He played top-level junior football with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, and placed third in the team's best and fairest.

[2] He grew up supporting Collingwood in the Australian Football League, and cited his all-time favourite AFL player as Chris Judd.

[22] He had his best game for the season in round 17, kicking a crucial goal[23] and collecting a season-high 14 disposals in the team's victory over Collingwood.

[26] He had a good start to the year, kicking seven goals in a brutal pre-season VFL match which saw Footscray win by 131 points.

[29] However, Dale would struggle to maintain his spot in the senior side, playing just 3 more games in the AFL team for the rest of the season.

[31] In round 15 of the 2016 VFL season, Dale kicked four goals to help the Bulldogs beat the Casey Scorpions by a singular point.

[32] He had his best game in the VFL in round 21, collecting 23 disposals, 8 marks and 3 goals to send Footscray into a qualifying final against Casey.

Dale had his breakout game against St Kilda in round 10, collecting 27 disposals and kicking a goal[40] in a career best performance which saw him named in the team's best on ground.

[42] Dale signed a two-year contract extension in August 2017, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2019 AFL season.

[50] He also played a vital part in getting the Bulldogs across the line in round 8 against Brisbane Lions, kicking a goal and setting Marcus Bontempelli up with another to win the game,[51] alongside his 24 disposals.

[52] Dale played his last senior game in round 10 in late May, suffering a low grade stress foot injury.

[53] Unfortunately for Dale, his injury got progressively worse, after the Bulldogs opted for surgery in order to repair his navicular bone, ending his 2018 season prematurely.

This was his breakout game, kicking five goals in the eventual 27-point loss to be one of the team's best players,[60] and secure a Brownlow Medal vote.

[77] While Dale started the early pre-season up forward, he made a move down to the half-back flank in the team's 2021 AAMI Community Series win over Melbourne.

He had 23 disposals, 2 goals and 2 rebound 50s in the Bulldogs' biggest win in their club history against North Melbourne, showcasing his talent as a running half-back.

[79] In April, he was named by Champion Data as the most accurate kick of the football in the entire league, ranked 19.1 percent above the AFL average.

[83] Dale was again named as one of the best performing Bulldogs players in a 111-point smashing of St Kilda in round 10, kicking 2 goals and collecting 34 disposals, the latter a career record.