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Watched the U18 Tasmania v NSW/ACT match yesterday and saw Jack Riewoldt basically win the match for Tassie. He kicked the last three goals for Tassie claiming the lead on the penultimate goal.
Riewoldt finishes with a bang, and the name is Jack
Emma Quayle
The Age
June 25, 2006
A RIEWOLDT kicked three match-winning goals yesterday, but it wasn't Nick.
As the St Kilda player took the weekend off, his 17-year-old cousin, Jack, recovered from a slow start in Tasmania's opening under-18 game against NSW/ACT to kick the last three goals of the game and secure an 11-point win.
After not touching the ball in the first quarter, the 193-centimetre forward finished with 15 possessions, eight marks and four goals, a month after returning from a broken collarbone.
Teammates Tom Hislop and Mitch Thorp, who like Riewoldt have already played in Tasmania's VFL side, also impressed.
Riewoldt did not have to look far for injury advice when a teammate fell on him at training earlier this year, snapping his collarbone. Two years ago, Nick Riewoldt ran into his own early-season shoulder woes playing Brisbane at the Gabba.
"Nick was really good. He talked to me all the time about it and he said, 'You can't let it get you down'," Jack told The Age before the national championships.
"That was how he put it to me and, in a way, it was a good time to do it, because I knew I'd have to work hard if I wanted to play at the championships.
"I looked on it as a positive thing, to get fit and concentrate on the parts of my game I knew I could get better."
Riewoldt is one of several youngsters who have brought famous names and footballing bloodlines to Melbourne for the nine-day carnival. Western Australia will take on Vic Country and Vic Metro will launch its title defence against South Australia at Princes Park today.
Geelong has already secured Tom Hawkins, son of Jack, as a father-son selection. The big, bubbly forward, who is from Finley in NSW, was allowed to play for Metro because he goes to school in Melbourne.
Thorp is a nephew of Brent Crosswell and Craig Davis and a cousin of Nick Davis. Two of Dean Rioli's cousins, Stewart and Cyril, played for the Northern Territory in its 28-point loss to Queensland yesterday.
West Coast's Josh Wooden has a brother, Jacob, in the NSW/ACT team, Peter Everitt's brother Andrejs will hold down a spot in the Metro defence, and West Coast's Mitch Morton has a brother, Jarryd, in the talented WA line-up.
Nathan Krakouer, Andrew's cousin and Phil and Jim's nephew, will also play for WA, Vic Country's Ben Reid is the son of Bruce Reid, who played 88 games for Footscray, and Danny Frawley's nephew, James, is also in the Country squad.
Riewoldt, who switched from soccer three years ago, said he watched his cousin closely when he got to see St Kilda play. Jack's father, Chris, played 273 games in Tasmania, another 50 state games, and knocked back an offer to join the Saints in 1980, because of work.
"Dad's been a huge influence on me and so has Nick. He'll point out little things to me and I try to watch how much running he does, and do the same in my games," Riewoldt said.
"I don't want to be too much like him, but we're similar body types and we play the same position. If I want to become a good player, he's a good person to model myself on."
Riewoldt finishes with a bang, and the name is Jack
Emma Quayle
The Age
June 25, 2006
A RIEWOLDT kicked three match-winning goals yesterday, but it wasn't Nick.
As the St Kilda player took the weekend off, his 17-year-old cousin, Jack, recovered from a slow start in Tasmania's opening under-18 game against NSW/ACT to kick the last three goals of the game and secure an 11-point win.
After not touching the ball in the first quarter, the 193-centimetre forward finished with 15 possessions, eight marks and four goals, a month after returning from a broken collarbone.
Teammates Tom Hislop and Mitch Thorp, who like Riewoldt have already played in Tasmania's VFL side, also impressed.
Riewoldt did not have to look far for injury advice when a teammate fell on him at training earlier this year, snapping his collarbone. Two years ago, Nick Riewoldt ran into his own early-season shoulder woes playing Brisbane at the Gabba.
"Nick was really good. He talked to me all the time about it and he said, 'You can't let it get you down'," Jack told The Age before the national championships.
"That was how he put it to me and, in a way, it was a good time to do it, because I knew I'd have to work hard if I wanted to play at the championships.
"I looked on it as a positive thing, to get fit and concentrate on the parts of my game I knew I could get better."
Riewoldt is one of several youngsters who have brought famous names and footballing bloodlines to Melbourne for the nine-day carnival. Western Australia will take on Vic Country and Vic Metro will launch its title defence against South Australia at Princes Park today.
Geelong has already secured Tom Hawkins, son of Jack, as a father-son selection. The big, bubbly forward, who is from Finley in NSW, was allowed to play for Metro because he goes to school in Melbourne.
Thorp is a nephew of Brent Crosswell and Craig Davis and a cousin of Nick Davis. Two of Dean Rioli's cousins, Stewart and Cyril, played for the Northern Territory in its 28-point loss to Queensland yesterday.
West Coast's Josh Wooden has a brother, Jacob, in the NSW/ACT team, Peter Everitt's brother Andrejs will hold down a spot in the Metro defence, and West Coast's Mitch Morton has a brother, Jarryd, in the talented WA line-up.
Nathan Krakouer, Andrew's cousin and Phil and Jim's nephew, will also play for WA, Vic Country's Ben Reid is the son of Bruce Reid, who played 88 games for Footscray, and Danny Frawley's nephew, James, is also in the Country squad.
Riewoldt, who switched from soccer three years ago, said he watched his cousin closely when he got to see St Kilda play. Jack's father, Chris, played 273 games in Tasmania, another 50 state games, and knocked back an offer to join the Saints in 1980, because of work.
"Dad's been a huge influence on me and so has Nick. He'll point out little things to me and I try to watch how much running he does, and do the same in my games," Riewoldt said.
"I don't want to be too much like him, but we're similar body types and we play the same position. If I want to become a good player, he's a good person to model myself on."
