up over the line, before referee Adam Gee found a knock-on before a Galvin kick found its way to the giant forward. Finau dislocated his shoulder in the act of scoring the Dragons' third try, while Bulldogs recruit Sitili Tupouniua hurt his hamstring in his first game back from a lay-off with that same injury.
News.com.au
6 days ago
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NRL world says same thing about Lachlan Galvin as halfback produces mixed performance
Question marks over the Bulldogs' decision to replace Toby Sexton with Lachlan Galvin have only intensified after the No. 7 produced a rocks and diamonds display as Canterbury edged past the Dragons 20-18. The Bulldogs named Galvin at halfback for their clash on Saturday evening, with Sexton relegated to reserve grade. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. It came after the Bulldogs only managed to score two tries in their 12-8 victory over the Cowboys last week. And as a result, Cameron Ciraldo pulled the trigger, parachuting Galvin into the starting side. But once again, his performance was split between pieces of brilliance and being completely ineffectual. The youngster crossed for a try early in the first half, backing up on the inside of Stephen Crichton after the representative centre broke the line. And he finished his performance by throwing a cutout pass to winger Jethro Rinakama, who scored in the corner to secure the two-point victory. But in between the pieces of quality, Galvin struggled to get a foothold in the match. The 20-year-old made several poor defensive reads and overplayed his hand in attack as the Bulldogs continue to struggle to recapture their early-season form. After going into the break 10 points up against the Dragons, some questionable efforts from the halfback helped the Red V back into the game. And it was his defensive effort that saw the Dragons take the lead 18-16 in the second half that drew groans from Canterbury supporters. As St George shifted the ball from right to left, Galvin charged out of the line to put pressure on Dragons half Kyle Flanagan, who effortlessly passed to Clint Gutherson, creating an overlap. The 20-year-old then made no effort to chase back, jogging to the line as the Red V drew and passed before Sione Finau scored in the corner. You can watch the moment in the player at the top of the page. And it had Dogs fans all left saying the same thing. 'Galvin has single-handedly ruined the Bulldogs' season,' one fan wrote on X. 'Is Galvin the worst defensive half in the comp?' another asked. 'Can we give him back. What is Galvin doing?' a third added. However, his moment of quality at the end showed what he can do. But fans still aren't convinced. 'Rough second half, Galvin nervous, needs to breathe and just play. Ended the game with a fantastic pass though, has promise, just needs to play his best,' one fan said. 'Galvin literally did two good things in the whole damn game, and played crap for the rest of it, but bring on the ignoring the crap part,' another said. 'Oh, finally a win ffs lmao good on ya doggies. Galvin actually showed what he CAN do,' a third Dogs fan said. 'What a rubbish 78 minutes and then that. Galvin is a rollercoaster,' a fourth wrote. Cameron Ciraldo's call to drop Toby Sexton season-defining The Dogs built their formidable form off effort areas, somewhere Galvin has come up short to date. Since Galvin joined the club, the Bulldogs in Round 14, the former league leaders have not beaten a current top 8 team. And the decision to pick the youngster is likely to be a season-defining one, one way or another. Over the last two seasons, Sexton has played 32 games, with the Bulldogs winning 23 of those and losing just 9, for a win percentage of 71.9. In the same period, Sexton has missed 9 games, with the Bulldogs winning just 3 and losing 6 of those. Now that Ciraldo has opted to go with Galvin over Sexton, he will surely stick with it. Galvin has shown that he is a star of the future, but time will tell if he's ready to lead a team to premiership glory right now.
