Jack Riewoldt - Triple Coleman medallist [merged]

[jordie2tivendale]

Lol i would  be worried if it happened to a certain Fremantle ruckman though

[Chuck17]

Tiger Jack excited for season to come around
By Adam McNicol
afl.com.au
Saturday, January 26, 2013

RICHMOND forward Jack Riewoldt says he is not worried by the amount of expectation surrounding the club's campaign this year.

Having bolstered their list with mature-age recruits Troy Chaplin and Chris Knights, the Tigers are being widely tipped to make the finals for only the third time since 1982.

"We're just excited," Riewoldt told AFL.com.au during an appearance at the Cadbury Super 9s at Skoda Stadium in western Sydney on Saturday.

"We've had some great additions to our football club, and the football staff off-field has done an excellent job to get those players along.

"I'm excited for the NAB Cup, which is coming up soon, but more importantly round one against Carlton in late March, which is when it all gets started.

"I think we can put a good season together this year and hopefully show our fans what we're made of, and get a few wins for them, too."

Richmond defeated grand finalists the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn last year, yet the Tigers finished 12th after suffering a number of narrow defeats in the second half of the season.

The most gut-wrenching of those losses came against Gold Coast in Cairns, when Suns star Karmichael Hunt broke the Tigers' hearts by kicking the winning goal after the siren.

Nevertheless, Riewoldt prefers to toe the party line when asked about Richmond's travails at Cazaly's Stadium, a venue where the club has played two home games and lost both of them to the Suns.

"We are happy with the partnership we've got with Cairns," Riewoldt said.

"Obviously it's been great for our football club to go up to Far North Queensland and grow our club and develop the culture of our club up there.

"We'll be up there again this year and hopefully we can break the hoodoo and beat [the] Suns.

"I think we're the only [team] to not have won against them and it's something that we want to rectify.

"It's another challenge that we're looking forward to and hopefully the youth of our group and the guys that we've added can make sure we're able to do that."

The Tigers begin their NAB Cup campaign with round one matches against North Melbourne and Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on February 22.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-01-26/riewoldts-no-stress-approach

Tiger Jack excited for season to come around

[yellowandback]

Good to see Chuckie has Jack on his media monitors.
Contrite, party liner that boy, whoah

[one-eyed]

Williams expects Riewoldt to return to full training in the next week.

“He’s ready to go now, he just has to pass a few little medical tests to make sure he’s strengths up, and he’ll be right back into full training. And just knowing Jack, he’s dying to get back into it,” Williams told Roar Vision.

“He looks really fit, he’s starting to build his strength as well, which is exciting. He’s a very smart player, which is important for us.”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-01-29/riewoldt-and-vickery-focus-on-fitness

[one-eyed]

Tiger Jack pumped for 2013 season
By richmondfc.com.au
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Star Richmond spearhead and dual Coleman Medallist, Jack Riewoldt, is not concerned with the amount of expectation surrounding the Club’s 2013 campaign.

Read the full article here: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-02-14/tiger-jack-pumped-for-2013-season

[Chuck17]

I like Jack Riewoldt

[Dubstep Dookie]

A man with integrity and class. The Strawberry Blonde's answer to Matthew Lloyd

[mightytiges]

Good to see Jack's leap is back and he's going for his speckies. Hopefully a sign he is injury/niggle free heading into the season. 

[RedanTiger]

I have never noticed Jack's biceps before.
Amazing the difference a professional fitness department can make in one pre-season.

[Penelope]

i never realised the whole dept changed

[RedanTiger]

Well the Elite Performance Manager (Burge for Hornsby) and the Rehab and Conditioning coach (Meehan for Condon) were both changed and I think that changes most of the direction or philosophy of the department. Players have mentioned it in interviews.

I think that all good, new, departmental managers will re-invigorate and re-focus their staff.

[Penelope]

True, but ultimately the fitness/conditioning staff work to the whims of the coaching staff.

if the coaches, or more specifically the coach, want fleet footed lightweights because thats how they perceive the game to be heading, then thats what the conditioning staff will strive for.

Theres been an obvious emphasis on bigger bodies since Hardwick took over, both in recruits and weight gains made by some of the existing players

[gerkin greg]

I've noticed Jack's biceps before.

[Yeahright]

Who was playing on him in the intra club?

[mightytiges]

Got to love Jack's footy smarts 

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2013-02-23/jack-no-look-to-edwards