"By the end of the opening 40 minutes last night, Gallen had got through more work than any other frontrower on the field. He had made 12 runs for a whopping 114m. He had bent his back just as hard in defence to come up with 23 tackles. He managed two tackle breaks and one offload.
To put those figures into perspective, his starting front-row partner Tim Mannah managed three runs for 22m by half-time.
The going was just as hard for Queensland, with Matt Scott, who was a standout in Game I with 154m from 15 runs, coming back to the pack with four runs for 33m while veteran Maroons prop Petero Civoniceva managed five runs for 36m.
To put those figures into even greater perspective, consider the statistics from the starting frontrowers. After 80 minutes of Game I of the series, which the Blues lost 16-12, Jason King managed four runs for 24m and Kade Snowden six runs for 46m.
By the end of last night, Gallen had the imposing statistics of 28 runs for 234m, with 32 tackles, four tackle breaks and three offloads.
He was the only player from either team to finish the night having cracked the 200m barrier."
