The Gold Coast Bulletin

RIEWOLDT’S CAREER BIO AND HONOURS

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Age .......................................... 34 Games .................................. 333* (second to Robert Harvey 383) Debut ................. Round 15, 2001 Drafted ................... Recruited by Southport with priority No.1 selection, 2000 national draft Early football: Born in Hobart and moved at age 10 with his family to the Gold Coast CLUB HONOURS Best-and-fairest: Six (2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘14)

Goals: 714 (third at St Kilda behind Tony Lockett’s 898 and Bill Mohr’s 735); four-time club leading goalkicker (2008-09, ‘13-’14) Captain: 2008-16 (club record 220 games as skipper) LEAGUE HONOURS All-Australian: Five (2004, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09 (captain), ‘14 AFLPA MVP: 2004 Rising Star: 2002 TOP MARKS Most marks in a season: 256, 2004

– Led marks last year with 222 – Six times most marks in AFL – 2922 marks, the most in AFL since records were kept TWEETS

@RealRossLy­on

Great player even better person

@warrentred­rea

A serious competitor it was a privilege playing against him.

@mpask

Growing up in QLD every young player looked up to Nick Riewoldt... huge legacy & amazing role model for a lot of young ppl. #NickRiewol­dt

@rickynixon­toot

Nick Riewoldt the only No.1 draft pick to be the best player in his draft go figure

@JackRiewol­dt08 Congratula­tions on an amazing career mate. One last dance, round 23 at the mighty MCG.

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