League legend Paul Gallen believes Queensland assistant coach Nate Myles was “very lucky” to have not been fined by the NRL after he was cautioned for a sideline incident.
Myles sledged Blues debutant Joseph Suaalii after he was sent off for a high shot on Reece Walsh during game one.
The Roosters star has since been hit with a four-match ban.
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Myles however will be back on the sideline for Queensland during game two and Gallen believes his former Origin foe should’ve known better than sledging the youngster.
“I thought that was ordinary,” he said on Nine’s 100% Footy.
“Nate’s in a privileged position there and as we know Nate Myles was a great player and he gave as good as he got on the football field but when you’re in a position like he is there you can’t let emotion get the better of you and he let emotion get the better of him.
“If you’re going to let emotion get the better of you then you should be sitting behind the fence and sitting in the crowd.
“I think he’s very, very lucky that he wasn’t fined, he definitely should’ve been fined in my opinion.
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“Imagine he had have said that to a Spencer Leniu or Liam Martin or one of the big boys walking off the field. I thought he saw an opportunity to have a go at a young bloke who would’ve been pretty intimidated by the situation, and he took it, and I thought it was pretty ordinary behaviour.
“I’d like to think Nate being the bloke he is would regret what he did and I can’t believe he wasn’t fined.”
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Gallen’s takedown of Myles continues a storied history between the two after their famous punch up in the 2013 Origin series.
The incident was a defining act in rugby league, with very few punches thrown in the sport ever since.
Gallen clarified his criticism of Myles had nothing to do with their history.
“I saw Nate Myles before the game, shook his hand and said hello. I’ve got no issue with Nate whatsoever,” he said.
“I played footy with him post that situation and I’ve said it before … I’m not proud of what happened but it happened and we can’t change it. It has absolutely nothing to do with what happened then, it was more than 10 years ago.
“I just think the position that he’s in, he should know better.”
League legend Paul Gallen believes Queensland assistant coach Nate Myles was “very lucky” to have not been fined by the NRL after he was cautioned for a sideline incident.
Myles sledged Blues debutant Joseph Suaalii after he was sent off for a high shot on Reece Walsh during game one.
The Roosters star has since been hit with a four-match ban.
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Myles however will be back on the sideline for Queensland during game two and Gallen believes his former Origin foe should’ve known better than sledging the youngster.
“I thought that was ordinary,” he said on Nine’s 100% Footy.
“Nate’s in a privileged position there and as we know Nate Myles was a great player and he gave as good as he got on the football field but when you’re in a position like he is there you can’t let emotion get the better of you and he let emotion get the better of him.
“If you’re going to let emotion get the better of you then you should be sitting behind the fence and sitting in the crowd.
“I think he’s very, very lucky that he wasn’t fined, he definitely should’ve been fined in my opinion.
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“Imagine he had have said that to a Spencer Leniu or Liam Martin or one of the big boys walking off the field. I thought he saw an opportunity to have a go at a young bloke who would’ve been pretty intimidated by the situation, and he took it, and I thought it was pretty ordinary behaviour.
“I’d like to think Nate being the bloke he is would regret what he did and I can’t believe he wasn’t fined.”
Watch the 2024 State of Origin series exclusively live and free on Nine and 9Now.
Gallen’s takedown of Myles continues a storied history between the two after their famous punch up in the 2013 Origin series.
The incident was a defining act in rugby league, with very few punches thrown in the sport ever since.
Gallen clarified his criticism of Myles had nothing to do with their history.
“I saw Nate Myles before the game, shook his hand and said hello. I’ve got no issue with Nate whatsoever,” he said.
“I played footy with him post that situation and I’ve said it before … I’m not proud of what happened but it happened and we can’t change it. It has absolutely nothing to do with what happened then, it was more than 10 years ago.
“I just think the position that he’s in, he should know better.”
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