An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative forward, he played club football in the Newcastle Rugby League for Norths and Wests and also spent a season in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership with Parramatta.

While at Norths,[1] he was then selected to make his international début for Australia against the visiting New Zealand team in 1952, becoming Kangaroo No.

[3] Gill was also selected to go on the 1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand, playing in all three tests against the Kiwis.

Sydney club Parramatta paid a fee of £500[4] to sign Gill as their captain-coach for the 1954 NSWRFL season.

[5][6] After that Gill returned to the Newcastle Rugby League as captain-coach of the Western Suburbs club, spending two seasons with them in 1955 and 1956.