You'd have to be a barking imbecile to not see that Gallant was the best Fullback in the club after Hodgo left. Or you must rarely, if ever, watch the Magpies.
Every time I've seen him play for the Magpies he's stood out. A few years back when they were getting hammered by 50 every week, he'd often have 2 or 3 against his name and he had 4 on more than one occasion. He talks all game, his positioning is very good and a few months back he pulled off the best tackle I have seen since Satts in '03. A rangy backrower broke through the line 20 metres out and stepped inside to Shannon's right. Shannon did a 180 to his left, chased and banged the backrower into the post, saving a certain try.
The only thing that has held him back, I believe anyway, is his height, which will be tested to the limit by Manly on Monday I reckon.
