WATCH: ‘Dance him!’ Sledges and ‘sucking up to the ump’ as Tigers champion mic’d upFox Footy
July 4th, 2022 9:45 pmFrom sledging opponents to “sucking up to the umpire”, footy fans have been given an insight into what it’s like playing against Richmond star Jack Riewoldt.
The champion forward was hooked up to a microphone during the Tigers’ win over West Coast on Sunday, with some of the highlights shared across Fox Footy’s Monday night shows.
First, on On the Couch, Riewoldt’s cousin Nick suggested Jack was “sucking up to the umpire” after being caught holding the ball by Eagles defender Tom Barrass.
“Great call,” Jack said.
Nick jokingly replied: “Great call, he said to the umpire. Now I know you’re wearing a mic, you know you’re wearing your mic, I’ve been with you enough on Christmas Day to know you would never tell an umpire that was a great call.
“Disingenuous.”
Then on AFL 360, Riewoldt was shown sledging West Coast speedster Jack Petruccelle following a 50-metre penalty which gave him a shot on goal.
“Hey Jack, I reckon that’s a 35-metre 50 metre penalty. You wouldn’t want to miss it now. You were hoping to get a little bit closer!” Riewoldt told Petruccelle.
“Dance him! You’re the quickest bloke in the AFL, dance him!”
Riewoldt was also shown speaking to the Tigers’ forward group at quarter-time, including Tom Lynch, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards and Maurice Rioli.
“The other one is, I reckon we’re hesitating a little bit,” he told them.
“The backs have been spoken to, their forwards are getting all the way up, and we’re sorta looking around going ‘aww, I need to go back to him’.
“Go forward to your man. Go forward to your man.”
Watch the footage in this link: https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-news-2022-jack-riewoldt-micd-up-video-richmond-vs-west-coast-highlights-sledges-jack-petruccelle-sucks-up-to-umpire/news-story/3a2c5ca83bca5b0fbbb6d4676f4cfd5c