Richmond champion Jack Riewoldt will announce this morning that this will be his final season of AFL.
Riewoldt has been a brilliant spearhead for the Tigers, lifting the club from the depths of the ladder to be the only focal point in their drought-breaking premiership year in 2017. He won the AFL’s Coleman Medal for most goals in 2010, 2012 and 2018.
He gave joy to long-suffering Tigers fans when he kicked a bag of 10 goals against West Coast in 2010 aged 21 and just 12 games into Damien Hardwick’s coaching stint, before becoming a star in all three flags after enduring three consecutive elimination final losses from 2013-2015.Recruited from Clarence, Tasmania, he kicked five goals in the 2019 grand final as the Tigers thrashed Greater Western Sydney, and formed a damaging forward set-up alongside Gold Coast recruit Tom Lynch.
Riewoldt matured in front of the fans’ eyes after being pick 13 in the 2006 national draft as he went from a deep forward, who kicked more than 50 goals a season for six consecutive years between 2010-2015, to a more selfless player. It took Riewoldt some time to accept that shift under Hardwick, but once he got a handle on what was needed, the Tigers improved significantly.
He joined the leadership group and became a key figure in the Tigers’ move to becoming a superpower, with three flags in four seasons between 2017-2020.In 2023, he has won more admiration for his resilience as he played through injury to once again lead the forward line in the injured Tom Lynch’s absence. He has kicked 31 goals this season.
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