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hey.. another thing to add to her fraser collection.. lucky girl she is... mum would be proud :p...
frase thanks for all the memories.. you are a lovely person.. and i'm so glad you played for the saints. good luck with your life after footy and thanks for everything you have done for the st kilda football club.
Oh When the Saints wrote:
- 100th goal vs. Port
- Kicking the white chair earlier in the year
- Explosion vs. Freo in Tassie
- Kicking 10 straight against the Tigers
- The "Gehrig" chants at Telstra Dome in 2004
- The run around and play on move than only G could do ...
Maybe someone somewhere with acces to video archives could make a wikid vid showing the G's finest moments? i would really love to have a vid like that for keeps.
The woman 2 rows in front of me said before the game started that it was his last game, annouced just before the game. I thought she meant another G-Train until he waved to the cheer squad and supporters behind the goals... a shiver went down my back, i knew it was the last time i was going to see him play. Kicking 5 goals and that goal after the siren made it a fitting end to a fantastic career. I really thought he was going to completely smash that richmond bloke...
Frase, what can i say? you were truely one of the most entertaining footballers i have ever seen through my years (short year mind you im only 20 lol). It was always great to watch you, you always did something different and you have a wikid sence of humor Thank you
by far one of the best football players to watch and one of the very few left that can win a game off their own boot. has been an absolute pleasure to watch him "do his thing" and will be strange to not see the big shadow present in out forward line next year. i knew before the game this would be his last, and as usual he delivered something strangly
beautiful :]
bigcarl wrote:don't suppose we can talk him out of it. i reckon he still had a couple of seasons left in him
ch ten started their coverage with the story that the rumours weren't confirmed because saints officials were still trying to talk him out of it- Walls went on to say why it would get easier for him
then he went to the cheersquad and they decided that yep it was true and he had decided.
StReNgTh ThRoUgH LoYaLtY
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly..!!
As footy becomes more robotic and keepings off, Frase was a breath of fresh air.
Will always remember those many times when he would lead to the left out to "his" pocket, mark, stop dead, and then suddenly spring off to his right in an arc and drill a goal on that wonderful left foot.
Every one portrays him as a mean thug, but off the field (apart from a few nightclub indiscretions) he does some wonderful work with the StKilda mission and is generous with his time, especially signing kids autographs.
Will miss you Frase.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
Man I'm sad to see him go. I feel down tonight as a result. He was one of the few characters left in the AFL, one of those guys you'd turn up to see. Lots of people are going to miss the big man. I sure will.
No fanfare as content G-Train chugs into the sunset
Rohan Connolly | September 2, 2007
FOOTBALL for Fraser Gehrig was always supposed to be as much about good, old-fashioned fun as status, accolades and financial rewards. Which is why the last of his 255 AFL games yesterday was an appropriate send-off.
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mark on a strong lead and accurate conversion put the Saints in front. And it ended perfectly, a Stephen Milne pass finding Gehrig seconds before the siren. The last two kicks of Gehrig's career were goals. The final one brought up his 540th career goal, and 100th on the MCG, as he was swamped by every teammate, one of whom, Andrew Thompson, had also announced his retirement.
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None of the overhype of others with loooooooooooooong goodbyes
StReNgTh ThRoUgH LoYaLtY
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly..!!
And some of your special moments - giving your jumper away today, running through the banner with the young disabled girl this year... you have a wonderful heart, and it's made me proud to see you represent our club.
my favorite player ever hands down
love the bloke
cant believe its all over
wish him all the best
best player in the league to watch
brilliant finish for him
I love this guy for what he brings to the game, his antics, his persona, his everything. When i realised after the game that he was finished i just started bawling my eyes out. Was special for me though to be near the race as he was carried off. Was the girl he gave his jumper to the one who holds up the "frazer your my hero" banner ? Nice touch from the big rig
As i was leaving the ground, it was a mixture of sadness and anger, and for a moment the anger took over and i just booted the footy i was carrying at one of those statues outside the mcc members area, and it rebounded off at blinding speed and hit a guy in the stomach. So if that guy is on here, i apologise for that.
I wish you all the best for your life after footy mate
We'll miss you Fraser! I was actually at that game right next to the Saints Cheersquad 5 rows up from the front. I saw him walk over and clap to the supporters so it was great that we stood and applauded him. From what I heard, the girl who was given the guernsey was the girl who holds up the 'Fraser You're My Hero' sign, so that good
My auntie nearly started crying at the end of the game because he was retiring It was really good at the end of the game though, when he got chaired off, we all started chanting