Galvin agent responsible for ‘worst act ever’ as early exit call sparks fiery on-air argument

A veteran journalist’s call on the future of departing NRL star Lachlan Galvin ignited a heated argument on Monday night.

The actions of Lachlan Galvin’s agent “is the worst act by a player manager” during his time covering the game according to a veteran journalist.

On Monday, Galvin told the Tigers he would be testing his value on the open market with the club responding via a press release which stated the teen sensation won’t be at the club when his current deal runs out at the end of 2026.

Galvin is represented by high-profile agent Isaac Moses, with the pair meeting with Tigers CEO Shane Richardson last week to advise the club he wants to negotiate with rival clubs from November 1.

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Phil Rothfield believes Moses didn’t fulfil his duty as a player agent of a young player and has in turn, put a “target” on his client’s back.

“I think it’s the worst act by a player manager in my time in the game,” Rothfield said.

“Reason being, the kid is 19 years of age. What Isaac did was put a target on the back of this kid for the next two years.

“The same target that’s on Cherry-Evans this year and even he is struggling to cope with it at the moment.

“If Galvin has one or two ordinary games with this target on his back, the fans will go after him.

“What they should’ve done, a decent manager would have said, ‘guys we’re not ready to sign. Let’s talk again in November’.”

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The Australian’s Brent Read disagreed, reporting that the reason this decision was made so far out from the end of the season was due to the urgency of the Tigers.

Read also believes Galvin knows the pressure he will be placed under because of this decision.

“The Tigers pushed the button on this because they want clarity. They want other pieces of the puzzle to put around Galvin,” Read said.

“The kid knows the pressure that’s on him. His parents knows he’d be under the microscope, Benji knows he’d be under the microscope and he still made this decision so that tells me the kid is willing to wear (any criticism).”

Moses has form. He tore the Wests Tigers apart back in 2017 when three of his clients and local juniors James Tedesco, Mitch Moses and Aaron Woods all departed for rival clubs.

Brent Read and Braith Anasta

NRL360 host Braith Anasta says Moses is an agent “renowned for going for the dollar” but Read retorted that Galvin’s exit isn’t about money.

“This isn’t about money though. He got offered $6 million, it’s not about money,” Read said.

“Do you think he’d get more than $6 million for five years elsewhere? No, maybe not but I suspect he’d struggle to get that much.

“He doesn’t want to be there.”

Read went onto say that he doesn’t think Galvin will be released from his deal early and won’t be there after next season, which led to a fiery argument with Anasta.

“Do you think he’s going to play 20 months at a club when he’s leaving?” Read said.

“Is this a tactic (from the club) then?” Anasta responded.

“You’ve obviously spoken to the camp and now you’re telling us that he likely won’t be there next year which means he will get more money next year from another club.

“Another club will offer him more next year and then more again … It stinks, it just stinks.”

“He would have got more next year (by the Tigers),” Read countered.

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