Riewoldt got us into two grand finals single handedly.
The guy has a heart the size of Pharlaps. HOW MANY premierships would we have won if we only had a handful of players with his heart and courage. At least 4.
Watching him in his prime. We all saw it. The burn...he would not stop running. He would burn his opponents into the ground. They could not keep up with his endurance.
What an absolute champion. What a shining light. Could have left lowly stkilda for a richer club to advance his own wealth and ambition, but he never did.
Riewoldt going will leave a big hole in this club.
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You think we are feeling despair? What about Riewoldt himself? He has decades of waking up at night in a cold sweat, waking up from a dream where he is playing in a grand final and cant ever win. Week after week, year after year. 5 seconds to go scores are level, cant quite get the ball...cant quite reach it..the horror.
Next night, grand final 3 points down, cant run, cant get the ball, sinews frozen.....the horror.
The torturous years ahead of living with that regret. Yes he did everything in his power to achieve it, but couldnt. It will linger in his soul forever.
It's only a game...........