Career
A Saint George junior, Peter Gentle played first grade for Saint George Dragons for two seasons between 1987-1988 but featured mostly in the lower grades, and Mansfield Marksman in 1986-1987, as a halfback. He was the son of the Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach, Ken Gentle. Gentle was the assistant coach for the Wests Tigers.
In 2011 he was announced as head coach of Hull, signing to a three-year contract.
In 2012 he signed another deal for an extra year to Hull F.C.