I hate how people think stats are the be all and end all. Gallen does nothing except boring hitup after hitup. Hes got a big motor sure, but he actually reduces the effectiveness of his side, since hes stealing all the fresh props hitups, and he never has a break. Hindmarsh actually plays lock but hes superstitious and wants to wear the 11. He has had a good year but itd have to be Corey Parker or Frank Paul Nuasala (has just moved to the 11 since Anasta went to lock, before that he was playing the best of the 13s).
I don't think stats are everything, but if you look at Gallen's workload, how brilliant he was in Origin III, and how amazing he has been for a
severely under-performing side, then I think he definitely deserves it....
It's much like the arguments about Cade Snowden and Luke Douglass; if those two were in a high-placed team, they would have played all three Origin games this year without a doubt, same with Paul Gallen.....
Again though, it's a toss up between those three (Lewis, Parker, Gallen)