1. Nicholas Fredrick Riewoldt is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
37 Facts About Nick Riewoldt
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Nick Riewoldt was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL draft.
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Nick Riewoldt was the captain of St Kilda in 2005 and from 2007 to 2016.
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Nick Riewoldt attended Robina State Primary School from grade 5 alongside close friend Sam Stosur and became the school's vice-captain and UNICEF representative.
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Nick Riewoldt later switched to All Saints Anglican School for his secondary schooling years.
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Nick Riewoldt played his junior and early senior football at the Broadbeach Cats before moving to the Southport Sharks, where he was identified as an outstanding junior talent.
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Nick Riewoldt was selected to represent Queensland at the 2000 U18 National Championships and starred in the tournament, which earned him All-Australian honours.
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Nick Riewoldt played a crucial role in Southport's historic fourth consecutive QAFL premiership in 2000.
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Nick Riewoldt is the first cousin of Richmond footballer Jack Riewoldt, who played as a forward.
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Nick Riewoldt was the No 1 Draft Pick in the 2000 AFL Draft and made his debut in 2001.
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Nick Riewoldt won the AFL Rising Star Award in 2002, earning his nomination in round 5 for his efforts in a drawn match against Sydney.
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Nick Riewoldt received the AFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award, the Leigh Matthews Trophy and was selected in the 2004 All-Australian Team for the first time.
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Nick Riewoldt was rewarded for his 2004 efforts when St Kilda named him club captain for 2005 as part of their rotating captaincy policy.
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Early in the 2006 season, Nick Riewoldt returned close to his best form, kicking five goals against former powerhouse Brisbane in Round 3.
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Nick Riewoldt took a match saving mark for the Saints against Sydney in Round 11, a match the Saints won in wet conditions, and one that kept their finals hopes alive.
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Nick Riewoldt topped off the 2006 season by winning his third Trevor Barker Award.
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Nick Riewoldt was recognised for his season with selection in the 2006 All-Australian Team as a forward player, his second career All-Australian Team award.
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Nick Riewoldt started the season well, with eight goals in his first two matches.
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In Round 7, Nick Riewoldt dominated against the Sydney Swans, which kick started another outstanding year.
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At the beginning of the season, Nick Riewoldt assumed the sole captaincy of the club.
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Nick Riewoldt had a consistent 2008 season, coming second in the AFL for marks and kicking 57 home and away season goals to finish ninth in the competition.
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Nick Riewoldt was selected to play in the Hall of Fame Tribute Match, but was ultimately unable to play due to a knee injury.
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Early in the season Nick Riewoldt became a target for the fledgling Gold Coast Football Club, which was awarded the 17th licence to enter the AFL in 2011.
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Nick Riewoldt took the most marks of any player in the league, averaging 9.7 a game and kicking 65 goals in the home and away season, averaging 3.3 a game.
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Nick Riewoldt was a significant player in a St Kilda team that went through the home and away season with 20 wins and 2 defeats.
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Nick Riewoldt played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 home-and-away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club's third minor premiership.
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Nick Riewoldt was recognised for his season with selection in the 2009 All-Australian Team as a forward player.
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Nick Riewoldt was named captain of the 2009 All-Australian Team, his fourth All-Australian Team award.
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Nick Riewoldt won the 2009 Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda's best and fairest player, setting a new club record of five career best and fairest awards.
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Nick Riewoldt was St Kilda's leading goal kicker in 2009.
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Nick Riewoldt underwent surgery and made his return in Round 15, playing 15 games in the season for 39 goals.
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On 1 September 2016, at the Saints' best-and-fairest awards night, Nick Riewoldt announced that he would stand down as St Kilda captain.
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On 31 July 2017, Nick Riewoldt announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
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Nick Riewoldt played the final game of his career in Round 23 when he had 15 disposals, 8 marks and 1 goal in a loss to the Richmond Tigers, his cousin's team.
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In Round 17, it was thought Nick Riewoldt had beaten Gary Dempsey's supposed tally of 2,906 marks, but research not long after by veteran statistician Col Hutchinson revealed that there were possession stats missing from a game from Dempsey's career, with only his goal in that game being counted towards his stats.
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Nevertheless, Nick Riewoldt broke the record beyond all reasonable doubt before the end of his final season, taking 38 more marks than Dempsey's recorded tally.
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Nick Riewoldt was the winner of the second season of Celebrity MasterChef Australia.