1. Jack Riewoldt is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.
129 Facts About Jack Riewoldt
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Jack Riewoldt is a three-time premiership player, a three-time Coleman Medallist, a three-time All-Australian, an 12-time Richmond club leading goalkicker, a two-time Jack Dyer Medallist and a Tasmanian Football Hall of Famer.
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Jack Riewoldt served as Richmond's vice captain during all three premiership seasons.
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Jack Riewoldt was raised in the east Hobart suburb of Bellerive and played junior football for Clarence in Tasmania's SFL.
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Jack Riewoldt briefly relocated to the Gold Coast early in his life when his father accepted an offer to play for the Coolangatta Blues with his three brothers in the GCAFL, but the family would return to Hobart a year later.
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In 2005, Jack Riewoldt made his senior debut with Clarence at age 16, then went on to play with the club through its finals series including a losing grand final where he kicked four goals.
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Jack Riewoldt later played and trained with the Tassie Mariners at TAC Cup level and represented his state at the 2006 AFL Under 18 Championships.
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Jack Riewoldt attended high school at St Virgil's and Rosny College in Hobart.
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Jack Riewoldt was drafted by Richmond with the club's first selection and the 13th selection overall in the 2006 AFL National Draft.
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Jack Riewoldt made his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2007 season, in the Dreamtime at the 'G match against Essendon at the MCG.
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Jack Riewoldt did not play the following week, next appearing in the senior side in round 14.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked his first career goal as part of a three-goal performance against Port Adelaide in round 16.
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Jack Riewoldt would go on to play in five of the final six games of the season, finishing with seven goals from his eight senior matches that year.
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In 2008 Jack Riewoldt established himself as a regular member of Richmond's senior team.
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Jack Riewoldt played his first match of the season in round 4 and missed just one more match that season, finishing with 18 matches played.
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Jack Riewoldt's round 15 bag of five goals against West Coast was a then career-best.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked a total of 18 goals, good for fifth best at the club that season.
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Jack Riewoldt opened a season in Richmond's best-22 for the first time in season 2009, playing against Carlton's in the clubs' round 1 match-up.
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Jack Riewoldt returned with two goals against Fremantle in round 10, before adding three more in round 11 against the Western Bulldogs.
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Jack Riewoldt was lauded by The Age's Jake Niall that week for his "footy smarts" and marking ability.
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Jack Riewoldt did not miss another game that season, finishing with 20 matches played and a team-second 32 goals.
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Jack Riewoldt placed eighth in the club's best and fairest count.
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Jack Riewoldt started the season strongly, kicking 15 goals in his first seven matches.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked a career best 10 goals in round 12 in a victory over West Coast.
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Jack Riewoldt became the first player to kick 10 goals in a match since Jonathan Brown in 2007, and the first Richmond player since Matthew Richardson did so in 2004.
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In round 21 Jack Riewoldt was named best-on-ground for his 17 disposal, 11 mark and seven goal performance against St Kilda at Docklands Stadium.
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Jack Riewoldt thus became the first Richmond player to win the Ian Stewart Medal in its seven-year history.
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Jack Riewoldt was named to the All-Australian team in the position of full forward.
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Jack Riewoldt was later selected to tour Ireland and represent Australia in the 2010 International Rules Series.
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Jack Riewoldt suffered a concussion early in the club's round 2 match with St Kilda and was substituted before he was able to record an impact in any major statistical category.
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Jack Riewoldt was seen crawling up the stairs connecting the change rooms to the field and arguing forcefully to be returned to the match.
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Jack Riewoldt was fined $1,200 by the AFL for the hand gesture.
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Jack Riewoldt is one of those players that can turn games in the blink of an eye.
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Jack Riewoldt deserves his rating as one of the premier forwards in the competition.
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Jack Riewoldt worked his way into unprecedented form in the following six matches however, kicking four goals four times and bags of five on two occasions.
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Jack Riewoldt's form remained strong for the rest of the season, despite lower goal kicking tallies the result of Hardwick enacting his pre-season plan to play Riewoldt further up the ground.
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Jack Riewoldt placed ninth in the club's best and fairest count that season.
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Jack Riewoldt was dealing with rib cartilage damage suffered after a training accident.
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Jack Riewoldt was back to his best by mid-season through, kicking bags of six and eight goals in back-to-back matches in round 9 and 10 against Hawthorn and St Kilda respectively.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked bags of five goals in rounds 16 and 20 matches against Gold Coast and the Western Bulldogs.
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Jack Riewoldt entered the club's final match of the season three goals behind tied-leaders Matthew Pavlich and Tom Hawkins, but booted six goals to finish with 65 on the season and two clear of the pair.
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Jack Riewoldt became just the second Richmond player to win multiple Coleman Medals and tied Michael Roach's club record in doing so.
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Jack Riewoldt was considered a controversial omission according to Warwick Green and Matt Windley of the Herald Sun.
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Jack Riewoldt placed ninth at the club in the season's best and fairest award.
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Jack Riewoldt backed up the performance the following week, kicking five more goals in a victory over the Western Bulldogs.
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Jack Riewoldt attracted media criticism during round 5's one point loss to Fremantle, labelled "a primma donna" by Mark Maclure after he reacted angrily to teammates following the close loss.
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All season Jack Riewoldt had been the subject of media speculation concerning his contract and playing future.
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Jack Riewoldt finished the season with 57 goals, his lowest tally since 2009 but still managed to win a fourth straight club leading goalkicker award.
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Jack Riewoldt placed equal seventh in the club's best and fairest count at season's end.
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Jack Riewoldt placed third in the league for goal assists.
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In February 2014, Jack Riewoldt was dropped from Richmond's five-player leadership group, replaced by defender Troy Chaplin.
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This, along with a plan by the coach to play him in a "traditional centre half forward role", saw Jack Riewoldt approaching the season differently than he had in some time.
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Jack Riewoldt reduced his playing weight in the off-season, increasing his fitness base while recovering from minor off-season surgery to his knee and hip.
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Jack Riewoldt was reported for tripping in round 3, but escaped with only a reprimand after the AFL Match Review panel deeming the offence unworthy of suspension.
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Jack Riewoldt publicly apologised via Twitter, and avoided the selection axe as a result.
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Jack Riewoldt finished the season having kicked 61 goals and winning Richmond's goalkicking award for the fifth consecutive year.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked four goals in Richmond's win over Carlton and was seen dedicating his performance to her memory by pointing to the sky after each of his goals.
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Jack Riewoldt hit a strong run of form in rounds 5 to 8, kicking 14 goals and averaging more than seven marks over the four week period.
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All-in-all 2015 proved an excellent year for Jack Riewoldt, winning a sixth straight club leading goalkicker award and setting then career highs for marks and disposals.
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Jack Riewoldt placed fifth in Richmond's best and fairest, securing the Kevin Bartlett medal.
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Jack Riewoldt signed a contract extension in late June, keeping him contracted to Richmond through at least the end of the 2019 season.
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When Richmond captain Trent Cotchin faced calls to resign the position in late 2015, Jack Riewoldt was named as a possible replacement.
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On-field, the season saw Jack Riewoldt continue his transition to the centre-half forward position.
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Jack Riewoldt improved his endurance, agility and leaping ability by shedding weight and focusing on the game further from the goal line.
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Jack Riewoldt suffered a minor ankle injury in round 5 and required an intense program of icing and rehabilitation to be ready for his club's round 6 match with Port Adelaide.
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Jack Riewoldt played in his 200th career game in round 21's loss to Geelong at the MCG.
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Jack Riewoldt ultimately played in each of Richmond's 22 games in 2016, kicking a team-leading 48 goals.
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Jack Riewoldt did however set a new personal best in total and average disposals, playing his new role closer to the midfield.
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Jack Riewoldt placed fourth at the club's best and fairest count, securing the Fred Swift medal as a result.
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Jack Riewoldt reiterated his commitment to the club, claiming he was "yellow and black all the way" despite confirming in later years that he had begun to doubt he would ever achieve significant team success with the club.
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Jack Riewoldt underwent what was expected to be minor ankle surgery in September 2016, before the procedure was changed to a full ankle reconstruction midway through as a result of the surgeon uncovering more severe damage.
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Jack Riewoldt was to share the role with defender Alex Rance, while both served under continuing captain Trent Cotchin.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked his 500th career goal in round 7,2017 in a match against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.
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Jack Riewoldt was the fifth fastest to the milestone in the history of the club.
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Jack Riewoldt was the only player in the competition to hold that streak at the time and held fifth place in the year's goalkicking tally.
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Jack Riewoldt was one of a number of poor performer's in Richmond's round 16 loss to St Kilda, kicking just one goal and gathering seven possessions in the 67 point loss.
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An accidental poke in the eye from teammate Mabior Chol during training caused Jack Riewoldt to suffer a cut cornea and bleeding behind the eye.
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Jack Riewoldt missed a further match in round 20 before returning in round 21 against Geelong.
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In round 23, Jack Riewoldt played against his cousin Nick in the St Kilda forward's retirement match.
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Jack Riewoldt added another four more a fortnight later, helping his side to a 13-point victory over Hawthorn.
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In round 7 Jack Riewoldt captained Richmond in a home and away match for the first time in his career after Trent Cotchin was a late withdrawal due to injury.
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Jack Riewoldt had to be medically cleared to fly back to Melbourne with the team that night after concerns were expressed for his health.
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Jack Riewoldt did not miss a full match as a result of the concussion, lining up the following week in his side's Dreamtime at the 'G victory over Essendon.
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Jack Riewoldt tallied career bests in marks and contested marks as well as kicking three goals and recording 21 disposals in what was a best-on-ground performance rewarded by three Brownlow Medal votes and a perfect 10 votes in the Coaches Association award.
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Jack Riewoldt received one more vote in that award in round 16's win over Adelaide before attracting another two votes for a four-goal performance against St Kilda in round 18.
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Jack Riewoldt followed that with his third career ten-goal haul in a round 21 win over the Gold Coast in which he gathered a career-high 26 disposals and vaulted into league-leading position for goals kicked that season.
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Jack Riewoldt added another five goals to his tally in round 23, passing the 600 career goal milestone and earning his third Coleman Medal after finishing the home and away season with 65 goals.
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Jack Riewoldt became the eighth player in league history and the first player in Richmond club history to win the award for a third time.
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Jack Riewoldt was named in the forward pocket in the AFL's Player Ratings team of the year as well as being named All-Australian for the third time.
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In Richmond's first final, a win over Hawthorn at the MCG, Jack Riewoldt failed to kick a goal for just the third time that year.
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Jack Riewoldt rectified that performance with five goals in the club's preliminary final.
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Jack Riewoldt was named by Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson as the league's best forward and the third best player overall, during the 2018 season.
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Jack Riewoldt was at that time labelled by AFL statistics partner Champion Data as the second best key position forward and the 34th best player in the league overall.
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Jack Riewoldt led Rampage to a championship at the tournament, after personally selecting his team at a televised draft earlier that month.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked one goal in the match, bringing his career total to 608 and passing Michael Roach for outright fourth place on Richmond's all-time goalkicking leaderboard.
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Jack Riewoldt played out the remainder of the match despite the injury, including stints in the ruck.
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Scans completed the following day revealed Jack Riewoldt had suffered a small un-displaced fracture of the radius and some wrist ligament damage.
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Jack Riewoldt would suffer another knee injury in the match however, sustaining high-grade damage to the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
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Jack Riewoldt challenged the charge at the AFL Tribinal where he was unsuccessful, with the fine ultimately increased to $1,500.
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Jack Riewoldt missed that target by two weeks, returning in a round 17 victory over the Giants in which he kicked one goal.
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In round 22's win over West Coast, Jack Riewoldt was twice called for a free kick against, after putting his foot into the back of his opponent's back in two separate marking contests.
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Jack Riewoldt was considerably less impactful in the preliminary final that followed, recording just one handball as his only disposal in the first half and ultimately going goalless as his side defeated Geelong and won through to a grand final matchup against Greater Western Sydney.
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Jack Riewoldt's haul included three second-quarter goals that had him be the number one statistically rated player on the ground at half time and eventually earned him fourth place in Norm Smith Medal voting for the player of the match.
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Jack Riewoldt played his first match for 2020 in the AFL's fundraising State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match in February, kicking two goals while representing his home state of Tasmania as part of the allied All-Stars side.
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Jack Riewoldt sat out Richmond's first pre-season match that same weekend but returned for the club's final pre-season match against Greater Western Sydney a week later.
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Under those conditions, Jack Riewoldt kicked an equal team-high three goals in a round 1 win over Carlton which saw him named in AFL Media's Team of the Week.
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Jack Riewoldt began a seven-week unbroken goalkicking run the following round, during which time he and the club were relocated to the Gold Coast in response to a virus outbreak in Melbourne.
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Jack Riewoldt served as club captain for a three-week stretch between rounds 6 and 8, in place of the injured Trent Cotchin.
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Jack Riewoldt was one of Richmond's best in round 12, earning one Coaches Award vote for a two-goal contribution in that win over Gold Coast.
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Jack Riewoldt earned another nine votes as equal best on ground in round 17's win over Geelong, kicking four goals.
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Jack Riewoldt finished the regular season having kicked 28 goals, ultimately securing equal-sixth place in the Coleman Medal race.
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Jack Riewoldt kicked two goals in the opening match of the club's finals campaign, a qualifying final loss to the Brisbane Lions, before being held goalless and to a season-low four disposals in a semi-final victory over St Kilda one week later.
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Likewise in a preliminary final win over Port Adelaide, Jack Riewoldt earned Hardwick's public praise for splitting marking packs despite kicking only one goal and going without a mark for the first time since 2015.
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Jack Riewoldt earned more scoreboard recognition the following week, becoming a three-time premiership player while kicking two goals in a 31-point grand final victory over Geelong.
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Jack Riewoldt earned a tenth club leading goalkicker award for his 33 goals that year, while placing equal-14th in the club's best and fairest count for a season in which he features in all 21 possible matches.
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On 15 August 2023, Jack Riewoldt announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
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Jack Riewoldt played as a goalkicking full forward and centre-half forward.
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Jack Riewoldt was undersized at the position, measuring just 193 centimetres tall.
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In 2020, Jack Riewoldt was named by the Herald Sun as Richmond's fourth best player of the AFL era.
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Jack Riewoldt is of German heritage with his paternal grandparents Heinz and Helga immigrated from the European nation in 1950.
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Jack Riewoldt's father Chris was a 298-game player at Clarence in the Tasmanian Football League, a representative player for the state as well as an inductee to the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
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Jack Riewoldt is the first cousin of former St Kilda AFL footballer Nick Riewoldt.
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Jack Riewoldt became engaged to long-time girlfriend Carly Ziegler in 2016, and they were married at a ceremony in Jack Riewoldt's home state of Tasmania in November 2017.
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Away from the football field, Jack Riewoldt is a keen golfer, once playing off a handicap as low as 0.6.
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Jack Riewoldt is a fan of American rock band the Killers, who he performed on-stage with after Richmond's premiership victory in 2017.
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Jack Riewoldt appears as a weekly guest on Fox Footy's AFL 360.
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Jack Riewoldt appeared as a host on Australian TV show, The Great Weekend in 2019 and in 2020 he hosted his own radio hour on Monday nights on 1116SEN.
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In 2007 Jack Riewoldt had a cancerous mole removed from his back.
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Jack Riewoldt had further tissue removed after the 0.9 millimetre melanoma was confirmed to be cancerous and has since undergone regular check-ups to prevent reoccurrence.