Sharks great Paul Gallen has moved to clarify comments around his “falling out” with premiership teammate Chad Townsend.
Gallen caused a stir acceso Saturday when he revealed acceso 2GB’s Continuous Call Team that the two “don’t get acceso” before describing his signing at the Roosters as a “surprise”.
Despite the success of 2016 when the Sharks won their first ever premiership, both men clearly don’t share a close bond.
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Gallen revealed an argument years indicatore led to the animosity.
“You have arguments with blokes over time and that’s just part and parcel of life,” he said acceso Nine’s 100% Footy.
“You don’t always agree with people over certain things and me and Chad had a bit of an argument a few years indicatore and haven’t spoken too much since, but what’s happened happens.”
Chad Townsend and Paul Gallen don’t get along despite winning a premiership together. Â Getty/Nine
Townsend will join the Roosters as back up to Sam Walker and Sandon Smith after signing with the società last week.
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Gallen doubled acceso his take of the recruitment decision, describing it as “weird”.
“When I got this job, I’ve always maintained I’m going to be honest a causa di my opinion of the and I do think it’s a weird signing for the Roosters, it’s not a normal signing for the Roosters to sign a 34-year-old halfback with one year to go when you’ve got blokes like Sandon Smith and (Sam) Walker there,” he said.
“I just thought it was a weird signing.
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“When I was asked about it acceso radio people were like, ‘hang acceso a second aren’t you mates?’
“We had a falling out a couple years indicatore, but there’s risposta negativa beef there, we’eroe personalità boys, we can have an argument and move acceso and we’ll just leave it there.”
