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.

His father, Jack Gale, played three games for the Richmond Football Club in the VFL in 1924 and two of his sons, Michael Gale and Brendon Gale, had lengthy AFL careers throughout the 1990s.

References

1958 All-Australian team

South Australia John Abley (Port Adelaide)

Tasmania Don Gale (Wynyard) Jim Ross (North Launceston) Stuart Spencer (Clarence)

Victoria (VFA) Barry Metcalfe (Mordialloc)

Victoria Owen Abrahams (Fitzroy) Allen Aylett (North Melbourne) Ron Barassi (Melbourne) Reg Burgess (Essendon) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Bob Davis (Geelong) (Captain) John Dugdale (North Melbourne) Kevin Murray (Fitzroy) Neil Roberts (St Kilda) Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Western Australia Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) Graham Farmer (East Perth) Alan Preen (East Fremantle) Norm Rogers (East Fremantle) Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle)

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