Fraser Gehrig: The most unlikely cult status player in footy history?

[Shane Heard]

Classic footage in the 2nd qrt there of Gehrig in the crowd munching on a pie and giving a kid sitting in front of him his second spare pie lol

 

[PT Bar None]

So the big man was just on fox footy’s pre-game “ entertainment” getting interviewed about something I wasn’t listening to very closely.
But the mere sight of his giant melon head and his odd body language and rapid fire sarcastic mirth made it all so endearing to see him back on the big screen.

He’s got to be the ultimate cult figure that all footy fans loved to watch play with a head only a mother could love.

I remember his insanely high ball drop when kicking, running like a demented giraffe and kicking amazing goals from all angles. He kicked 549 goals from 260 games.

He was the most unlikely league player to have ever touched the hearts of all footy fans.

All Australian selected twice, to my surprise while reading his Wikipedia page I learnt he was a massive 6’5 100kg giant. Which is all the more baffling as he processed the innate baulking skills of Dusty..but in slow motion.

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6'5". So:

1. Fraser has shrunk?
2. Kath is a 6 footer?
3. Kath is standing on a box?

 

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Still prefer to have Fraser's balding head to whatever riewoldt had going on there.

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[MC Bad Genius]

So the big man was just on fox footy’s pre-game “ entertainment” getting interviewed about something I wasn’t listening to very closely.
But the mere sight of his giant melon head and his odd body language and rapid fire sarcastic mirth made it all so endearing to see him back on the big screen.

He’s got to be the ultimate cult figure that all footy fans loved to watch play with a head only a mother could love.

I remember his insanely high ball drop when kicking, running like a demented giraffe and kicking amazing goals from all angles. He kicked 549 goals from 260 games.

He was the most unlikely league player to have ever touched the hearts of all footy fans.

All Australian selected twice, to my surprise while reading his Wikipedia page I learnt he was a massive 6’5 100kg giant. Which is all the more baffling as he processed the innate baulking skills of Dusty..but in slow motion.

Give us your stories and memories of the incomparable ‘G-Train’ ..especially WC and Saints fans. View attachment 1127468

Does he work for Deliveroo now?

Not sure about other clubs but LRT is the ultimate Swans cult hero. No one on the Swans board will ever say a bad word about him.

That's only because I don't visit the Swans board anymore ...

 

[The 747]

6'5". So:

1. Fraser has shrunk?
2. Kath is a 6 footer?
3. Kath is standing on a box?

Was very hunched over in that interview and didn't look comfortable. Was a gun player in his heyday.

 

[Shane Heard]

Still prefer to have Fraser's balding head to whatever riewoldt had going on there.

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It’s my understanding that Nick is a big Rod Stewart fan...

 

[Shane Heard]

6'5". So:

1. Fraser has shrunk?
2. Kath is a 6 footer?
3. Kath is standing on a box?

according to Wikipedia he’s 6’5

 

[Shane Heard]

Was very hunched over in that interview and didn't look comfortable. Was a gun player in his heyday.

yep...a more straighten posture would add at least 5 inches

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

He's been to the Donald Trump solarium.
Lovely shade of orange.

 

[Shane Heard]

He's been to the Donald Trump solarium.
Lovely shade of orange.

Like Trump, the Gehrig name has German origins.

More like a bronzed Germanic glow

 

[PT Bar None]

Was very hunched over in that interview and didn't look comfortable. Was a gun player in his heyday.

Was Kath wearing the leather trousers this week? That might explain Fraser's hunched posture

 

[Shane Heard]

Was Kath wearing the leather trousers this week? That might explain Fraser's hunched posture

 

[The 747]

Was Kath wearing the leather trousers this week? That might explain Fraser's hunched posture

I did not see any leather pants, but I want to now.

 

[Tim Evans Beard]

Hal Hunter is the most unlikely of cult heroes.

 

[Pklz]

Remember the day Pagan sent Fevola to Gehrig. Fraser kicks 5 in the first quarter before abandoning the plan and we get done by 100+

 

[Shane Heard]

Remember the day Pagan sent Fevola to Gehrig. Fraser kicks 5 in the first quarter before abandoning the plan and we get done by 100+

Fev got sent to backline ?

Man I’d like to see a YouTube video reply of that game

 

[Shane Heard]

I did not see any leather pants, but I want to now.

Here you go...even better than just pants...here is Penelope in full leather sensation glory

 

[Shane Heard]

Hal Hunter is the most unlikely of cult heroes.

This Hal Hunter ?




“A former Essendon footballer has petitioned Premier Daniel Andrews and the state government to allow tattoo parlours to reopen in late October.
Hal Hunter, the first Essendon player to sue the club and the AFL who reached an out-of-court settlement from the drugs saga that stretched from 2013 until 2016, has launched a petition online that garnered more than 11,000 signatures since Sunday night”

Ex-Bomber petitions for tattoo industry reopening

A former Essendon footballer has petitioned Premier Daniel Andrews and the state government to allow tattoo parlours to reopen in late October.

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[Beerfish]

Haven't read the thread but saw him give a pie away to a kid during the game.. he had at least one on the go for himself at the time so not sure how magnanimous but probably still my favourite ex-The West Coast player if I had to pick one.

 

[windyhill]

ive read Carey’s biography. His father was a total loser of a bloke. A deplorable human.

Great book, father an utter campaigner .

 

[Shane Heard]

Haven't read the thread but saw him give a pie away to a kid during the game.. he had at least one on the go for himself at the time so not sure how magnanimous but probably still my favourite ex-The West Coast player if I had to pick one.

I saw that ..hilarious stuff

no sauce offered though

probably didn’t grab enough free (stolen) satchels

 

[Sargemo369]

 

[BF Tiger]

Was Fraser primarily a wingman in his West Coast days? And what made the Saints think this guy should be played out of the goal square?

 

[Beerfish]

Ok I've read the thread now.

Was Fraser primarily a wingman in his West Coast days? And what made the Saints think this guy should be played out of the goal square?

They started feeding him pies and made him have a mullet.

One of these things was harder to give up than the other.

 

[Shane Heard]

Great book, father an utter campaigner .

Yep..a truly abhorrent man