After playing mainly as a defender or wingman, in 2006 he was tried as a reserve ruckman due to injuries to regular ruckmen Aaron Sandilands and Justin Longmuir.
At 91 kg and 191 cm tall he is much shorter than most other ruckmen and has to rely on his leap, speed and endurance to compete.
In 2007, he continued to play as a ruckman because of long term injuries to Longmuir and Sandilands, and towards the end of the season produced some of his best football, gaining more than 20 disposals in 4 consecutive games, including a career high 31 against Essendon in round 19.
[1] Gilmore was the head coach of the Sydney University Australian National Football Club (SUANFC) in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) between 2013 and 2016.
[2] He is the grandson of Brian Gilmore, a member of Footscray's 1954 premiership team.