painful arthritis, which affected his game and required surgery. St Kilda then put him on its long-term injury list. This move onto the long-term injury list, instead of retirement, meant that St Kilda were able to elevate Robert Eddy from the rookie list. Gehrig's subsequent return to the senior list was a precaution in case of injury to other players, though he did not play for the remainder of the season. Statistics |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995 |style="text-align:center;"| | 25 || 16 || 21 || 4 || 119 || 51 || 170 || 73 || 11 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 7.4 || 3.2 || 10.6 || 4.6 || 0.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996 |style="text-align:center;"| | 7 || 24 || 12 || 8 || 183 || 117 || 300 || 99 || 22 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 7.6 || 4.9 || 12.5 || 4.1 || 0.9 |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997 |style="text-align:center;"| | 7 || 22 || 31 || 17 || 223 || 80 || 303 || 115 || 21 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 10.1 || 3.6 || 13.8 || 5.2 || 1.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 |style="text-align:center;"| | 7 || 23 || 42 || 19 || 200 || 92 || 292 || 144 || 18 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 8.7 || 4.0 || 12.7 || 6.3 || 0.8 |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999 |style="text-align:center;"| | 7 || 11 || 19 || 9 || 85 || 46 || 131 || 61 || 8 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 7.7 || 4.2 || 11.9 || 5.5 || 0.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 |style="text-align:center;"| | 7 || 19 || 34 || 17 || 164 || 77 || 241 || 108 || 15 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 8.6 || 4.1 || 12.7 || 5.7 || 0.8 |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 20 || 3 || 5 || 173 || 83 || 256 || 97 || 16 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 8.7 || 4.2 || 12.8 || 4.9 || 0.8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 12 || 12 || 9 || 81 || 64 || 145 || 60 || 9 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 6.8 || 5.3 || 12.1 || 5.0 || 0.8 |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 21