{"id":512717,"date":"2026-03-01T23:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/512717\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T23:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:09:09","slug":"ciraldo-glowing-of-praise-for-galvins-first-hit-out-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/512717\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciraldo glowing of praise for Galvin’s first hit-out – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo<\/a> was all praise for young halfback Lachlan Galvin<\/a> after his performance in Round 1.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs travelled to Las Vegas in their season opener and were tasked to take down the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a> in what was a thrilling golden point fixture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All eyes were on Galvin and how he was going to combine with his halves partner Matt Burton<\/a> and his edge backrower, Jacob Preston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 20-year old halfback lived up to the task, looking comfortable out on the global stage in their opening round.<\/p>\n

Ciraldo commended Galvin’s performance, saying in his post-match press conference that he is tracking along nicely considering his young age.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery proud. I said all pre-season (that) his best ability at the moment is his ability to learn,\u201d Ciraldo said of Galvin.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s a 20-year-old halfback, and he’s learning really quickly. If you think about all the really good halfbacks and what they were like at 20, he’s tracking in a great direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s learning really quickly. I thought what he’s been able to learn over the pre-season and then some lessons he took at the Newcastle trial and took into tonight, I thought was good.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’ll get better and better. He’s committed to his craft, and he’ll get better every game and every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pressure was mounting on the young playmaker after he was tasked with taking over the reins as halfback of the Bulldogs’ side from Toby Sexton<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

He has looked to silence his critics in his first outing for the year, finishing with 22 runs, 190 run metres, two line break assists, and one try assist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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