Brendon Gale
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Brendon 'Benny' Gale is an influential Australian rules football
sports administrator and former player from the Australian Football League
.
He is the former CEO of the AFL Players' Association and member of the AFL's "Laws of the Game
" or Rules Committee.
On 10 August 2009 he was appointed CEO of 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 Tasmania
n 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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
sports administrator and former player from the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
He is the former CEO of the AFL Players' Association and member of the AFL's "Laws of the Game
Laws of Australian football
The laws of Australian football describe the rules of the game of Australian rules football as they have evolved and adapted, with the same underlying core rules, since 1859....
" or Rules Committee.
On 10 August 2009 he was appointed CEO of the Richmond Football Club.
Playing career
Gale played for the Richmond Football ClubRichmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
from 1990 to 2001 as a centre half-forward
Centre half-forward
In Australian rules football, the centre half-forward is a position on the half-forward line of a football field. The directly opposing player is a Centre-Half-Back....
and later ruckman
Ruckman (Australian rules football position)
In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...
. For five seasons he played alongside his older brother, Michael
Michael Gale
Michael Gale is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL/AFL between 1985 and 1993 for the Fitzroy Football Club and then from 1994 to 1998 for the Richmond Football Club....
, who transferred from the Fitzroy Football Club
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
at the end of the 1993 season. Their father, Don Gale
Don Gale
Donald 'Don' Gale is a former Australian rules football player who played for Wynyard and Burnie in the NWFU and for Hobart in the TFL.At the 1958 Melbourne Centenary Carnival, Gale became the first player from the NWFU to achieve All Australian selection....
, was a champion Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n footballer who became the first player from the NWFU to achieve All Australian selection. Their grandfather, Jack Gale
Jack Gale (footballer)
Jack Gale was an Australian rules footballer who played three games in the VFL for Richmond Football Club in 1924.He returned to Tasmania and was Captain/Coach of the Wynyard Football Club from 1927 and 1928...
, played three games for Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in 1924.
He was recognisable on the field with his long hair and strong physique which resembled Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
, one of the nicknames which fans gave him.