Two charities to benefit from Paul Gallen's offensive tweet Two charities will benefit from Paul Gallen's offensive tweet Pic Brett Costello Source: DailyTelegraph NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley has stood by his embattled skipper Paul Gallen, declaring that if he is fit he will lead the Blues in 2015. FINALLY, some good news from this wretched Paul Gallen tweet saga. The NRL has announced Gallen's $35,000 fine would be directed two respected charities. Gallen had until 5pm on Tuesday to appeal the fine. He elected to accept it, reluctantly. It is understood the NRL refused to allow Gallen to pay the fine directly to a charity. Instead the NRL chose two of their charities - White Ribbon and the Black Dog Institute. NRL head of community, Adam Check, stressed his organisation supported both causes. "The NRL has taken a strong stance on the issue of violence against women and we know that many people in our game suffer from depression and other conditions," he said. Paul Gallen tackled by Twitter. John Tiedemann Source: DailyTelegraph So we hope these donations will assist both organisations to deal with two very important social issues. Gallen's fine was decreased from $50,000 to $35,000 last week on appeal. The drama erupted on October 23 after Gallen, while holidaying in Hawaii, sent a tweet supporting then Sharks CEO Steve Noyce while using a vulgar word to describe the NRL. It read: "Steve Noice (sic) actually cared about players from cronulla's feelings. Couldn't say that about any other c--- from NRL. Gallen admitted he had made a social media blunder recently on Triple M. "I knew I shouldn't have used that language and I apologised as soon as I got back to Australia," Gallen said. Whatever I do is highly scrutinised, whether that is right or wrong or whether I like it or not, that's the reality. White Ribbon, dedicated to preventing male violence against women, and the Black Dog Institute, which focuses on research into and helping people with depressive disorders, will be the two beneficiaries. The Blues and Sharks captain was fined $50,000 with $15,000 suspended for calling the NRL heirarchy c***s in a twitter tirade while holidaying in Hawaii last month. CEO Dave Smith said the language used in a public forum was a serious breach of the Code of Conduct. He said he was concerned about the impact the social media post could have on the game's brand and especially the example it set to children and fans. Head of Community, Adam Check told NRL.com that both were worthy causes supported by the NRL. Originally published as Charities to benefit from Gallen tweet