Fraser Gehrig
St Kilda and West Coast · “G-Train”
AFL career
260 games549 goals
- Debut
- R1 1995 v STK2 Apr 1995
- Most recent
- R8 2008 v COL16 May 2008
Stats
2008 | STK | 5 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 41 | 41 |
2007 | STK | 20 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 67 | 87 |
2006 | STK | 22 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 65 | - |
2005 | STK | 22 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 68 | - |
2004 | STK | 23 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 75 | - |
2003 | STK | 21 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 71 | - |
2002 | STK | 12 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 55 | - |
2001 | STK | 20 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 52 | - |
2000 | WCE | 19 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 12.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 63 | - |
1999 | WCE | 11 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 61 | - |
1998 | WCE | 23 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 66 | - |
1997 | WCE | 22 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 65 | - |
1996 | WCE | 24 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 52 | - |
1995 | WCE | 16 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 53 | - |
Bio
Recruited from the Murray Bushrangers with pick 16 in the 1993 National Draft, Fraser Gehrig began his career at West Coast as a mobile utility. Possessing deceptive speed and agility for his frame, he initially established himself on the wing and half-forward line, earning All-Australian honours in 1997. After six seasons in Perth, Gehrig returned to his home state of Victoria to join St Kilda ahead of the 2001 season via a trade involving David Sierakowski. While he arrived at Moorabbin as a flanker, his legacy was ultimately defined by his transformation into a powerhouse full-forward under coach Grant Thomas.
Dubbed the "G-Train," Gehrig bulked up significantly to become one of the league's most intimidating one-on-one contest players, using brute strength and a commanding lead to dominate the goal square. This positional shift yielded back-to-back Coleman Medals in 2004 and 2005, a peak that included a century of goals in the former season. Although a brief attempt to reverse his retirement in 2008 proved unsuccessful due to injury and the increasing pace of the competition, Gehrig remains a cult figure at St Kilda as the spearhead of their preliminary final campaigns in the mid-2000s.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Mar 1976 (age 50y 232d)
- Height
- 195 cm
- Weight
- 104 kg
Teams
Honours
- Coleman Medal(2×) 2004, 2005
- All-Australian(2×) 1997, 2004
- St Kilda B&F
- 2nd
- 2001
- Top 10
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- West Coast B&F
- 3rd
- 1998
- Top 10
- 1997
Family
- Uncle:Ross Thornton
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Murray Bushrangers with pick 16 in the 1993 National Draft, Fraser Gehrig began his career at West Coast as a mobile utility. Possessing deceptive speed and agility for his frame, he initially established himself on the wing and half-forward line, earning All-Australian honours in 1997. After six seasons in Perth, Gehrig returned to his home state of Victoria to join St Kilda ahead of the 2001 season via a trade involving David Sierakowski. While he arrived at Moorabbin as a flanker, his legacy was ultimately defined by his transformation into a powerhouse full-forward under coach Grant Thomas.
Dubbed the "G-Train," Gehrig bulked up significantly to become one of the league's most intimidating one-on-one contest players, using brute strength and a commanding lead to dominate the goal square. This positional shift yielded back-to-back Coleman Medals in 2004 and 2005, a peak that included a century of goals in the former season. Although a brief attempt to reverse his retirement in 2008 proved unsuccessful due to injury and the increasing pace of the competition, Gehrig remains a cult figure at St Kilda as the spearhead of their preliminary final campaigns in the mid-2000s.