Nick Riewoldt .... no more excuses

[The Craw]

The agenda has been set….the coach is not going….no more excuses.

Nick Riewoldt, you are the captain of the St Kilda football side. Now is the time to show us what you are made of.

Are you a leader of men or a man that is just lead.

It is now up to you to show the club, the supporters, the football world whether you have got the metal, the grunt, the balls and the character to lead the team out of the wilderness. Now is the time to stand up and be counted, to lead by example. Now is the time for greatness, to write history, to be a captain, a champion captain, a premiership captain.

Make your choice Nick Riewoldt, no excuses, make your choice and show us what you made of.

[luckysaint]

He came back 2 weeks after damaging his medial ligament. No more excuses? get off it

[saintsRrising]

If all our player's had Roo's endeavour we would be a way way better team.

[brown-coat]

Hopefully he'll kick more points in critical situations. He's great at that!

Game in the balance, Riewoldt marks, chance to give saints momentum. SPRAYS THE KICK ALL OVER THE PLACe.

Momentum gone, saints lose!

Classic Riewoldt.

[Sainter_Boy]

Holy crap - you are calling out Roo!

Desire, passion, a willingness to bleed for the club

After that tackle we expected him to be out for 8-10 weeks - instead he is back after 2, sounds a bit like Harves breaking his tendon to make it heal quicker!!!!

Maybe he has the yips - maybe not - I dont think his kicking is any worse than the leagues average - but hell - if every player on the field ran like he does, puts in like he does and contributes like he does we would be thumping all comers

Dont call Roo out - you will get egg on your face - He is a Champion - but most of all He is a SAINTER!

Rant completed!

[BringBackMadDog]

He's spent the better part of 7 years throwing himself at contests that I couldn't even bare to watch and running himself to the point of total exhaustion. Its about time that some of his mates got off their arses and helped him out.

[degruch]

Yeah, I don't really think Roo's endevour or heart is at question here...although I still think his kicking's crap.

[brown-coat]

Yeah, I don't really think Roo's endevour or heart is at question here...although I still think his kicking's crap.

word.

[Buckets]

The agenda has been set….the coach is not going….no more excuses.

Nick Riewoldt, you are the captain of the St Kilda football side. Now is the time to show us what you are made of.

Are you a leader of men or a man that is just lead.

It is now up to you to show the club, the supporters, the football world whether you have got the metal, the grunt, the balls and the character to lead the team out of the wilderness. Now is the time to stand up and be counted, to lead by example. Now is the time for greatness, to write history, to be a captain, a champion captain, a premiership captain.

Make your choice Nick Riewoldt, no excuses, make your choice and show us what you made of.

What the fact that he is wrapped up more than an Egyptian mummy doent show that he wants to be out there!

[The_Dud]

Hopefully he'll kick more points in critical situations. He's great at that!

Game in the balance, Riewoldt marks, chance to give saints momentum. SPRAYS THE KICK ALL OVER THE PLACe.

Momentum gone, saints lose!

Classic Riewoldt.

tool

[Buckets]

Hopefully he'll kick more points in critical situations. He's great at that!

Game in the balance, Riewoldt marks, chance to give saints momentum. SPRAYS THE KICK ALL OVER THE PLACe.

Momentum gone, saints lose!

Classic Riewoldt.

tool

Couldn't have put it better myself! Although i do think that when fit he would be better suited to play on the wing!

[terry smith rules]

I cannot believe the op , the craw your 1000th post can we ask is that your last.

He may not be everything that we all want of him but he deserves nothing but admiration from saints supporters for what he shows every time he crosses the line

brwon coat , as I have said before you must be a very sad saints supporter... not sure why you bother because you never seem to enjoy anything

fqf

[aussiejones]

"What the fact that he is wrapped up more than an Egyptian mummy doent show that he wants to be out there! "

On the contrary ....he is out there despite injury
Ok some of it may be preventative (bandaging)

One thing he has got is GUTS

Get stuck into someone else

[The Craw]

I cannot believe the op , the craw your 1000th post can we ask is that your last.

He may not be everything that we all want of him but he deserves nothing but admiration from saints supporters for what he shows every time he crosses the line

fqf

Read the post ......... Not questioning his commitment, just asking him to lead. The fact is that he does it all and we have a team of spectators. He needs to kick a bit of arse, demand commitment from the rest. Great captains do that.....have not seen it from him yet.

Make it my last post.....ppft...junior

[saintsrokk]

Hopefully he'll kick more points in critical situations. He's great at that!

Game in the balance, Riewoldt marks, chance to give saints momentum. SPRAYS THE KICK ALL OVER THE PLACe.

Momentum gone, saints lose!

Classic Riewoldt.

Soooo Positive!
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[CURLY]

I challenge anyone to kick a footy more than 30 meters after doing a medial within 7 weeks let alone two. You live in a dreamworld clown plain and simple.

[degruch]

I challenge anyone to kick a footy more than 30 meters after doing a medial within 7 weeks let alone two. You live in a dreamworld clown plain and simple.

Hmmm...The Craw, although starting this thread in spectacularly bad fashion, does raise an interesting point though...if I was a leading forward who, who was injured and knew I couldn't kick more than 30 meters on a dodgey knee, would I put my hand up for selection? In this situation, shouldn't the captain have done the right thing by the club and sat out a week or two?

I'd still prefer to see him on the wing too Buckets.

[Behind Play]

I challenge anyone to kick a footy more than 30 meters after doing a medial within 7 weeks let alone two. You live in a dreamworld clown plain and simple.

Hmmm...The Craw, although starting this thread in spectacularly bad fashion, does raise an interesting point though...if I was a leading forward who, who was injured and knew I couldn't kick more than 30 meters on a dodgey knee, would I put my hand up for selection? In this situation, shouldn't the captain have done the right thing by the club and sat out a week or two?

I'd still prefer to see him on the wing too Buckets.

When you cross the line you are full fit........no excuses.

[Cairnsman]

I was very critical of Roo on Sunday. I think I recall saying something like can't kick, can't captain. Admitidly it was in the aftermath of Sunday's game but I agree that Roo as the Captain and a key forward should be nailing goals from 30m. He put his hand up for selection so he can't hide behide the injury excuse. He also doesn't get any kudos for playing injured. It's not the 70s or 80s where playing injured was considered heroic or the captain thing to do. The professionalism of the game requires you to advise the club if you don't think you can stand up to 120 minutes of play. . But I ask all saints supporters this, how many of us cringe when Riewoldt has got a shot on goal. Seriously if you answer it honestly most of you will agree that we do not feel confident when Roo is lining up for a six pointer. So it would appear today's media that the club has had an honesty session. Possibly about how soft and hard they are, but I wonder if the honesty session extended to other players weaknesses and strengths and for mine if Roo should ask to be moved up the ground. Even for a short while so he can get some confidence back. Before you all cough your beer into the keyboard, know this, I agree that all other attributes about Roo are quality. He is just a s*** shot on goal (at the moment)

[ratismeat]

Anyone who calls out Roo goes immediately onto my list as an absolute tool. Seriously he's done enough great stuff for this side to more than make up for a couple of sprayed kicks. End of discussion.

[degruch]

Anyone who calls out Roo goes immediately onto my list as an absolute tool. Seriously he's done enough great stuff for this side to more than make up for a couple of sprayed kicks. End of discussion.

Great...some called 'rat is meat' is calling me a tool. Boo frickerty hoo.

[saintspremiers]

Anyone who calls out Roo goes immediately onto my list as an absolute tool. Seriously he's done enough great stuff for this side to more than make up for a couple of sprayed kicks. End of discussion.

well said.

It's sad how quickly some can write off a FOUR times B&F winner!

Anyway, I really hope he doesn't play this week and has some badly needed time to get fit.

[ratismeat]

You're right degruch, didn't mean to participate in the perpetual fan vs fan slanging match which occurs on this message board so I'll issue a retraction (to the Craw who's post I was refferring to). What I'm saying is how can he 'step-up' what has he done wrong except miss a couple of kicks. I'm not saying he should be a protected species but the track record would seem to speak for itself right?

[degruch]

You're right degruch, didn't mean to participate in the perpetual fan vs fan slanging match which occurs on this message board so I'll issue a retraction. What I'm saying is how can he 'step-up' what has he done wrong except miss a couple of kicks. I'm not saying he should be a protected species but the track record would seem to speak for itself right?

Aw...cheers mate. I might add that I'm sure rat meat is just great too.

Yes, agreed that there's no way he can 'step-up' his performance in terms of endevour and guts, but I'd rather he swallow the bitter pill and not take to the field with a shattered body, coz it doesn't do the club any good. A forward who can't kick 30m with a dud knee is no good, and he can't go anywhere else. He's the captain, so he should stamp on martyrs, leading by example...we need him there for a long time to come.

The Craw's original statements are a bit full on.

[ratismeat]

Point taken. But we have medical staff for those kinds of decisions, and if they get it wrong they should get the sack, beyond that it's all a bit speculative. It does look bad though when he goes out wrapped up like he was on Sunday.