Paul Gallen lowers opinion of Broncos prop Matt Lodge over domesticGETTY IMAGES Paul Gallen claimed he had not been previously aware of Matt Lodge's past. The 36-year-old used Instagram to claim he had not been previously aware of Lodge's past, which included pleading guilty to assaulting his then girlfriend in August 2015. Court documents claim Lodge "lightly slapped" Charlene Saliba, but he says he only grabbed the victim and never hit her. READ MORE: Lodge's violent rampageGallen said he had no issue with the NRL registering Lodge's contract after he passed the fit-and-proper person test, but was uneasy about Lodge's charge from an incident at his house more than two years ago. "I am here to talk about an all-in media day at the Sharks and the Matt Lodge situation came up," Gallen said in a video on Instagram.

Source: Stuff March 04, 2018 23:26 UTC