Bad blood over Myles comes to a head Paul Gallen's savage attack on Nate Myles has been dubbed a "great Origin moment," but the NSW skipper is facing up to two matches on the sidelines after being charged by the match review committee. In one of the most controversial incidents in recent State of Origin history, Gallen was placed on report after unloading a series of blows on Myles just before half-time. "He's been getting my knee and twisting it after every tackle," Gallen told referee Ashley Klein as way of explanation. 'It's Origin, he plays very tough, he's a great tough player. We just had enough of being bullied. Gallen then added: "He's been doing it series after series. Headbutting and twisting. Gallen attracted a grade two striking charge, which attracts 168 points for an early guilty plea and 225 if he contests it unsuccessfully at the judiciary. Speaking before the incident was reviewed, debutant NSW coach Laurie Daley called Gallen's act a brave stand. "I just thought somebody had to stand up to him.": Paul Gallen punches Nate Myles. One hundred per cent. It's a great Origin moment, as far as I'm concerned," Daley said. Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan indicated on Wednesday night his club will fight the charge. "We will be fighting it hard," Flanagan said. It's a blue: Nate Myles and Paul Gallen go the knuckle. Gallen said the fisticuffs were a "compliment" to the opposing forward. "Nate has probably been the dominant forward in Origin over the past two or three years, he was player of the series last year," Gallen said. 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. That's all there is too it. It's Origin, he plays very tough, he's a great tough player. It's a compliment to him. He's a tough player and I just thought somebody had to stand up to him. It's not the first time Myles' tackling technique has riled the Blues. In the 24th minute, the Maroons earned a penalty when Robbie Farah took out fullback Billy Slater after a kick through. A Blues player was heard remonstrating: "What's the penalty for? [Myles] Leading with his head? But the bad blood goes even further back. In last year's decider, Myles also appeared to lead with the head in defence. In a pivotal moment, he knocked Farah unconscious and the NSW hooker struggled to get into the contest from that moment. Queensland wrapped up the series via halfback Cooper Cronk's late field goal. In a column he penned for Fairfax Media last year, Peter Sterling wrote: "In Wednesday night's Origin decider Queensland back-rower Nate Myles appeared to lead with his head when going in to make tackles during the rugged encounter. The most noteworthy was the one that left Blues hooker Robbie Farah concussed. There have been accusations that this was a deliberate ploy from Myles and that tackling in such a manner wasn't about stopping the ball carrier but inflicting the most damage possible ... The problem with leading with the head is that it will do serious damage when it hits other parts of the body outside of contact above the opposition's neck. The decision not to sin bin or even send Gallen off will be as controversial as Myles' tackling technique. Maroons coach Mal Meninga and skipper Cameron Smith said they were happy for the incident to be left to officials. Twitter - @proshenks Total votes: 20828.