Toast Andrew Gaff (Pick 4, 2010 National Draft) - Thanks for the 1000 Cuts, Enjoy Retirement

[Bleedblueandgold]

Very classy move by the club to guide him to life membership.

Gaff is currently sitting on 298 AFL games as under the qualification guidelines official AFL pre-season matches are taken into account, along with representative games. Gaff played 18 pre-season games, one game for Victoria and one International Rules game against Ireland.

 

[Ochre]

2x AA as a wingman is a hell of an accomplishment when you consider the AA selectors don't know what a wingman is.

 

[squashface]

Andrew Brayshaw

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Andrew Brayshaw

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.3

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

2.1

4star

D

18.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

3.1

4star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

breathes a sigh of relief

 

[KERRPOW]

One of the premier wingers in his prime with his death by 100 cuts mantra.

Showed incredible loyalty to the WCE rejecting norfs lucrative long term, multi million dollar offer.

Sadly a mix of injury (which he kept pushing through, during our injury crisis years) and the AwFLs constant tweaking of the rules to make the game quick saw gaffs influence and ability to accumulate and be damaging with the ball sharply decline.

 

[KERRPOW]

Andrew Brayshaw breathes a sigh of relief

Its a shame that his pissant glass jaw robbed gaffy a premiership.

 

[RookiePick]

Gaffy. Quite possibly his generations Priddis. Maligned and undervalued by many but a key pillar of the club for many years.

"Death by 1000 Cuts" was the moniker frequently ascribed to Gaff's play style and indeed he has probably suffered that fate himself in a long, slow decline from the peak of his abilities.

Left it all out there for the club and one huge left hook away from being a premiership player for the club.

Thank you Andrew!

 

[Ochre]

Real testament to his character that he delayed this 24 hours so that Dusty and Hawkins announcements weren't completely overshadowed

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Love the two game send off for AFL life membership.

On the opposite wing to Matera in the all-time Eagles team (sorry Mainy).

Broke a Docker's jaw.

He did it all.

 

[Jafa]

Freo supporters are still sooking about him.

 

[Biggie]

Freo supporters are still sooking about him.

That’s the way they are bred

Anyway enough about the purples.

Thankyou to Andrew Gaff for some incredible seasons. Quality wingman that never stopped running.

All the best in retirement Gaffy.

 

[Farang83150]

As blue & gold as anyone that's ever pulled on the jumper.
Massive respect for the bloke

 

[Keys]

Number 3 : No spuds allowed

The most pin-point, accurate #3 I have seen at the eagles. If you get the ball 30 times and use it well pretty much every time, your going to turn out alright aren't ya.

www.bigfooty.com

One of only three players to ever wear the No.3 for West Coast and he belongs with the other 2 that wore it

Different style of player whose identifying trait was his capacity to run further than Forrest Gump. Was pivotal to our kick mark game style developed under Simpson with his gut running to provide a link between defence an attack

Always prepared to sit under the high ball and took some fearful hits as a result. Never shirked a contest despite his relatively light frame

Unfortunately the game and his lack of pace caught up with him. But in a rough period when players dropped likes flies he continued to play through pain when warm bodies were needed, arguably to his own detriment

Never sought the limelight preferring to work diligently behind the scenes to get the best out of himself.

Hopefully the young group he’s leaving behind have learned something from his work ethic

Enjoy retirement.

 

[kane249]

Freo supporters are still sooking about him.

"He cheap shotted a kid in his first year!1!!!!1"

Also Freo fans

"How good was that late hit from Brayshaw on Harley Reid from behind, showed him whos boss"

Derp

 

[Smeg Head]

All the best for a fantastic career Gaffy.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

"He cheap shotted a kid in his first year!1!!!!1"

Also Freo fans

"How good was that late hit from Brayshaw on Harley Reid from behind, showed him whos boss"

Derp

Freo fans hate Gaff because he broke someone's jaw, and fair enough.

Freo fans hate Harley because he refuses to roll over. They fear what he represents, a reborn West Coast. AND FAIR ENOUGH

 

[kane249]

On Gaffy though thanks for the long service

Was the premier wingman in the comp at one stage. Ran all day and his neat disposal used to cut up opposition, where the death by 1000 cuts descriptor came in to it.

Reinvented himself as an inside mid later in his career. Also to his detriment he played through injury due to the injury crisis at the club, which bought about his own end quicker.

Thanks for the loyalty and dedication Gaffy, enjoy retirement, you earned it.

 

[Chris_6678]

His first game when he came on as sub for Lecca and Aaron Edwards

Aaron Edwards

Age

40

Ht

184cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.7

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.4

2star

K

6.0

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.6

3star

goes to be a tough guy and knocks him over. Gaffy gets up dusts himself of with no ****s and went about it.

 

[Tyberious Funk]

Hilarious that anyone would still gripe about Gaff's hit on Brayshaw. Yep, it was a total brain fart. But it cost him a premiership. It's pretty much the biggest penalty you could give a player. Unlike Barry Hall, who smacked Matt Maguire in the guts, got away scott free and won a Grand Final the following week.

 

[ghostbat12]

Onya gaffy. He joined same year iPad, instagram, air fryers and 4g were born.

It was a good year.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

His involvement in this classic surely one of his finest moments.

 

[Chris_6678]

His involvement in this classic surely one of his finest moments.

Haha never noticed Gov in it till then.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Thanks gaffy. All the best for the future.

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[Keys]

Pick 4 Welcome Andrew Gaff

4. WEST COAST - Andrew Gaff
Height: 182cm
Weight: 78kg
DOB: 16/06/92
Club: Oakleigh Chargers (Vic)
Draft range: 4-5
Gaff is not so much an excitement machine as he is an accumulator who finds and distributes the ball from the first minute to the last. He won the three-kilometre race at the draft combine in 10 minutes and finished equal second in the beep test with 15.3. He's not flashy; he's just effective. You see 200, or even 300 no-fuss games written all over him.

Good call from the night he was drafted

Re: Pick 4 Welcome Andrew Gaff

Welcome Gaffy, hopefully you kick out one of the many plodders in our midfield next season

It’s the circle of life as an AFL footballer - you eventually become what you replaced

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

What a legend, toiled away to beat his opponent routinely, and often playing under duress. Has given so much to the club, hope we can send him out in style!

 

[element]

Was so good in our premiership year and a big part of getting the team to the pointy end of the season in great form.
Will always be a shame he missed out on the premiership but was nonetheless pivotal in that achievement.

Grats Gaff; on a career better than most, and thanks for your contributions over the years.