Paul Gallen blows a fuse but won't miss Game II NSW skipper Paul Gallen says he had to stand up for his troops in the victory over Queensland in State of Origin I. NSW skipper Paul Gallen was placed on report after unleashing a series of punches at Queensland's Nate Myles. NSW's Paul Gallen punches Nate Myles. PAUL Gallen has always worn his heart on his sleeve. Last night, it was the massive arms inside them that landed the NSW captain in hot water against Queensland. NSW coach Laurie Daley described Paul Gallen's fight with Nate Myles as a "great Origin moment" but that didn't stop the match review committee from charging the Blues captain with grade two striking last night. Gallen will only miss up to two matches if he fights the charge at the judiciary tonight and loses, meaning he will still be available to lead the Blues when they look to wrap up the series in Brisbane on June 26. An early plea would see him suspended for one game which would see him sidelined for Cronulla's game against Melbourne at AAMI Park on Sunday. "That's a great Origin moment as far as I'm concerned," Daley said. It's Origin. It's different. Origin is a different game. We've got no complaints. I wouldn't expect too much (from the match review committee). I just thought it was a tough, brutal, hard game of footy. I'd be disappointed if anything came out of it. The incident happened right on the stroke of half-time after Gallen rushed in and hit Myles with a swinging arm to the head. The Maroons prop stood to his feet and pushed Gallen before the NSW captain retaliated with a one-two punch to Myles' chin. Gallen was penalised and put on report for the high tackle but it was only his fight with Myles afterwards - which prompted both teams to rush in before being separated by the officials - that drew the attention of the match review committee. Gallen, who complained on the field that Myles was a serial offender for head-butting and twisting knees in tackles, said afterwards he had done nothing more than stand up to the Maroons' best forward after seven years of being pushed around. The incident did not detract from Gallen's performance. He was making his comeback after missing the past month with a knee injury. He made 21 runs for 187 metres and 34 tackles to lead from the front and help his team draw first blood in the series. "Nate's been the dominant forward in Origin for the last two or three years," Gallen said. He was the player of the series last year and I don't have to tell you some of the things he's done to our players. He's been very dominant and we didn't want to be pushed around and that's all there was to it. When asked if Myles had stepped over the line, he replied: "It's Origin. He plays the game very tough and he's a great tough player. Like I said, we just had enough of being bullied. It's a compliment to him. He's a tough player and I thought someone had to stand up to him. There was no penalty blown for the tackle so if two referees can't see anything wrong with it at the time we'll just wait and see. Nate's a tough Origin player and he does what he has to do on the field and he's very good at it. Myles had already been involved in an incident earlier in the match when he appeared to lead with his head after diving in a tackle at Blues fullback Jarryd Hayne. Queensland coach Mal Meninga said he was happy to leave the fight up to the officials but admitted Gallen could have been looking at a stint in the sin bin if it had occurred in a NRL game. It's Origin football. In a normal game maybe he'd get 10 minutes.