Career
Gilmore was recruited from Koondrook, a town on the Victorian side of the Murray River. A follower, Gilmore started out in the seconds in 1949, then in 1950 broke into the seniors for the first time. In 1954, Gilmore joined Richmond, where he played briefly in the seconds, before leaving for Kyneton.
He spent the 1955 VFL season with Street Kilda and put together 10 games that year, all in succession, a run which ended when he was forced to sit out four weeks for striking Carlton"s Noel O"Brien.
