Player Watch #8: Jack Riewoldt

[Wallaby]

I feel like riewodlt missing is our biggest out.. We are just so much more dangerous with him roaming around half forward and we really are yet to see just what life would be like with lynch and Reiwoldt together..

Definitely our most important - and maybe best - player.

 

[Tony Stark]

Disappointing but we are going fine without him and gives Balta and Bolton etc more opportunities to develop their games. Take as long as it needs, Jack.

Assuming no further injuries, we thought we had a ready made midfielder in Ross when Dusty missed and look what happened to him. Hate to be a negative Nancy but we can't take a trick at the moment with injuries so fingers crossed Balta and Bolton remain injury free, Balta especially has become one of our more important players during our injury crisis

 

[Zoom]

These injuries are sh*tting me now. Imagine the carry on from Pies supporters if their injuries were as bad as ours. They were missing Elliot, Wells, Dunn and Broomhead last season and all we heard about was how bad their injuries were. The scenes if they actually lost a good player long term like Grundy or de Goey.

 

[captain blood 17]

What has Jack said on 360 about his injury? Is he out for the year?

 

[Zoom]

What has Jack said on 360 about his injury? Is he out for the year?

He said he is now expected to come back six weeks before finals so his return date has been delayed.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Why do the footy gods not want us to have two good key forwards on the park at any one time

 

[biaseddustyfan]

What has Jack said on 360 about his injury? Is he out for the year?

10 weeks total for the injury rather than 6-8 i think he said

 

[pebblestone]

These injuries are sh*tting me now. Imagine the carry on from Pies supporters if their injuries were as bad as ours. They were missing Elliot, Wells, Dunn and Broomhead last season and all we heard about was how bad their injuries were. The scenes if they actually lost a good player long term like Grundy or de Goey.

I don't wanna fart on your snare drum or anything, but they are currently missing Adams, Cox, de Goey, Elliot and Moore ( and Wells). no arguing that's a pretty decent list.

 

[rowlingsdevsqd]

Why do the footy gods not want us to have two good key forwards on the park at any one time

It’s a message about how we won our last premiership

Not sure If its saying only play one key forward or if it’s saying play the game that fits the team

Freakin cryptic gods (and those dyslexic dogs), I’m just a simple human, you need to spell it out for me


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[rowlingsdevsqd]

I don't wanna fart on your snare drum or anything, but they are currently missing Adams, Cox, de Goey, Elliot and Moore ( and Wells). no arguing that's a pretty decent list.

* except for Moore Cox

(Snort sfellow. - on fire today)


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[Schlurp]

Jack seems to be using his time off the field very productively while working through his rehabilitation. I love his detatched objectivity when commenting on games as well as the insights he brings when analysing elements of the play. He's positioning himself well for a career in the media or, preferably for us, a future assistant coaching role at the Club. How good would it be to have him in charge of our forward set up.

 

[Shazza_]

I don't wanna fart on your snare drum or anything, but they are currently missing Adams, Cox, de Goey, Elliot and Moore ( and Wells). no arguing that's a pretty decent list.

rubbish

come back when pendle, sidearse and trelol go out aswell and it might be close to ours

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

might hang up the boots now

Go On Tour with his band.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

I don't wanna fart on your snare drum or anything, but they are currently missing Adams, Cox, de Goey, Elliot and Moore ( and Wells). no arguing that's a pretty decent list.

Not one premiership between them.

 

[TigermanM2]

Don't think Jack was ever a chance to come back just after the bye.

 

[tony__montana]

Jack didn’t actually put a timeline on it, said “I won’t be back for the Maddie match unfortunately, as for when? we’ll see how it goes”

... that doesnt sound good - means the knee isnt coming along as well as hoped

 

[DontArgue4]

I reckon round 17-18 is when we will see him again..

at least he will be well rested

 

[TigermanM2]

I reckon round 17-18 is when we will see him again..

at least he will be well rested

That's the positive out of all of this. He was pretty banged up.

 

[DontArgue4]

That's the positive out of all of this. He was pretty banged up.

Also his wrist will be completely healthy

 

[peternorth]

He is not playing golf today. So thats good

 

[Michaels]

I reckon JR and Nank will both return round 17 vs GWS at the MCG to kick start out last 7 games at home.

 

[Zoom]

I don't wanna fart on your snare drum or anything, but they are currently missing Adams, Cox, de Goey, Elliot and Moore ( and Wells). no arguing that's a pretty decent list.

Adams, Moore and de Goey I will pay. Elliot is one of the most overrated players in the comp and Cox saves his two or three good games a year against us. Wells and Dunn are both cooked old men. Wells has been unreliable for five years now and Dunn was on the wrong side of thirty and coming off a knee reco when he got injured. If the season concluded now both of them would retire, as would Ben Reid and Tyson Goldsack.

Also they’re all short term injuries bar maybe Adams and Langdon (who you forgot to mention) which are more medium term. The majority of our injuries are long term and are to higher quality players that are crucial to our structure. De Goey and Moore missing a couple of weeks here and there would barely effect them.

The major difference between us and them is that they have had “injury concerns” for two weeks, we have had problems since the pre-season, not to mention the quality of players we are missing and their importance to our structure are much more significant than Collingwood’s. I’m not sure how people are failing to understand this.

Rance = 9 weeks
Grigg = 8 weeks (retired)
Riewoldt = 7 weeks
Cotchin = 7 weeks
Short = 7 weeks
Graham = 6 weeks
Houli = 3 weeks
Caddy = 3 weeks
Nankervis 2 weeks
Vlastuin = 1 week
Lambert = 1 week
Rioli = 1 week
Astbury = 1 week

Our best 22 players have missed almost 60 weeks combined this season. How many have Collingwood’s missed? 15? Most of their injuries are to depth players. Guys like Scharenberg, Dunn, Wells, etc. Then we’ve had issues with our depth, most notably Jack Ross who I didn’t include as best 22, but was looking the goods and then goes down for 8 - 10 weeks.

Collingwood have never had anything remotely as bad as what we’re having. They exaggerate the sh*t out of their injuries.

 

[Shazza_]

6 weeks is too short to gel with Jack and Rance in the team. it could actually stuff us up

leave them out for the title defence 2020

 

[Barnzy]

I heard whispers at the ressies yesterday that his knee is worse than first thought. May miss the rest of the year. I stress only whispers.

Seems like this could be correct based off recent reports.

 

[Marcel Proust]

6 weeks is too short to gel with Jack and Rance in the team. it could actually stuff us up

leave them out for the title defence 2020

wtf