Cronulla’s veteran skipper Paul Gallen says he’s confident his back will be fine for this weekend’s preliminary final against North Queensland.

The reoccurrence of a back injury from ten years ago won’t bother the lock in his return from injury,

“It’s happened twice in 10 years – it’s a fair way apart,” Gallen told the Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast.

“It is a concern that you don’t know when it’s going to happen or why it happens.

“But I’ve got no concerns this week that come warm-up or come captain’s run that it’s going to go again. I’ll be okay.”