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Title: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: one-eyed on January 24, 2009, 06:00:01 PM

MICHAEL GALE
(http://oneeyed-richmond.com/images/swapcards/bulluss/michael_gale_1996.jpg)

Guernsey Nos: 11 (1994-95), 1 (1996-98)
D.O.B.:  21-12-1966
Height: 188cm
Weight: 93kg

RFC Games: 91
RFC Goals: 43

Position: HBF, wing

Best returns:

28 disposals vs Fitz, R7 1994
28 disposals vs Ess, R13 1997
27 disposals vs North, R4 1995 - 3 Brownlow votes
27 disposals vs Port, R10 1998
25 disposals vs Bris, R2 1994
25 disposals vs Haw, R3 1995
25 disposals vs Fitz, R21 1996
24 disposals vs Coll, R13 1996
20 disposals & 3 goals vs Melb, R13 1995
20 disposals & 2 goals vs WCE, R8 1997
19 disposals & 2 goals vs Fitz, R22 1994 - 2 Brownlow votes
19 disposals vs St K, R5 1994 - 3 Brownlow votes


Recruited from: Penguin (Tas), Fitzroy. Richmond traded away pick 6 for Michael Gale, Paul Broderick and Matthew Dundas
RFC Debut: R1 1994 vs Footscray - 18 disposals & 1 goal
Retired: End of 1998 season. Last game R22 vs Melbourne.

Honours:
6 State of Origin games (Tasmania)
12 Brownlow votes

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: Mr Magic on January 24, 2009, 06:07:59 PM

His brother was a good player. ;)

Question?
What year did MG kick the ball backwards and who was it against?

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: pmac21 on January 24, 2009, 10:28:36 PM

1995 Vs Geelong Preliminary Final, pretty sure he'd just been crunched by Ablett and the game was well and truly over !!!

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: mightytiges on January 25, 2009, 07:16:17 PM

He could have been captain then. Ahead of his time :D.

Micky Gale was good old fashioned solid hardworking footballer. Nothing flashy but someone who you could rely on most weeks to do his job. I liked him as a player even when he was at Fitzroy so was rapt when we got him and Brodders together.

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: F0551L on January 26, 2009, 07:16:46 PM

never blessed with abundant talent but wore the sash with pride

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: WilliamPowell on January 26, 2009, 08:22:54 PM

Undeniable courage

Title: Re: Rate a player: Michael Gale
Post by: yellowandback on January 26, 2009, 09:31:37 PM

I think it was in 1995 against the Bombers when Wanganeen chopped him in the head and knocked him out.  It always made me laugh when Bombers fans used to cane Scotty Turner for carpeting O'Donnell and yet forgot that hit and Grenvold breaking Maxfields jaw.

Good player in the era when we did not get nearly the return on our talent.