Former Warriors prop Matt Lodge has addressed his messy exit from the club, saying "there was no argument" between himself and club owner Mark Robinson leading to his departure.
Lodge was abruptly released with immediate effect last week just a day before the club was due to take on the St George Illawarra Dragons. It was later revealed he had also received a costly payout - reported to be around $700,000 - upon leaving the club.
The Warriors front office addressed the issue yesterday, and said the falling out between the two parties had stemmed from an argument between Lodge and Robinson in a pub late last year.
However, in an interview with the Courier Mail, Lodge disputed that story and recalled that he said nothing in response to Robinson on the night.
"I really can't control what is said by others as it [Robinson's attack] happened in front of people at a club team function," Lodge said.