saints set up camp

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Saints set up camp


St Kilda's Lenny Hayes with young fan Mia Nankivell at a superclinic for the region's junior footballers at AUSTAR Arena yesterday.




RETIREMENT? What retirement?
That's St Kilda big man Fraser Gehrig's attitude since returning to training following his late decision to postpone giving the game away last year.

Gehrig joined Robert Harvey, Lenny Hayes and the majority of the Saints playing list at a "superclinic" for the region's junior footballers at AUSTAR Arena yesterday as part of the club's AFL Community Camp in Ballarat.

The 31-year-old, affectionately known as the "G-Train", said he decided to return to football via the AFL draft just months after retiring from the sport because he had unfinished business at the Saints.

He said he was enjoying pre-season training more than in previous seasons and that he and the rest of the Saints players were fitter than they had been for years.

"Once the decision was made (to return to football) I haven't had any doubts or regrets about it," Gehrig said.

"It's been a really big couple of months and the boys are a lot fitter than any other year I can remember.

"It was always the goal to play in the big one. I haven't done that and this team has only won one in 100-odd years. I think the playing group, with the recruiting that's happened and the natural progression within the group,

means there's an opportunity for us to achieve that.

"There's definitely a correlation (with what's happened with premier Geelong). Over the last few years there's never been any question if we have our best side out there we can beat any team on our day."

The Saints have enjoyed the club's best pre-season, in terms of player availability, for a number of years.

Player stocks have been boosted with the recruitment of Geelong premiership ruckman Steven King, and handy former Sydney premiership pair Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster.

The two players who have missed significant parts of the pre-season are Matt Maguire, who is recovering from stress fractures in his foot, and Schneider with a quadricep injury.

Robert Harvey said Maguire should return to training soon following scans on the area.

Harvey said there had not been a decision on the captaincy but the team would vote on who would be part of the leadership group while on the camp, and that the future captain would most likely come from that group.

[evertonfc]

The two players who have missed significant parts of the pre-season are Matt Maguire, who is recovering from stress fractures in his foot, and Schneider with a quadricep injury.

Pretty disappointing. I was very much hoping he'd hit the ground running in 2008.

[saintbrat]

http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography ... b_code=all

[stinger]

gawd........look at the size of x's arms.....

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http://saints.com.au/tabid/5315/News/Ne ... wsId=54968

Saints all present and accounted for
12:41 PM Tue 5 February, 2008

By Catherine Murphy

ST KILDA is hopeful that the injury curse that has troubled the club for so long is finally lifting, with many of the team’s long-term absentees returning to training, healthy and ready to take part in the team’s Telstra AFL Community Camp at Buninyong near Ballarat.

Spearhead Fraser Gehrig says changes to this year’s pre-season training regime should make a difference.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Fraser is definitely the focus this year

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[SaintBot]

is this suggesting that he actually hasnt got a serious or even half serious injury just that the club is being as safe as possible with any sign of wear

in both brats pictures and gps's iv seen a few players training who are ruled out of intraclub and round 1 nab due to "injury"

[saintly]

gawd........look at the size of x's arms.....

X's arm looks like something from outta space. or at least a cartoon.

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http://www.abc.net.au/ballarat/stories/s2154603.htm
The Saints return to former heartland
Last Update: Tuesday, February 5, 2008. 12:35pm AEDT

By Josh McDermott

Yesterday the Saints came marching into Ballarat to embark on a three day community camp that includes a football clinic and visits to schools and hospitals throughout the area.

The Saints certainly were not marching into foreign territory. Ballarat has over a 100 year history with the Saints and it has been the heartland of St Kilda territory in the past.

etc. taken from Archie's talk at the civic reception


just by the way- the Mayor has been seen at all major functions.

[HarveysDeciple]

those shirts look cool.

Might get one of those.

red ones that is.