Gallen slams NRL's fighting ruling NSW skipper Paul Gallen has accused the NRL of sanitising rugby league after implementing a new rule that will see players automatically sin-binned for fighting. The policy was implemented this weekend with referees being told by their boss Daniel Anderson to send players off for 10 minutes if punches are thrown. The new policy came following the incident involving Gallen and Queensland prop Nate Myles during the State of Origin opener in Sydney. Gallen was put on report for striking and subsequently banned for one NRL game, but the 31-year-old hit out at the new sanctions saying it would be hard for a player to not react in the heat of the moment, especially in the cauldron-like environment of Origin. "I think it's getting sanitised too much, I really do," Gallen told Triple M on Sunday. Let's be honest, how many fights have there been compared to games played this year? Gallen said he had no regrets about the incident with Myles just before halftime at ANZ Stadium, but was shocked at how much of a talking point it has become. The Blues skipper took matters into his own hands after claiming Myles had been twisting the legs of his opponents when tackling and leading with his head. He also insists he should have never been suspended for what happened. He physically and verbally challenged me and it was a fight. I can't believe the carry on," Gallen said. I don't think I deserved 10 minutes in the sin bin, Nate said something to me and got up and pushed me. What do you do? It's a man's game. It's an intense, hard environment where you don't want to take a backward step. There's no way I would have done that on the street. It's a totally different environment, it's a pressure cooker and I can't believe they are going down that path. Are we going to have melees like they have in the AFL where everyone is pulling jumpers? It looks ridiculous. There were no punching incidents in Sunday's NRL matches which saw South Sydney hold off the Gold Coast 30-24 in Cairns and Melbourne edge out Newcastle 16-14 at AAMI Park. Souths' victory consolidated their spot on the top of the ladder thanks to tries from Greg Inglis, Issac Luke, Ben Te'o and Roy Asotasi - and a candidate for try of the season to Dylan Walker. The Titans almost took the game to golden point late on when Albert Kelly was denied by his older cousin Inglis. Melbourne fought back from 10-0 down to beat the Knights, who gave a debut to former NSW star Craig Gower. Billy Slater warmed up for State of Origin game two with the winning try.