Lachlan Galvin
Australian rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Born | 14 July 2005 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
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 the Parramatta Eels growing up, 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]
Playing career
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]
2025
On 14 April, the Tigers announced that Galvin would be leaving the team at the end of the 2026 season after he rejected a contract extension.[11] It was later revealed that Galvin's exit was due to having "no faith" in coach Benji Marshall, and the fact Galvin was annoyed having to play "second fiddle" to four-time premiership playmaker Jarome Luai.[12] Galvin was later dropped from the round 7 team list.[13]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2024 |  Wests Tigers |
21 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2026 | ||||
| Totals | 27 | 5 | 20 |
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