Gale played for 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. Brendon was appointed vice-captain of the club between 1994 and 1997. Their father,
Don Gale, was a champion
Tasmanian 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. For a period during his playing days Gale played guitar in a small band called Trial By Video, which included other footballers
Mark Zanotti,
Tony Woods, and
Paul Bulluss. ==Post-football career==