A moment on Nick Riewoldt
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A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Many people in life and in AFL have talents and gifts that can bring greatness. Many people dont use those gifts properly. They dont focus on them, they lose sight, lose vision (or never had it)!
Nick Riewoldt is one of those people blessed with gifts and squeezes every last drop of goodness from them. Corny to say it but it is heroic, supermanesque, the qualities you read about in comic books and great works of fiction.
He is the kind of bloke we look at and want to be like because he takes what he is good at and lights a roaring fire under it for all to see.
I wish i was better with words...yeah...
Legend, he is truly one.
Nick Riewoldt is one of those people blessed with gifts and squeezes every last drop of goodness from them. Corny to say it but it is heroic, supermanesque, the qualities you read about in comic books and great works of fiction.
He is the kind of bloke we look at and want to be like because he takes what he is good at and lights a roaring fire under it for all to see.
I wish i was better with words...yeah...
Legend, he is truly one.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
So many greats of the club have not lifted the cup. Nothing would make me happier than seeing this man do it, he is playing ageless football and perhaps is even in the best form of his career. Would be one of the greatest moments the game has seen if he can hang on and play in one.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
It's not the best form of his career.... It the level he plays at...
Check his 02 numbers, 04 numbers, 09 numbers, 13 number, 16 numbers
Remarkable!!!!
Sneaking up on Sir Robert
Check his 02 numbers, 04 numbers, 09 numbers, 13 number, 16 numbers
Remarkable!!!!
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
His goal kicking in the last two seasons is the best of his long career. Champion.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Riewoldt is underrated and under appreciated, even by St Kilda supporters.
He is having as good a year as any in his career.
He's taken 7 more marks than anyone else in the AFL after only 6 rounds, averaging nearly 11 per game.
The guy is a freak. He is going at 75% in front of goal (15 goals, 5 behinds).
He is having as good a year as any in his career.
He's taken 7 more marks than anyone else in the AFL after only 6 rounds, averaging nearly 11 per game.
The guy is a freak. He is going at 75% in front of goal (15 goals, 5 behinds).
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
I think a lot of us have come to expect that he will work extremely hard each game and be in the top 3 players for us in almost every game he plays. When he has a blinder it doesn't stand out.Legendary wrote:Riewoldt is underrated and under appreciated, even by St Kilda supporters.
He is having as good a year as any in his career.
Because we have been down the bottom of the ladder for so long there's less neutral fans watching our games and therefore our better players tend to be underrated.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Freak.
Best we have ever had.
Loved how he dropped back late in the 3rd and just took a great contested just before the siren.
" nah, I'll just stop this one here boys". You could see he was just not going to let Melbourne get a cheapie.
Best we have ever had.
Loved how he dropped back late in the 3rd and just took a great contested just before the siren.
" nah, I'll just stop this one here boys". You could see he was just not going to let Melbourne get a cheapie.
"Now the ball is loose, it gives St. Kilda a rough chance. Black. Good handpass. Voss. Schwarze now, the defender, can run and from a long way".....
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/st-kild ... aec7f0254d
Alas, he is not winding back the clock as much as he is keeping it ticking forwards.
Nor should St Kilda be scolded because its best player is the ripe old age of 33.
Riewoldt is the Saints’ finest contributor not through any failing of his teammates, but because he has lost none of the attributes that made him so inspirational throughout the noughties.
Suggesting that St Kilda is in trouble because its most important soldier is on the wrong side of 30 diminishes the advancements made by a host of younger players since Alan Richardson took charge in November 2014.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Possibly the best athlete to have played the game. I can't think of any other KPP who has had Nick's running capacity. The word champion gets bandied around very loosely sometimes but Nick is a true champion. He's never had a bad season. Been one of the best players at the cub for most of his career and one of the best in the comp for a decent chunk of it as well.
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Game 14 vs Essendon in 2002
18 possessions 12 Marks 3 Goals
Game 304 vs Melbourne in 2016
24 possessions 14 marks 3 Goals
And another 100 games like that
Some better
Some nearly as good
Some ridiculously good
Very few not good
A freak of consistency and longevity
It's what separates him from his contemporaries IMO
18 possessions 12 Marks 3 Goals
Game 304 vs Melbourne in 2016
24 possessions 14 marks 3 Goals
And another 100 games like that
Some better
Some nearly as good
Some ridiculously good
Very few not good
A freak of consistency and longevity
It's what separates him from his contemporaries IMO
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Athlete, Champion bloke, got the very best out of what he had.......Banger ?
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
His stats are obscene. If you were just reading numbers you might think he was the best to ever play.
Over the journey he is averaging nearly 9 marks per game, 12 kicks, 5 handballs and over 2 goals.
300+ game career with those numbers is exceptional. Would stand up against any player in the history of the game.
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/ ... woldt.html
Key point of interest is that he has played 17 finals, with an average of 10 marks, 12 kicks and 4 handballs and 2.4 goals.
I think that the only word that really describes his journey is elite..
Over the journey he is averaging nearly 9 marks per game, 12 kicks, 5 handballs and over 2 goals.
300+ game career with those numbers is exceptional. Would stand up against any player in the history of the game.
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/ ... woldt.html
Key point of interest is that he has played 17 finals, with an average of 10 marks, 12 kicks and 4 handballs and 2.4 goals.
I think that the only word that really describes his journey is elite..
"Now the ball is loose, it gives St. Kilda a rough chance. Black. Good handpass. Voss. Schwarze now, the defender, can run and from a long way".....
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Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Over the last 2 seasons, Nick moved from number 3 all time greatest Saint I have seen - past Banger - to number 2.
While Plugger is up there with the immortals of the game, Nick isn't far behind him. Certanily Roo is one of the best players of this century, easily.
While Plugger is up there with the immortals of the game, Nick isn't far behind him. Certanily Roo is one of the best players of this century, easily.
Re: A moment on Nick Riewoldt
Nicks career is only equaled by Harves for consistency, longevity of elite output.
It could be argued this way
Best individual seasons in order for those players
Lockett 91
Harvey 98
Riewoldt 04
Lockett 87
Harvey 97
Riewoldt 09
Lockett 92
Harvey 92
Harvey 94
Riewoldt 07
Riewoldt 06
Harvey 03
Riewoldt 14
Riewoldt 02
Harvey 96
Harvey 93
Harvey 99
Lockett 89
Could add a few
But as you can see... Whilst Locketts best is enormous, (as was the other two) for sheer output, I'd have the other two on par or ahead .... Lockett just did not sustain output
Missing large parts of
88, 89, 90, 93, 94
That's 5 of his 11 seasons severely interrupted (discount 83)
84-86 he was a a gun forward but wasn't yet considered the best fwd in the game or StKs best
Interestingly enough, in Locketts greatest Goalkicking season 92 where he kicked 132 goals... Harvey was B&F
It could be argued this way
Best individual seasons in order for those players
Lockett 91
Harvey 98
Riewoldt 04
Lockett 87
Harvey 97
Riewoldt 09
Lockett 92
Harvey 92
Harvey 94
Riewoldt 07
Riewoldt 06
Harvey 03
Riewoldt 14
Riewoldt 02
Harvey 96
Harvey 93
Harvey 99
Lockett 89
Could add a few
But as you can see... Whilst Locketts best is enormous, (as was the other two) for sheer output, I'd have the other two on par or ahead .... Lockett just did not sustain output
Missing large parts of
88, 89, 90, 93, 94
That's 5 of his 11 seasons severely interrupted (discount 83)
84-86 he was a a gun forward but wasn't yet considered the best fwd in the game or StKs best
Interestingly enough, in Locketts greatest Goalkicking season 92 where he kicked 132 goals... Harvey was B&F