#25 Josh Fraser

[Dark Beanie]

JOSH FRASER

Guernsey Number: 25
Height: 202cm
Weight: 99kg
Recruited From: Mansfield/Murray U18
Debut: 2000
Date of Birth: 5 January 1982

Player Honours

Collingwood
J.F McHale Trophy (4th Best and Fairest) 2006 (equal)

AFL
AFL Rising Star nominee 2000

TAC Cup
Team of the Year 1999

Player Statistics - Josh Fraser
AFL 2006 Premiership Season

Round Date vs. K H P M HO T FF FA G B
Round 1 03/04/2006 Adelaide 12 5 17 9 21 2 4 1 0 1
Round 2 09/04/2006 Hawthorn 11 8 19 11 12 0 0 1 2 2
Round 3 17/04/2006 Kangaroos 7 5 12 6 8 1 0 0 1 0
Round 4 25/04/2006 Essendon 9 6 15 7 19 5 1 0 0 1
Round 5 30/04/2006 Port Adelaide 13 8 21 10 13 1 3 0 0 1
Round 6 07/05/2006 Carlton 6 7 13 6 12 4 0 1 0 0
Round 7 13/05/2006 West Coast Eagles 14 14 28 10 13 2 0 2 2 1
Round 8 20/05/2006 Geelong 15 6 21 14 18 1 2 0 0 3
Round 9 26/05/2006 Western Bulldogs 10 4 14 3 11 3 1 0 1 2
Round 10 03/06/2006 Brisbane Lions 9 2 11 6 11 0 2 0 2 1
Round 11 12/06/2006 Melbourne 5 9 14 5 12 3 1 0 1 1
Round 12 24/06/2006 Sydney Swans 11 4 15 7 25 2 0 1 1 0
Round 13 02/07/2006 Richmond 5 7 12 1 19 2 1 3 0 0
Round 14 09/07/2006 St Kilda 13 7 20 8 13 2 1 2 1 0
Round 15 16/07/2006 Fremantle 12 4 16 6 11 1 0 1 1 2
Round 16 22/07/2006 West Coast Eagles 13 5 18 12 26 5 1 1 2 1
Round 17 28/07/2006 Hawthorn 11 7 18 5 23 2 3 2 0 0
Round 18 05/08/2006 Adelaide 10 11 21 6 12 4 3 0 0 0
Round 19 11/08/2006 Essendon 16 13 29 9 16 1 2 0 0 1
Round 20 18/08/2006 Port Adelaide 6 4 10 4 16 1 2 0 1 0
Round 21 27/08/2006 Carlton 9 10 19 7 12 3 3 1 0 1
Round 22 03/09/2006 Kangaroos 13 7 20 11 4 3 3 1 0 1

2006 H & A average (per game)
K-10 H-7 P-17 M-7 HO-15 T-2 FF-2 FA-1 G-1 B-1

AFL 2006 Premiership Season Finals

Round Date vs. K H P M HO T FF FA G B
Week 1 10/09/2006 Western Bulldogs 10 5 15 7 14 2 1 1 1 1

[Dark Beanie]

Josh Fraser
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Fraser

Josh Fraser Personal Info
Birth January 5, 1982, Victoria
Recruited from Mansfield/Murray U18

Playing Career
Debut Round 1, March 13, 2000, Collingwood vs. Hawthorn, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s) Collingwood (2000-)
136 Games, 120 Goals

Career Highlights

AFL Rising Star nomination 2000

Josh Fraser (born January 5, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

From Mansfield via Murray U18, Fraser was the number one pick in the 1999 National Draft, going to Collingwood. The tall ruckman was quiet when arrived at Victoria Park but soon became a valuable senior player, and ended up playing 21 games in the season. He won an AFL Rising Star nomination in his debut year. In 2001 Fraser continued to press and show his ability, but as a ruckman, his 202 cm stature did not show, as his ruckwork was mediocre. He did however kick 21 goals in 21 games, and find the ball, no matter how tall he was, he was mobile.

He played all 25 games in 2002, but he was inconsistent, and was not improving in his prime position, the ruck. He though proved as a goalkicker, this time kicking 37 goals, and being a key member in the Grand Final side, he kicked 3 goals, following a 3 goal haul in the Preliminary Final. His best season though came in 2003 where he showed why he was a no.1 draft pick. He found the ball as often as he could, having over 340 disposals in the season, but the main stat was he had 300 hitouts. He also chipped in with 20 goals. In 2004 he was inconsistent, however showed he was one of the most important members to the side. His skills as a ruckman who could find the ball were once again seen, and when he was not playing, the Pies struggled. His best game came when he was 1 of only 2 players to beat All-Australian ruckman Peter Everitt, in a game which saw Josh have 21 touches, 29 hitouts and kick 2 goals. He also bought up his 100th game.

The 2005 season was a year to forget for the Magpies, and for Fraser. Chronic knee injuries slowed his process and he only managed 5 games for the season.

2006 Season
Josh would enjoy a stellar 2006 season, being injury free and being one of the most respected ruckman during the year. He would play all 23 games with no real back-up, due to the lack of quality ruckman at the club. Fraser showed incredible mobility as a ruckman, despite his awkward look. He would be better as a tap ruckman also, having 341 hitouts for the year, his best return. Josh was a go to man across the ground and also provided good value moving up at half-forward, kicking 16.20. He would average more than 17 touches a game, more than 7 marks a game, and 15 hitouts. He finished 4th in the Copeland Trophy, along with Heath Shaw, only three votes behind the eventual winner Alan Didak.

[Dark Beanie]

Career stats:

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Fraser.html

[The Prototype]

Good work there, Dark Beanie.

[Dark Beanie]

Thanks. Hopefully I can maintain this form thoughout the season!

[The Prototype]

No worries I am looking forward to reading your reports and such on Josh during the year.

[favourites 2008]

Will help you out mate, cannot wait to see josh in form again, i believe by far and wide our most important player.. Will win this years copeland

Great start and great name

[Dave The Man]

Hopefully a Big Year from the Big Men!

[The Prototype]

[Dark Beanie]

Report in todays Age by Craig Hutchison that Josh has undergone knee surgery. According to the report (and the club) it was only arthroscopic surgery to clean up the knee, which caused him problems in 2005, and he will be ready for NAB Cup next month.

[ad4eva]

[favourites 2008]

Josh Fraser Music Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARG4m-ovnPg

[Dark Beanie]

In the words of Richie Benaud - Marrrrvellous.

Thanks Favourites.

Looking forward to more highlights during 2007.

[Dark Beanie]

Fraser could go forward, says Rocca
Samantha Lane
February 14, 2007

http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/news/afl/fraser-could-go-forward-says-rocca/2007/02/13/1171128974755.html


FORMER Collingwood vice-captain Anthony Rocca says Chris Tarrant could have been captain of the Magpies if he'd stayed around. He didn't, of course, and the Pies will adjust accordingly — most pressingly, in the department where the forward's talents were plain to see.

With no ready-made spearhead to replace Tarrant, now a Docker, his erstwhile offsider in the Magpies' attack believes Josh Fraser, who had a career-best season playing mostly in the ruck last year, should move forward. That would leave centre-bounce duties to 23-year-old Guy Richards, an injury-plagued, long-time understudy to Collingwood's No. 1 big man.

"I regard Guy Richards as a better tap ruckman than what Josh is," Rocca said yesterday. "Josh is a fantastic ruckman, but Guy just uses his hands lovely and just taps the ball to where the player wants it, and Frase can roam around the forward line because he's got that mobility — he could be a linchpin there."

Fraser, still rehabilitating from knee surgery, is one of several senior Magpies who will sit out Friday's practice match against Sydney.

[xtcc]

just watched the clip fantastic you should place it in the gen disc for everyone to see. there are a lot that forget how good he is.