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Wests Tigers and Lachlan Galvin: a modern-day NRL saga for the social media age

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Wests Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson interrupted a press conference with coach Benji Marshall and captain Api Koroisau on Monday , an oddity even for the circus of the NRL .

On Tuesday , the 19-year-old playmaker was selected in the Tigers ’ side for this Sunday ’s Leichhardt Oval blockbuster against Cronulla .

The Tigers may not currently have a traditional media manager, but they maintain a slick social media operation.

There is little the hired muscle can do to protect Galvin online.

The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) highlighted an “urgent need for robust protections and support” last year around social media use.

A Deakin University report that surveyed 138 elite female athletes and found 87% experienced gendered online harm.

A court matter against another NRL outfit, Canterbury about the club’s treatment of former player Jackson Topine remains on foot.

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46

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semi-formal

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English

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41

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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