{"id":401824,"date":"2024-06-11T03:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=401824"},"modified":"2024-06-11T05:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T05:05:56","slug":"geyer-savages-young-kids-throwing-in-the-towel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=401824","title":{"rendered":"Geyer savages 'young kids' throwing in the towel"},"content":{"rendered":"

League great Mark Geyer has fired up over the attitudes of young players from lower-placed clubs in the NRL amid reports the Wests Tigers<\/a> are at risk of losing their star playmaker.<\/p>\n

After making his debut in round two this season, 18-year-old Lachlan Galvin has been a strong performer in the halves under rookie coach Benji Marshall<\/a>, however, his future in Concord is under a cloud.<\/p>\n

Galvin's management requested a release<\/a> from the bottom-of-the-table club days before the Tigers recorded their ninth straight loss in a humiliating 54-12 loss to the Dragons.<\/p>\n

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The request was rejected, with the club instead promising the playmaker a new deal that will upgrade and extend him beyond his current contract – which expires in 2026 – in an attempt to mollify the teen prodigy.<\/p>\n

His release request was not the only one presented to the club, with \ufeffStefano Utoikamanu revealing he too wanted out.<\/p>\n

The star prop has a clause in his contract that would allow him to become a free agent on November 1 unless he plays the final two Origin games of this series.<\/p>\n

\"Lachlan<\/p>\n

Speaking on Triple M's Mick and MG in the Morning<\/em>, Geyer slammed the lack of stamina and commitment from young players signed with bottom-of-the-table clubs.<\/p>\n

"There seems to be a common trend that players of lower-placed clubs just decide to leave when they've lost a series of games," Geyer said.<\/p>\n

"No kid these days seems to have that \ufeffintestinal fortitude when they've been beaten three or four times.<\/p>\n

"They want to agitate for a release straight away instead of knuckling down and biting on the mouthguard, and saying, 'Let's get ourselves out of this.'<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThey want to go to brighter pastures.<\/p>\n

Watch the 2024 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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"They're only one win away from getting their season \ufeffback on track. Tigers fans, stick with them."<\/p>\n

The former Penrith star recounted his own experience playing through a losing streak during his time with the Western Reds.<\/p>\n

"My worst I think was 11 in a row, we lost when I was in Perth with the Western Reds," he said.<\/p>\n

"There's no sure fix. It's just tough work. You've got to get the training together and you've got to buckle down.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI'm just sick of seeing these young kids want a release and go to another club after a few losses."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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