Mark Gale
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Personal information | |
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Birth | May 7, 1976 , |
Recruited from | Claremont WAFL |
Playing career¹ | |
Debut | Round 14, 1995, Fremantle vs. Melbourne, at Subiaco Oval |
Team(s) | Fremantle (1995-2000)
71 games, 18 goals St Kilda (2001) 13 games, 3 goals |
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
Career highlights | |
Mark Gale (born May 7, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. He played for both the Fremantle Football Club and the St. Kilda Football Club mainly as a wingman.
He was first drafted from Claremont in the WAFL as a foundation selection in the 1994 AFL Draft, before being delisted at the end of the 2000 season. St Kilda then selected him with the 64th selection of the 2001 AFL Draft.
Gale struggled to break into the Fremantle side, playing only 5 games in the club's first two seasons, before establishing himself in the team during the 1997 season. He would play all 22 games in the 1998 season, before injuries and poor form saw him delisted at the end of the 2000 season. He played just the single season at the Saints before retiring from football at the end of 2001.
He is the son of professional golfer Terry Gale and married to Channel 9 Perth reporter Kate Gale [1]. He is currently employed as a physical education teacher at Scotch College in Perth.