Dog Act: Mr Gallen

Gallen's a great player, no doubt about it, but he's the biggest dog IMO. I've lost a lot of respect for him personally. As a player, I like him, but as I said, I just think he's a dog, and this isn't the first dog act I've seen him do on the football field either.

It wasn't just a facial either, because if it was, I wouldn't have any problem with it, because when I played footy, not too long ago actually, I used to give guys facials all the time in the tackle, and have my fore arm right against their head and push up off their head as I got up, but what Gallen done wasn't exactly that. It was no fore arm or anything like that, he was using his fingers and scratching at his cut. It was one of the doggest acts I've ever seen. You don't try and scratch at some guys head in the tackle period, let alone scratch at his head when he's been cut open and has actually had to leave the field to get stitched and strapped up to stop the bleeding. Like I said, if it was just a facial like a fore arm to the face and pushing up off his head and stuff like that, I wouldn't have cared, but he actually had his fingers and was scratching at his cut, and that was a dog act IMO, no if's or but's about it.
 
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CRONULLA skipper Paul Gallen is facing a suspension of up to four weeks after being charged with contrary conduct for his facial massage on Gold Coast forward Anthony Laffranchi.

The NSW Origin forward was today hit with a grade two charge by the NRL match review committee for making unneccesary contact with Laffranchi's face in the 67th minute of Saturday's game on the Gold Coast.

Gallen re-opened a nasty wound on the heavily bandaged head of Laffranchi during the incident, forcing the forward from the field and afterwards prompting Titans captain Luke Bailey to call it a "grubby" act.
The charge usually carries just a two match ban, but because of previous offences, Gallen will be facing a three-match ban with an early guilty plea, and four if he defends the charge at the judiciary and loses.

St George Illawarra forward Jarrod Saffy, meanwhile, has had a contrary conduct case referred straight to the judiciary after Canberra halfback Todd Carney alleged the Dragon bit him late in the first half of their match on Saturday.

Three other players have been charged, but Roosters five-eighth Braith Anasta sidestepped any judiciary drama ahead of Friday's grudge match against the Bulldogs with no charge laid over his high shot on Melbourne winger Steve Turner.

Brisbane's Reece Robinson and North Queensland's Travis Burns were both charged with dangerous throws.

Robinson can escape suspension with an early plea, while Burns is facing a one-match ban with an early plea - and two if fights the charge and is found guilty - because of previous offences.

Melbourne veteran Matt Geyer has been charged with contrary conduct for making unneccesary face contact, but will avoid a ban with an early plea.
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Lol so Matt Geyer gets off for the same offence as Gallen, consistency.:icon_rolleyes:
 
Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has copped a three-week ban for raking the face of Gold Coast forward Anthony Laffranchi after pleading guilty to the contrary conduct charge today.
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And Deserved it too.
 
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