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Jack Riewoldt [Merged]
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Horrible call. Work rate was through the roof. Makes Lynch life a hell of a lot easier.
WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE DECOY?
We’ve seen some fail over the years, haven’t we? Players that are supposed to draw the attention of the defenders, allowing another to get off the chain? I can remember Collingwood trying it with Brody Mihocek against West Coast a year or two ago, and Jeremy McGovern basically did the footy equivalent of laughing at the tactic as he went about his business intercepting anything and everything.
That was because, at that point in time, Mihocek was not considered a legitimate threat. That tactic would likely work a lot better now.
But in Jack Riewoldt, you have a player that the opposition simply cannot afford to ignore. If you choose to zone off Jack, Richmond have had years of practice kicking it to him – they’ll find him and he’ll punish you.
Looking at this game, Ben Paton has been resolute in defence for the Saints all season. Averaging 12.5 disposals and 4.1 intercepts, he has been one of the unsung heroes of the Saints’ defence.
But when he returned after tom Lynch split his head open, Paton found himself being dragged far and wide by Jack Riewoldt and as a result was unable to get into the play. He was also unable to be third man up to help Dougal Howard against Tom Lynch, which left the Saints defender all alone. Forget Hawkins Island – this was Lynch Peninsula.
Paton finished with just seven touches – his lowest output of the season if you disregard the game he was injured early in the piece.
Some may look at Riewoldt’s game and think he had a poor one, but what he did was open the forward line up and give Lynch the room to move. If Lynch kicks straight, the move is hailed as a masterstroke, but given Tom kicked 2.5, it’ll just be something we discuss here, okay?
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We’ve seen some fail over the years, haven’t we? Players that are supposed to draw the attention of the defenders, allowing another to get off the chain? I can remember Collingwood trying it with Brody Mihocek against West Coast a year or two ago, and Jeremy McGovern basically did the footy equivalent of laughing at the tactic as he went about his business intercepting anything and everything.
That was because, at that point in time, Mihocek was not considered a legitimate threat. That tactic would likely work a lot better now.
But in Jack Riewoldt, you have a player that the opposition simply cannot afford to ignore. If you choose to zone off Jack, Richmond have had years of practice kicking it to him – they’ll find him and he’ll punish you.
Looking at this game, Ben Paton has been resolute in defence for the Saints all season. Averaging 12.5 disposals and 4.1 intercepts, he has been one of the unsung heroes of the Saints’ defence.
But when he returned after tom Lynch split his head open, Paton found himself being dragged far and wide by Jack Riewoldt and as a result was unable to get into the play. He was also unable to be third man up to help Dougal Howard against Tom Lynch, which left the Saints defender all alone. Forget Hawkins Island – this was Lynch Peninsula.
Paton finished with just seven touches – his lowest output of the season if you disregard the game he was injured early in the piece.
Some may look at Riewoldt’s game and think he had a poor one, but what he did was open the forward line up and give Lynch the room to move. If Lynch kicks straight, the move is hailed as a masterstroke, but given Tom kicked 2.5, it’ll just be something we discuss here, okay?
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yep, while it was far from his best game, it was one of the best 4 disposals, no goals, games ive seen, probably the best by a forward.WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE DECOY?
We’ve seen some fail over the years, haven’t we? Players that are supposed to draw the attention of the defenders, allowing another to get off the chain? I can remember Collingwood trying it with Brody Mihocek against West Coast a year or two ago, and Jeremy McGovern basically did the footy equivalent of laughing at the tactic as he went about his business intercepting anything and everything.
That was because, at that point in time, Mihocek was not considered a legitimate threat. That tactic would likely work a lot better now.
But in Jack Riewoldt, you have a player that the opposition simply cannot afford to ignore. If you choose to zone off Jack, Richmond have had years of practice kicking it to him – they’ll find him and he’ll punish you.
Looking at this game, Ben Paton has been resolute in defence for the Saints all season. Averaging 12.5 disposals and 4.1 intercepts, he has been one of the unsung heroes of the Saints’ defence.
But when he returned after tom Lynch split his head open, Paton found himself being dragged far and wide by Jack Riewoldt and as a result was unable to get into the play. He was also unable to be third man up to help Dougal Howard against Tom Lynch, which left the Saints defender all alone. Forget Hawkins Island – this was Lynch Peninsula.
Paton finished with just seven touches – his lowest output of the season if you disregard the game he was injured early in the piece.
Some may look at Riewoldt’s game and think he had a poor one, but what he did was open the forward line up and give Lynch the room to move. If Lynch kicks straight, the move is hailed as a masterstroke, but given Tom kicked 2.5, it’ll just be something we discuss here, okay?
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They should sit Marbs down and let him watch that. Then show him what he did last week so he can see the difference of what he's expected to do.
He's such a smart player, just sums things up perfectly. Had a fairly poor game overall but that decision to milk the clock knowing a minor score would make it extremely difficult for Port was just immense. And he belted the cr@p out of that wet ball. Star.
He didn't have the best game but he competed for marks most times it went in our fifty, which gave our smalls chances at the drop of the ball, pity we didn't make the most of this. Just wish he'd marked just one or two of his chances but just couldn't quite grab them. An important part of the team just for the reason that he takes one, two or three defenders with him in a marking contest. Here's hoping some marks stick in the GF.
Horrid conditions for key forwards the past few games with the dew in QLD and the rain last night.
Jack has still impacted without seeming to impact.
The man is still one of the smartest and highest footy IQ's in the business.
Just like one of the most significant acts in a game in his whole career being the tap down to Dusty at the start of the 3rd in the Prelim last year when we were 4-5 goals down.
Clutch act quickly summed up and executed to perfection, he saw Dusty coming and knew what he wanted to do before he leapt into that contest.
Champion....love him and am wrapt he and his fellow long term Tigers are reaping some joy from the past few seasons.
Jack has still impacted without seeming to impact.
The man is still one of the smartest and highest footy IQ's in the business.
Just like one of the most significant acts in a game in his whole career being the tap down to Dusty at the start of the 3rd in the Prelim last year when we were 4-5 goals down.
Clutch act quickly summed up and executed to perfection, he saw Dusty coming and knew what he wanted to do before he leapt into that contest.
Champion....love him and am wrapt he and his fellow long term Tigers are reaping some joy from the past few seasons.
That was one of the greatest taps in the history of finals, in fact probably the best ever in the history of the game. Never gets the kudos it should get from the media, but it's the Tigers so no surprise. Commentators at the time played it down as well, shameful
And like a poor Prelim in '19, Jack is definitely my tip for a big game in the Granny.
The Grand Final is the stage on which Riewoldt likes to perform.
Mark at least three goals cown for next Saturday and numerous goal assists.
He's so smart & so selfless. Jack's growth as a genuine team player has culminated in our success.
I loved his game.
I loved his game.
His last 3 minutes to battle against 2 or 3 Port players cannot be underestimated.
Heroic effort to create a contest and bring the ball to ground.
Heroic effort to create a contest and bring the ball to ground.
