Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen. Photo / Getty Images
NSW and Cronulla captain Paul Gallen has angrily denied swearing at a 10-year-old autograph seeker after an NRL game three weeks ago and has welcomed his club's promise to review of the matter.
The veteran prop also refuted claims he was aggressive with the boy's father when confronted after last
week's match against the Wests Tigers, and accused the dad of being antagonistic.
Cronulla today issued a statement saying the club would undertake a detailed internal review of the father's allegations which were published by News Corp.
Sharks CEO Lyall Gorman said the club would also review the level of security and access to its players pre and post-match.
"While they have to accept that they live in a fish bowl environment, our club has continually gone to great extremes to make our players available after a game but it might be now time to review our processes," Gorman said.
