Shannon Gallant

Shannon Gallant (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian rugby league footballer. He has played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers. He primarily plays as a fullback and is known for his speed and small stature.^[2]

Shannon Gallant

Personal information
Full name	Shannon Paul Gallant
Born	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–09 Wests Tigers 12 4 2 0 20 2010 North Qld Cowboys 9 2 0 0 8 Total 21 6 2 0 28
Source: [1] As of 30 January 2019

Early life

Gallant played junior Rugby league with the Narellan Jets and Campbelltown City Kangaroos,^[3] and joined the Western Suburbs Magpies when he was 13 years old.^[2]

Playing career

Gallant made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers (a joint venture between Western Suburbs and Balmain) in 2007, and went on to play 12 games there in three seasons.

Gallant joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2010 and 2011 seasons after seeking a release from the Wests Tigers, claiming that there would be more first-grade opportunities for him at the North Queensland club.^[4] His contract with North Queensland ended in 2011, having played in nine NRL matches for the club.^[5]

Gallant re-emerged in 2014 as a member of the Newtown NSW Cup side, the reserve grade team for NRL club Sydney Roosters.^[6] After playing one season with Newtown, Gallant spent the next two seasons back with Western Suburbs and finished as the leading point scorer in the 2016 Ron Massey Cup with 228 points.^[7] In 2017, Gallant left Wests to join the Narellan Jets in the local Group 6 competition.^[8][9] In 2018, Gallant joined Sydney Shield side the East Campbelltown Eagles.^[10] Gallant went on to win the Sydney Shield with East Campbelltown, his first premiership victory in his 16-year playing career.^[11]

Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: 2007 – Round 19, Wests Tigers v New Zealand Warriors, Campbelltown Stadium, 22 July
• Sydney Shield: 2018 premiership winner with East Campbelltown

Footnotes

1. "Shannon Gallant – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
2. Phelps, James (9 March 2009). "Tall order for new Hodgson". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
3. "Player profile: Shannon Gallant". North Queensland Cowboys. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
4. "Gallant to join Cowboys". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
5. "Season 2012 – ins and outs". cowboys.com.au. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
6. "VB NSW Cup Team Lists – Round 5". NSWRL.com.au. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
7. "Competition Statistics for 2016 Ron Massey Cup – SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
8. "Wests Magpies to Wests Tigers: Shannon Gallant – Western Suburbs Magpies".
9. "Player statistics for Shannon Gallant – SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
10. "NSWRL Live – powered by Statedge". Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
11. "Emotional Scenes for Gallant and East Campbelltown".