Fraser Gehrig
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | March 3, 1976, |
| Recruited from | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) |
| Height/Weight | 195cm / 109kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, April 2, 1995, West Coast Eagles vs. St Kilda, at WACA |
| Team(s) | West Coast Eagles (1995-2000)
115 games, 159 goals St Kilda (2001-) 114 games, 273 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 17, 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Fraser Gehrig (born March 3, 1976) a player for the St Kilda Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. He is known in some circles as being the Chuck Norris of Aussie rules football[citation needed].
Widely regarded as the most powerful and intimidating player in the league currently, Gehrig began his career at the West Coast Eagles playing full back, and became known for his height (195 cm), pace, and strength; he holds the bench press records at West Coast and St Kilda with a personal best of 172.5kg (twice).
These attributes allowed him to switch to the full-forward position at St Kilda. Combined with additional weight (109 kg), he quickly became even better at kicking goals than he was at saving them. He has earned the nicknames "G-Train" with his locomotive like leads and strong marks, and "Carpet Snake" for his tendency to 'hide' behind the goal posts only to come out when the ball is heading his way.
It was during the 2003 season that Gehrig's cult status rose, with the "G-Train" sporting a mullet. His goalkicking continued to improve, and Gehrig has received back-to-back Coleman Medal medals in 2004 and 2005, breaking the stranglehold that Matthew Lloyd had on the medal for 3 of the previous 4 years. In 2004, Gehrig beat Lloyd by a number of goals to take out the Medal. During the finals series of that year he passed the 100-goals in a season milestone during a game at AAMI Stadium, with a huge pitch invasion taking place.
Unfortunately, Gehrig is known as much for his off-field indiscretions as for his on-field achievements. Gehrig's friendship with former St Kilda footballer Steven Lawrence, who was sacked from the club for drink-driving, has got him into some trouble, as has one incident involving Gehrig urinating on a patron's foot at a nightclub. Fraser Gehrig is still struggling to lose weight as he weighs over 100kg.
On field incidents include striking opponents, which reslted in suspensions (one in 2003, two in 2004 and one in 2005). The most recent came in round 9, 2006 when he struck Kangaroos defender Hamish McIntosh, but was cleared of the charge. His latest suspension came in round 6, 2005 when he struck Collingwood's Jason Cloke.
| Preceded by: Matthew Lloyd |
Coleman Medallist 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by: Brendan Fevola |
