Lachlan Galvin has joined his Wests Tigers teammates at training for the first time since it emerged he would exit the club at the end of 2026 because of his concerns about developing his game under coach Benji Marshall.
On a sunny Thursday morning in Concord, in Sydney’s inner-west, Galvin wore an orange training shirt with the rest of the NSW Cup players.
His teammates who will play in the Easter Monday NRL game against Parramatta wore black training jerseys.
Galvin, decked out on pink boots, was smiling a lot of the time, and no doubt aware of the large media contingent in the stands.
But it was also noticeable that he barely made eye contact with Marshall and a few of the senior players who had over the past few days taken to social media to express their disappointment over the 19-year-old’s decision to quit the club at the end of the 2026 season.
Lachie Galvin prepares for Wests Tigers training on Thursday.Credit: Renee Nowytarger
Galvin hung close to prop Alex Twal during a few of the warm-up drills, then had a play fight with one of his best mates, hooker Tallyn Da Silva.
When it came to the opposed session – the reserve-grade players versus the NRL squad – Galvin marked up on Adam Doueihi, who has been named at halfback for Monday.
A rare moment of eye contact between Lachie Galvin and coach Benji Marshall.Credit: Renee Nowytarger
How much longer Galvin remains in reserve grade – or at the Tigers – will be one of the big talking points in the game in coming months.
Marshall and co-captains Api Koroisau and Jarome Luai will front the media at 11.45am.
Tigers chairman, former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, has made a cameo in the stands.
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