Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 14th August, 1981
- Current Age
- 43 years and 157 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 2013
- Four Nations
- 2009, 2011
- Anzac Tests
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
- State of Origin
- 2014
- NRL Premiership
- 2016
- All Stars
- 2011, 2012
- RLIF Lock Of The Year
- 2008, 2011, 2012
- Harry Sunderland Medal
- 2010, 2011
- RLW Player of the Year
- 2010
- Brad Fittler Medal
- 2011
- Dally M Lock Of The Year
- 2011, 2012, 2017
- Peter Frilingos Memorial - Headline Moment of the Year
- 2011
- Wally Lewis Medal
- 2014
Known Family Links
- Cousin
- Matt Eisenhuth
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Anzac Tests | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Four Nations | 2 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| Australia PM XIII Annual | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Premiership | 1 | 348 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 257 | 173 | 174 | 1 | 49.71% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| All Stars | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2008-14, 2016 | 32 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 90.63% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2008, 2013 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW | 2006-16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| NSW City | 2006, 2017 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 2011-12, 2015 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2006-2017 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 41.38% | List | ||||
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NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sharks | 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Sharks | 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 76.19% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35.29% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 42.11% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership | 25 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 48.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership | 18 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership | 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.37% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2009 NRL Telstra Premiership | 16 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 30.43% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership | 20 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2013 NRL Telstra Premiership | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2014 NRL Telstra Premiership | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2016 NRL Telstra Premiership | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2018 NRL Telstra Premiership | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership | 22 | 1 | 2 | / | 2 | 100.00% | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sharks | 2001-19 | 348 | 63 | 2 | / | 2 | 100.00% | 1 | 257 | 173 | 174 | 1 | 49.71% | List | |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Max Turner, Darren Andrews
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
22/06/2011
In 2011 Gallen became the First ever player to get a 10 in Rugby League Week in a State Of Origin Game.He got a 10 after he captained New South Wales to an 18-8 win over Queensland at ANZ Stadium in Game 2 of the State Of Origin Series on June 15.
28/03/2012
Just for good measure.Gallen has since become the Third player to get a 10 on Two occasions in Rugby League Week.He got a 10 after his performance for Cronulla in their 20-14 over North Queensland at the Willows on March 24 2012.
09/07/2015
Paul Gallen became the oldest forward to play an Origin game for NSW at 33 years 307 days when he captained NSW to win Game 2 2015 at MCG before 91,513. He was also the oldest to captain the Blues. The previous oldest forward to play for the Blues in Origin was Steve Menzies at 33 years 231 days in 2006.
Gallen extended both records by 3 weeks when he played in Game 3 of the 2015 Series at Suncorp
28/02/2017
What an incredible player for Cronulla nsw and Australia. He has all the skills plus he is tough uncompromising and loyal. These are rare skills a once in a lifetime champion.
20/05/2019
May 19th 2019, Paul Gallen officially has the most losses in the history of the NRL. 167 games lost and counting. At this stage a win % of 48%.
20/05/2019
On the 19th of May 2019 with a loss to the Manly Sea Eagles, gave Paul Gallen his well deserved most lost games as a player of all time record.
10/10/2021
Should be a immortal
15/10/2021
What a tough player gallen should be on the list to become a immortal
18/09/2022
He is the best forward of all time and he is a role model to everyone
03/03/2024
There are a few comments about Gal having the worst win-loss ratio of any player. I think that would be based on the number of games played. On pure percentages I reckon there would be a few blokes from the old days with Norths or Newtown or Parramatta with far worse percentages than that. Less just be fair. In any event if you were fighting in the trenches, you could do far worse than have Paul Gallen next to you. A man among men.
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