Brendon Gale

Brendon Gale
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
Original team(s) Sandy Bay/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 104 kg (229 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 “Benny” Gale (born 18 July 1968) is an influential Australian rules football sports administrator, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League. Gale is a former Richmond player where he competed in 244 games after being recruited from Burnie in the Tasmanian State League.[1]

He is the former CEO of the AFL Players' Association and member of the AFL's "Laws of the Game" or Rules Committee. He was appointed to his current role as Richmond CEO on 10 August 2009.

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. 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.

He was recognisable on the field with his long hair and strong physique which resembled Tarzan, one of the nicknames which fans gave him. 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.[1]

Statistics

[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
Totals Averages (per game)
1990 Richmond 252221221507522510024141.01.06.83.410.24.51.10.6
1991 Richmond 2521161515910426311816390.80.77.65.012.55.60.81.9
1992 Richmond 25187916211227410315510.40.59.06.215.25.70.82.8
1993 Richmond 251626211629125313410641.61.310.15.715.88.40.64.0
1994 Richmond 2521272419110129214414621.31.19.14.813.96.90.73.0
1995 Richmond 2524301521095305133281171.30.68.84.012.75.51.24.9
1996 Richmond 252234251788826612920421.51.18.14.012.15.90.91.9
1997 Richmond 251912816893261102262060.60.48.84.913.75.41.410.8
1998 Richmond 252141191144335128223930.20.09.16.916.06.11.018.7
1999 Richmond 2518631377721493172970.30.27.64.311.95.20.916.5
2000 Richmond 252022316586251107152391.10.28.34.312.65.40.812.0
2001 Richmond 25224110214925192243080.20.04.66.811.44.21.114.0
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. 1 2 "Gale on The Front Bar" (Video). richmondfc.com.au. Seven Network. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brendon Gale". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
  • Brendon Gale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Greenberg, Tony (2012-11-18). "Top 10 Tiger draftees: No. 5 — Brendon Gale". Richmond Football Club.
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