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NRL legend Paul Gallen says he was forced to block 'a million people' after he copped a stunning amount of backlash for a simple social media post last week.
The former Cronulla Sharks captain - who famously won the team's first premiership as skipper in 2016 - uploaded a photo of himself having lunch with former Prime Minister and No.1 ticket holder Scott Morrison, not knowing the storm it would create.
'I'll tell you what, I put it up on my social media and there's a lot of people that don't like ScoMo - I was shocked,' Gallen told Channel Nine.
'It was ridiculous, I blocked a million people … it was crazy.
'It was nice to be with ScoMo, we had a good day.'
Sharks legend Paul Gallen was shocked by the amount of abuse he copped for posting a photo to social media last week
Gallen uploaded a shot of himself having lunch with former PM Scott Morrison (pictured) to Instagram - and was hit with a wave of criticism
Morrison, a diehard Sharks fan, made headlines last week after handing back his No.1 ticket holder status gifted to him by the club.
The ex-PM was given the honorary title while serving as treasurer in 2016, the same year the Sharks delivered long-suffering fans a maiden NRL premiership.
But after announcing his resignation from politics in February, triggering a byelection in his seat of Cook, he elected to hand the honourary status back.
In 2010, Mr Morrison famously declared 'the Sharks have (his) loyalty'. But, by 2023, the club was reportedly considering pulling his No.1 status
