SAD NEWS: Galvin, a rookie for the Tigers, will miss two weeks due to hip drop.
breakout sensation Lachie Galvin, who was suspended for two games for his hip-drop tackle against Parramatta.
Galvin played a key role in the surprising 17-16 victory on Easter Monday, but he was sent out for shoving Eels back-row player Kelma Tuilagi in the second half.
Only until a Parramatta captain challenged for an unrelated error was the tackle discovered; Tuilagi was permitted to complete the game after Galvin had left the field.
The charge sheet was made public by the match review committee the night of the game, rather than the customary morning following, and it named the 18-year-old for grade-three hazardous contact.
Five-eighth Galvin entered an early guilty plea and will miss games against St George Illawarra and the Dolphins. Fighting the accusation would mean missing a third game against Penrith.
Bench utility for the Tigers Given that he started the season in the halves before moving to the bench, Jayden Sullivan is the most likely player to start.
That may open the door for highly regarded playmaker Latu Fainu to start round five of the NRL from the bench.
Galvin’s allegation follows Dolphins lock Max Plath’s two-game suspension for his own hip-drop tackle of Phil Sami of the Gold Coast on Saturday night.
Tigers head coach Benji Marshall stated, “I don’t think Lachie’s was as bad as that.”
“But I didn’t see it closely enough.”
While Galvin was in the sin bin, a valiant Tigers team managed to keep the Eels at bay. When he came back, the five-eighth set up the Jahream Bula try that gave Wests the lead again.
The triumph was completed by a late field goal by Aidan Sezer, the Wests’ second of the season.
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