“There’s a lot for us to celebrate this week.”
Galvin’s mother, Tracey, won’t attend the match, concerned about the reception her son will get from the fans when he runs out against the Sharks. Several of his teammates conceded the club’s long-suffering supporters could vent their frustrations at his decision to leave at the end of 2026, while Marshall hoped the reception would be a warm one.
“Pretty positive, I’d say,” Marshall said when asked how the fans would respond. “The dust settled a bit since last week, so we’ll just get behind him.
“He’s in our team. We’re expecting him to do the usual thing and play the way he plays and that’s what we want from him. If he sets up a try early or scores one, that’ll help.”
While the media scrutiny on Galvin has been intense recently, those close to him insist he remains relatively unaffected.
“I think he’s handled it incredibly well, given his age, 19 years old, to go through all this stuff and be so public with everything,” Marshall said.
“It’s quite hectic for him, but he handled it really well, went back to reserve grade last week, put in a really good performance, tried really hard, had a really good attitude.
“We want him to do that for us tomorrow.”
Loading
Galvin will reunite in the halves with Luai, after he and Adam Doueihi were completely outplayed last week by returning Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses.
“We’re excited. Obviously combination-wise with the spine, that will be good this week,” Marshall said. “We just want him [Galvin] to play his natural game, as we do for everyone else.
“Last week, with all the distractions and the ups and downs of what happened, everyone can just chill now and just play.”
Pressed on the decision to recall Galvin after just one game, Marshall replied: “Why would I care what people say?”
Michael Chammas and Andrew “Joey” Johns dissect the upcoming NRL round, plus the latest footy news, results and analysis. Sign up for the Sin Bin newsletter.
NRL is Live and Free on Channel 9 & 9Now
