Former Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser admits not being a part of a premiership side has left him “a little bit unfulfilled” with his AFL career.
Fraser, who played 218 games for the Pies and Gold Coast, was the first overall pick in 1999 National Draft.
“I’m fairly realistic about my career,” Fraser told SEN Afternoons.
“Some of my best footy was really good. In terms of the totality of my career, I was too inconsistent.
“To be completely honest, I’m probably a little bit unfulfilled with my playing days.
“The biggest thing for me was about winning a premiership or being involved in a premiership. That didn’t happen in terms of being on the field, I was there when they won it in 2010.”
Fraser will enter his fourth year as the coach of the Northern Blues in the VFL and believes everything he experienced in his playing days helped shape the coach he’s become.
“I look back now and it probably comes with maturity, all those experiences shape your coaching philosophies,” Fraser said.
“I’ve always said I’ll never forget how hard it is to play the game, not just from an on-field perspective, but the mental toll the game can take as well.
“I try and utilise all those learnings in the way I coach.”
