The Tigers topple top-four team Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium yesterday (Sunday) and he plays a pivotal role in their best win of the season, finishing with 22 disposals, six marks (four of them contested) and three goals, including a clutch six-pointer late in the final term, which sealed victory.
“We built it up as a Grand Final during the week and absolutely rapt to get the points on the board,” Riewoldt said on Fox Footy immediately after the final siren.
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“I got a little bit more ball on the ground today.
“It was great to have Troy Chaplin come down there . . . another big body, experienced, good one-on-one.
“I thought Tyrone (Vickery) took another step today. He took a really crucial mark in the last quarter for us.
“It was good to have multiple options (in the forward line).”
Riewoldt had no hesitation in pointing out what a win like that meant to the Tigers.
“First and foremost, it gives our supporters a chance to go to work on Monday with a big smile on their dial and say they’re Richmond supporters, and proud to be Richmond supporters. And, it’s the same with the players. You come off a win like this and you’re proud to be part of the Richmond Football Club,” Riewoldt said.
The dual Coleman Medallist went into the game with his head shaved, as a mark of respect for a family member, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
“I just want to give a bit shout out for my cousin ‘Maddy’, who started chemotherapy today,” Riewoldt said.
“’I love you ‘Madds’, we all love you, and we’re looking forward to you pulling through this’.”
“I got a little bit more ball on the ground today.
“It was great to have Troy Chaplin come down there . . . another big body, experienced, good one-on-one.
“I thought Tyrone (Vickery) took another step today. He took a really crucial mark in the last quarter for us.
“It was good to have multiple options (in the forward line).”
Riewoldt had no hesitation in pointing out what a win like that meant to the Tigers.
“First and foremost, it gives our supporters a chance to go to work on Monday with a big smile on their dial and say they’re Richmond supporters, and proud to be Richmond supporters. And, it’s the same with the players. You come off a win like this and you’re proud to be part of the Richmond Football Club,” Riewoldt said.
The dual Coleman Medallist went into the game with his head shaved, as a mark of respect for a family member, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
“I just want to give a bit shout out for my cousin ‘Maddy’, who started chemotherapy today,” Riewoldt said.
“’I love you ‘Madds’, we all love you, and we’re looking forward to you pulling through this’.”
