Jack Riewoldt represents what Richmond was last year: great but old. Riewoldt could still deliver when it counted with high quality finishing, but the problem was that he didn't have enough supply from a midfield down on soldiers and with Dustin Martin not the player he once was. The advent of Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper promises an Indian Tiger summer in the winter of 2023, and if Dion Prestia can avoid soft tissue injuries there is no reason the Tigs can't make a run deep into September. Worth a look as a spot start for fantasy purposes.
Jack Riewoldt represents what Richmond was last year: great but old. Riewoldt could still deliver when it counted with high quality finishing, but the problem was that he didn't have enough supply from a midfield down on soldiers and with Dustin Martin not the player he once was. The advent of Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper promises an Indian Tiger summer in the winter of 2023, and if Dion Prestia can avoid soft tissue injuries there is no reason the Tigs can't make a run deep into September. Worth a look as a spot start for fantasy purposes.
Jack Riewoldt is long past any sort of fantasy relevance for his full-season statistics, and was never much of a consistent scorer anyway being a dedicated full forward in the classic mode for much of his career, including now. He may come up this evening against a first-gamer in Sam Durdin, however, and has a good enough record against the Blues that it is a legitimate ploy to pick him in your daily fantasy teams tonight. He booted four goals in the round 1 game despite a loss and, with the Blues seriously undermanned in tall defensive stocks, another bag beckons.
Jack Riewoldt has been a very good player for a very long time, which is true of a lot of his contemporaries who don't have three premiership medals hanging around their necks like he does. Playing full forward in the modern era can be a thankless task, particularly when you get accused of cashing in on the hard work of others. True footy followers know how hard he works and how much he deserves the spoils when they do fall for him. They fell for his partner Tom Lynch in round 7, but Riewoldt is a sneaky play in DFS tonight as he's due for a big score.
Jack visits the basement
Like his team, Jack Riewoldt suffered through injury in first part of last season, gradually built form in wins after the bye and roared into September at full speed. His only fantasy scores above his 2018 average of 85 came in round 23 and the grand final. At his best in the old Tiger attacking structure, he could roam up the ground to provide link play and then drifted forward to cash in, as a slightly deeper version of Tom T. Lynch. Riewoldt is due at least twenty points of bounce back scoring even if he only reaches the level he was at before his peak. We have still not seen his true ceiling when fit in the more traditional forward line set-up with Tom J. Lynch at CHF. Last season suggests he may revert to a more boom-bust pattern where he scores heavily in big wins but can go missing when supply is scarce, in the manner of a normal full forward. He should be drafted in middle rounds.
Jack Riewoldt is one of a number of senior Tigers to have a year ruined by injury, a wrist knock in round 2 and then a knee problem in round 6 restricting him to just four games for the year so far, including his return last week. The obvious big change in the Richmond forward line this year is the advent of Tom J. Lynch, and even before his injuries it was clear that Riewoldt's role had changed in the team, which has so far led to some extremely poor days statistically. While it is still too early to draw conclusions, his draft league owners have to be worried about his lack of output.
Good old Riewoldt
While most about him at Richmond were going backwards in the premiership hangover year, Jack Riewoldt posted the best fantasy figures of his 12-year career. It wasn't solely due to his 10.6 haul against the Suns either, as that balanced out with two injury-affected games from an early concussion against the Suns. He registered his third 65+ goal season, all of which resulted in Coleman Medals, and his bag of five in the losing prelim was an Atlantean performance. The obvious question for prospective fantasy owners of Riewoldt going into 2019 is how the arrival of Tom J. Lynch affects his statistical output, as he was previously the top dog in an attack otherwise staffed by smalls and tweens. His game has evolved over the years to be more of a half forward in the Lance Franklin mould anyway, so there is a case to be made that Lynch will stay deep and let Li'l Rooey keep roaming. He still deserves a middle-round pick at worst, as the Tigers are still top four.
The remaining Rooey
As the only recognised key position forward by the end of the 2017 Richmond experiment, Jack Riewoldt managed to maintain his statistical production in averages at just above baseline levels, with his good days coming against lowly teams. Riewoldt is like most full forwards in that his fantasy scoring is heavily reliant on his goal tally, so if you draft him late be prepared to pay attention to his opponent. The Tigers' draw will be tougher in 2018, so savvy coaches will look for more consistency.
Riewoldt a joey no more
Clearly, football talent runs in Riewoldt family as Jack Riewoldt has proven in the first half of this year. Whilst Richmond fans haven’t had too much to cheer about this season, Jack has come in leaps and bounds and is now favourite for the Coleman Medal.
Not only does he sit on 45 goals at the half way mark of the season but his aerial talent, accuracy and tackling make him a perfect inclusion to any DT or SC forward line. He is nearing premium forward status as his and his team’s confidence grows as we have seen with his 120 point average in the last five weeks. In only his fourth year, he can only improve and one many will be considering come fantasy finals time.
No longer do Tiger fans mourn the loss of Richo, as Jack emerges from the shadow of his cousin.
