Fraser Gherig

SB10 · Post: # 492721Post **SB10** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:22pm

Wouldn't suprise at all if the Big G is prepared to play for free. Hopefully he plays this out in the media over the next few days and declares it's the Saints way or the highway!!! What's our last pick in the National draft?

saintsRrising · Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:24pm

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Just imagine if the Pies draft him.....and he kicks the winning point against us in the GF..................ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

milney044 · Post: # 492729Post **milney044** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:29pm

or just imagine if we redraft him and he kicks the winning goal to claim the flag against collingwood

yep i like my theory better

cowboy18 · Post: # 492730Post **cowboy18** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:33pm

Here's hoping we get him and learn to spell his surname.

The Saintsational Man · Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:35pm

cowboy18 wrote:Here's hoping we get him and learn to spell his surname.

HAHAHAHA GOLD

noreason41 · Post: # 492733Post **noreason41** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:36pm

Heard on 774 that it's confirmed. Also said that the Saints expect to pick him up.

mischa · Post: # 492735Post **mischa** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:37pm

I think it's a dumb idea!

riccardo · Post: # 492737Post **riccardo** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:38pm

Welcome back, Frase.

Is PSD an option? If not, he could make an in principal deal with us (which is never violated by other clubs) and slide through to a late pick in the National Draft.

Loathe to give up pick 9, but for Frase, I reckon I would.

jimmy_slats · Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:39pm

definatly confirmed its got the list of all the ex players that nominated 4 the draft on the afl website

bobmurray · Post: # 492740Post **bobmurray** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:39pm

Get him with pick 70

plugger66 · Post: # 492742Post **plugger66** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:40pm

riccardo wrote:Welcome back, Frase.

Is PSD an option? If not, he could make an in principal deal with us (which is never violated by other clubs) and slide through to a late pick in the National Draft.

Loathe to give up pick 9, but for Frase, I reckon I would.

If we give up pick 9 we may as well shut the doors. No way will we do that for a 31 year old with sore hands. 3rd or even still 4th pick only.

saint66au · Post: # 492746Post **saint66au** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:42pm

Just a thought..if Fraser makes too much nopise about only playing for the Saints..is that compromising the draft??

In principal agreements are all well and good til one Club doesnt want to play ball...and Im sure SOMEONE would fancy the big G prowling their goalsquare

saintsRrising · Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:43pm

Pick 9...no way ...not even for the GTrain...

There is some good talent in the Top 10.and you are very likely to get a ten year player from it...

The G may be only 1 more year...and perhaps part time at that...

SaintBot · Post: # 492750Post **SaintBot** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:46pm

id imagine we would only use our final pick on him

we would take the chance that no other club would want him and considering he isnt a required player anymore i think that a final selection is all that is in order

cant believe some journos reckon we could consider using pick 9

saintbrat · Post: # 492751Post **saintbrat** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:46pm

Welcome Back fraser

also nominating Sampi, Chick, Johnson.

savatage · Post: # 492752Post **savatage** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:48pm

riccardo wrote:
Loathe to give up pick 9, but for Frase, I reckon I would.

You're being tongue in cheek right?

saintsrus · Post: # 492753Post **saintsrus** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 4:48pm

saintsRrising wrote:Pick 9...no way ...not even for the GTrain...

There is some good talent in the Top 10.and you are very likely to get a ten year player from it...

The G may be only 1 more year...and perhaps part time at that...

I think even he wouldnt want to play again if we had to give pick 9.
We better not, be another waste

bigcarl · Post: # 492771Post **bigcarl** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:05pm

plugger66 wrote:TBH not sure he is needed if Kosi plays as a permanent forward but probably wouldnt hurt either.

I agree, but he'd make a handy forward pocket

midas_touch · Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:05pm

If its true that he wants to play only for the Saints, this has definitely made my day. I'd only use a late round pick for him though, pick 9 is off limits.

I'd still play Kosi as a permanent FF though, with Frase to play as a third forward.

BAM! (shhhh) · Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:05pm

Seems like a pokerplay to me... if he wants to come back, and is willing to do so fairly cheaply, he's still good enough to be a walk up start (assuming he hasn't completely let himself go...). At the same time, if I'm another club (including the Western Bulldogs) I'm very dubious of picking a 31 year old FF with injury issues, and questionable motivation.

On the other hand, late in the draft, when the pickings get slim...

can we get him with our last pick? If so, bargain, love it, want to see it happen. On the other hand, the idea of seeing him in another teams colours after the send off... well, thinking about that, I'm starting to understand how Brisbane fans must have felt this time last year when Michael decided he wasn't retired after all...

rodgerfox · Post: # 492774Post **rodgerfox** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:05pm

Has anyone seen Fraser Gehrig and Ben Cousins in the same room?

barks4eva · Post: # 492776Post **barks4eva** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:08pm

riccardo wrote: Loathe to give up pick 9, but for Frase, I reckon I would.

I've read some absolute nonsense before on here, actually it's the norm around these parts, but that surely takes the cake

conratulations ric, you've posted the biggest load of tripe that's ever before been written on here and that is truly saying something

get serious, your post is not even worthy of bothering with a sensible reply, you're obviously so far off in fairyland you wouldn't know the drum even if you had a brass band up you

st_Trav_ofWA · Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:11pm

realistically no other club would want him
hes 31
he has retired once
he would only have one season left in him
and clubs would remember pluggers come back from retirment
he would only attract intrest from st kilda any other club would be silly to pick him
frase had critics that said his heart wasnt in footy at st kilda imagine the critics if he was to get picked by a club he didnt want to go to !

Saint Mik · Post: # 492783Post **Saint Mik** » Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:14pm

At what stage of the draft would another club pick him and take the risk of him walking, this also means that they dont have to match up on him in 2008.

Say he is still there at pick 50 and a club was no longer going to be involved in the draft, why would you not take the chance on him and try to talk money with him to get him into the jumper rather than just yell out a PASS.

With this in mind we could not let him go through to late

saint patrick · Wed 21 Nov 2007 5:17pm

What a bizarre day

Have also been a big G fan but have mixed feelings about him coming out of retirement.

Was also looking forward to seeing Kosi grab a key forward spot and make it his own.Is certainly an interesting development which will give Lyon and the club a lot to think about.

Pick nine has nothing to do with this and will secure a class kid.

The question is whether it takes the club forward or backwards.Part of me still wants to believe the big fella still has something to offer.

If we snag a flag with G in the side it would be a fairytale to end them all