Brendon Gale

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Brendon Gale
Brendon Gale.jpg
Gale in his role as club CEO at the unfurling of Richmond's 2017 AFL Premiership flag.
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-18) 18 July 1968 (age 53)
Original team(s) Burnie Hawks
Draft No. 27, 1987 national draft
Debut Round 1, 31 March 1990, Richmond
vs. Brisbane, at Carrara Stadium
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Centre Half-Forward / Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–2001 Richmond 244 (209)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brendon Gale (born 18 July 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

After his playing days, Gale practiced law with commercial law firm King Wood Mallesons, until serving as chief executive officer of the AFL Players' Association from 2004 to 2009.[1] He was also a member of the AFL's "Laws of the Game" or Rules Committee. On 10 August 2009, he was appointed CEO of Richmond.

Playing career[]

Gale played for the Richmond Football Club from 1990 to 2001 as a centre half-forward and later ruckman. For five seasons he played alongside his older brother, Michael, who transferred from the Fitzroy Football Club at the end of the 1993 season. Brendon was appointed Vice-Captain of the Club between 1994 - 1997. Their father, Don Gale, was a champion Tasmanian footballer who became the first player from the NWFU to achieve All Australian selection. Their grandfather, Jack Gale, played three games for Richmond in 1924.


For a period during his playing days Gale played guitar in a small band called Trial By Video, which included other footballers Mark Zanotti, Tony Woods, and Paul Bulluss.[2]

Statistics[]

[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
1990 Richmond 25 22 21 22 150 75 225 100 24 14 1.0 1.0 6.8 3.4 10.2 4.5 1.1 0.6
1991 Richmond 25 21 16 15 159 104 263 118 16 39 0.8 0.7 7.6 5.0 12.5 5.6 0.8 1.9
1992 Richmond 25 18 7 9 162 112 274 103 15 51 0.4 0.5 9.0 6.2 15.2 5.7 0.8 2.8
1993 Richmond 25 16 26 21 162 91 253 134 10 64 1.6 1.3 10.1 5.7 15.8 8.4 0.6 4.0
1994 Richmond 25 21 27 24 191 101 292 144 14 62 1.3 1.1 9.1 4.8 13.9 6.9 0.7 3.0
1995 Richmond 25 24 30 15 210 95 305 133 28 117 1.3 0.6 8.8 4.0 12.7 5.5 1.2 4.9
1996 Richmond 25 22 34 25 178 88 266 129 20 42 1.5 1.1 8.1 4.0 12.1 5.9 0.9 1.9
1997 Richmond 25 19 12 8 168 93 261 102 26 206 0.6 0.4 8.8 4.9 13.7 5.4 1.4 10.8
1998 Richmond 25 21 4 1 191 144 335 128 22 393 0.2 0.0 9.1 6.9 16.0 6.1 1.0 18.7
1999 Richmond 25 18 6 3 137 77 214 93 17 297 0.3 0.2 7.6 4.3 11.9 5.2 0.9 16.5
2000 Richmond 25 20 22 3 165 86 251 107 15 239 1.1 0.2 8.3 4.3 12.6 5.4 0.8 12.0
2001 Richmond 25 22 4 1 102 149 251 92 24 308 0.2 0.0 4.6 6.8 11.4 4.2 1.1 14.0
Career 244 209 147 1975 1215 3190 1383 231 1832 0.9 0.6 8.1 5.0 13.1 5.7 0.9 7.5

References[]

  1. ^ Ryan, Peter (17 March 2011). "Breaking the cycle". Richmond Football Club.
  2. ^ "Gale on The Front Bar" (Video). richmondfc.com.au. Seven Network. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Brendon Gale". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

Bibliography[]

  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links[]

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