Jack Riewoldt kicked three goals in Richmond's NAB Cup victory over Hawthorn. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
WITH 30 seconds of brilliance, Jack Riewoldt went from mediocre to miracle man at Aurora Stadium yesterday when he kicked the winning goal after the final siren.
With one kick, the Tasmanian Tiger delivered Richmond a heart-stopping one-point victory in a NAB Cup thriller over Hawthorn.
Until then, Riewoldt had had a gruelling day at the office under the watch of Hawk defender Josh Gibson, who had contained the reigning Coleman medallist to two goals.
Hawthorn bigman Jarryd Roughead had converted a debatable fee kick in front of goal to put the Hawks up by five points with less then a minute to play.
From the bounce, Richmond worked the ball forward and a scrappy kick from pocket-rocket Robin Nahas landed in the hands of Riewoldt 35m out on a 45 degree angle.
"It was great that we got another close win, which was a positive, a kick after the siren,'' said Tiger coach Damien Hardwick. "We tried a few things today that didn't quite come off, so we've still got a bit of work to do."
Despite his match-winning moment, Riewoldt was told post-match to keep his eyes in the prize - kicking goals.
Gun Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt was outstanding for the Tigers in their win over Richmond, kicking three goals and flipping over the advertising boards.
"He had an up and down game,'' Hardwick said.
"He probably tried to pass off a few too many. We've already spoken to him about how he had a number of opportunities to kick goals and didn't.
"It was a good way for him to finish off the game, but he has just got to realise that when he's running in with an open goal, he's paid to kick goals, kick the goal.''
The inclusion of former Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin into Richmond's backline appears to be the injection of big meat the Tigers have been missing.
Chaplin was strong, assertive and did not have a goal kicked against him while he was minding Roughead, Sam Grimley and Matt Sprangher.
Chappy was subbed off seven minutes into the third term and the three Hawks went on to kick eight goals between them - five to Roughead.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick thought his side was poor and played a scrappy game against Hawthorn.
There's no doubt it was good having a bigger body down there, Hardwick said.
This is the worst he will be, the rustiest he will be, but he certainly showed the reason why we brought him across.
The loss of hard-running midfielder Matt Suckling for the season with a knee injury and a likely full reconstruction made it a bad day for the Hawks who went through the preseason series without winning a game.
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