[ad_1]
Richmond spearhead Jack Riewoldt has revealed how he and his teammates are embracing the finals through a new lens – recruit Robbie Tarrant.
The Tigers face Brisbane on Thursday night at the Gabba in a do-or-die elimination final, having locked in a top eight spot with only a fortnight left in the regular season.
While the Tigers are in a far less commanding position than they were during their premiership-winning campaigns in 2017, 2019 and 2020, Riewoldt told AFL 360 the side had been given a fresh perspective this season via Tarrant, who came across from North Melbourne at the close of last season.
Watch every AFL final until the Grand Final Live & Ad-Break Free In-Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
Tarrant played 174 games for North Melbourne before his move to the Tigers, with his later years at the Roos mired in seasons spent near the bottom of the ladder.
“In the end, footy is fun You play footy to play in finals. Sometimes it gets lost on you – and we’ve been really privileged to play in a lot of big games and a lot of finals – you look to Robbie Tarrant who hasn’t played finals for eight years,” Riewoldt said.
“We had a moment probably around round 18 or 19 where we were sort of on the cusp of the eight and in and out with weekly results and we spoke about it.
“He (Tarrant) was sitting there and he said ‘you guys have got to remember this is great … I just want to play finals. I haven’t played finals for eight years.’ You sit back and go ‘Oh, yeah’.
“When we did secure it in round 22, that was a really special moment I think for that backline crew as well, who said we sort of got there for Robbie a little bit.”
Tarrant has played in just four finals across his AFL career.
Riewoldt, by comparison, has played in 15.
[ad_2]
Source link
