Gehrig gets personal with Tiger fan
The Age
September 1, 2007 - 8:43PM
In the middle of St Kilda star Fraser Gehrig's farewell AFL match at the MCG, one member of Richmond's cheer squad got the chance to say goodbye up close and personal.
Rankled by some heckling from the Tigers section of the crowd on the fence behind the goals, the burly forward decided to pay one fan a visit late in the first half, walking towards him and sticking his face just inches away.
The incident took place with the ball not far away on the Saints' half-forward line, but Gehrig said he had always liked a bit of crowd involvement, whether friendly or otherwise.
"I know it's always been that way where if you're up one end you've got your supporters that tend to like you and up the other end they tend to hate you," he said.
"Because you're the closest player to them you tend to cop a fair bit.
"It's something I've always enjoyed, the interaction.
"Richmond (supporters) are probably not the best but not the worst at it, there's a couple other clubs which pick me out and target me which I've always enjoyed.
"As long as they don't step the boundary and jump over the fence and want to get into it I'm alright with it, but I've always had a good time with the other supporters."
Gehrig said the incident took place after he was involved in a wrestle with a Richmond opponent.
"I was just trying to break away there for a while but he wouldn't let me go, I think he actually threw me on top of him and they weren't too happy with that," he said.
Gehrig had the last laugh, kicking the final two goals of the match at the same end of the ground in the last term to seal a Saints victory, end his career in style and consign Richmond to the wooden spoon.
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