 Galvin in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lachlan Galvin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 2005 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lachlan Galvin (born 14 July 2005) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
Galvin spent his high school years at Westfields Sports High School. He had also represented and captained the Australian Schoolboys in 2023 playing five-eighth.
Galvin supported Parramatta Eels as a boy but played his junior rugby league initially for Eaglevale-St Andrews Magpies in the Western Suburbs junior district. [2] Galvin was later picked up by the Eels in his teens, and played a couple of seasons in Harold Matthews before he was cut loose. [3]
"I wasn't really getting game time, and they kind of told (that there is) probably not going to be a spot here for ya in the long-term". Galvin would later join the Wests Tigers junior set up for a $5000 transfer fee. Galvin would then play for Western Suburbs. In 2022, he was part of the Western Suburbs team which won the Harold Matthews competition that season. [4] [5]
In round 2 of the 2024 NRL season, Galvin made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in their 32-12 loss against Canberra. [6] During Wests Tigers upset victory over Parramatta in round 4, Galvin was sent to the sin bin and placed on report for a hip drop tackle. He was later suspended for two games. [7] On 10 June 2024, it was reported that Galvin had requested a release from his contract with the Wests Tigers following the clubs 56-14 loss against St. George Illawarra. [8] In round 16, Galvin scored two tries for the Wests Tigers in their 48-24 victory over Canberra. [9] Galvin played 21 times for the Wests Tigers in his debut season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third straight season. [10]
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