'Cartoonists and artists have drawn and painted him. 'He's become a gay icon in a way,' Ball said of the veteran Saints defender. It might not be a descriptor the St Kilda defender ever expected, but, according to Jason Ball (Australian Football's first openly gay male player), the description is quite appropriate.īall, a 28-year-old centre half-back for Victorian country club Yarra Glen, explained how highly Gilbert is thought of by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning (LGBTIQ) community.
