Michael Gale
Encyclopedia
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
.
His five seasons for the Tigers
were played alongside his younger brother, Brendon
. 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.
Gale was remembered for the wrong reasons, when during a game for Richmond he received the ball, and proceeded to kick it a good 40 - 50 metres in the wrong direction. This was much to the confusion of the crowd and players from both teams.
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...
player who played in the VFL/AFL between 1985 and 1993 for 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...
and then from 1994 to 1998 for the Richmond Football Club
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,...
.
His five seasons for the Tigers
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,...
were played alongside his younger brother, Brendon
Brendon Gale
Brendon 'Benny' Gale is an influential Australian rules football sports administrator and former player from the Australian Football League....
. 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.
Gale was remembered for the wrong reasons, when during a game for Richmond he received the ball, and proceeded to kick it a good 40 - 50 metres in the wrong direction. This was much to the confusion of the crowd and players from both teams.