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 (age 55)
Place of birth Burnie, Tasmania
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
  • Tasmanian Representative Games:- 4
  • Richmond Life Member 1997
  • Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame (Legend)
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).

As a qualified lawyer, he practised law with a commercial law firm for some time after his retirement from football, and then served as CEO of the AFL Players' Association from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, he began what would become a successful 15-year stint as CEO of Richmond, overseeing three premierships. In 2024, it was announced that he would be leaving Richmond to become inaugural CEO of the incoming Tasmania Football Club.


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