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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Nick Riewoldt
| image = Nick Riewoldt 2017.1.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Riewoldt in June 2017
| fullname = Nicholas Fredrick Riewoldt
| nickname = Rooey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Southport Australian Football Club|Southport]] ([[Queensland Australian Football League|QAFL]]) <br> [[Broadbeach Australian Football Club|Broadbeach]] (QAFL)
| draftpick = No. 1, [[2000 AFL draft|2000 national draft]]
| height = 193&nbsp;cm
| weight = 97&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Forward]]
| repstatsend = 2004
| years1 = 2001&ndash;2017
| club1 = {{AFL StK}}
| games_goals1 = 336 (718)
| nationalyears1 = 2004&ndash;2014
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 5 (0)
| careerhighlights = *[[List of St Kilda Football Club captains|St Kilda captain]]: 2005, 2007–2016
* 6x [[Trevor Barker Award]]: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014
*[[Leigh Matthews Trophy]]: 2004
* 4x [[List of St Kilda Football Club leading goalkickers|St Kilda leading goalkicker]]: 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
* 5x [[All-Australian team]]: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014
*[[AFL Rising Star]]: 2002
* 2x Pre Season Premiership: 2004, 2008
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2025
}}

'''Nicholas Fredrick Riewoldt''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|iː|v|oʊ|l|t}} {{respell|REE|volt}}; born 17 October 1982) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[St Kilda Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). He was the first draft selection in the [[2000 AFL draft]]. He was the captain of St Kilda in 2005 and from 2007 to 2016. Riewoldt is a five-time [[All-Australian]]. He holds the all-time record for most marks in VFL/AFL history, surpassing [[Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)|Gary Dempsey]] in late 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFL Tables - Career Stats - Totals and Averages|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players.html#t2|access-date=2021-09-30|website=afltables.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], to father Joerg ("Joe", a former [[Clarence Football Club|Clarence]]<ref>https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6767755/tasmanian-fans-think-riewoldts-in-good-nick/ Queensland-bred Saint Riewoldt gets nod in Tasmanian poll as the state's greatest ever in the AFL] from the Examiner MAY 24 2020</ref> and [[Coolangatta Tweed Heads Australian Football Club|Coolangatta]] player<ref>{{cite news |title=Thoughts of hot Queensland summers convinced Nick Riewoldt to stick with Aussie rules |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/afl/thoughts-of-hot-queensland-summers-convinced-nick-riewoldt-to-stick-with-aussie-rules/news-story/a86f94683f2565114795a275e8e10f07 |publisher=Gold Coast Bulletin |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>) and mother Fiona,<ref>[https://www.saints.com.au/news/298962/rooflections-joe-riewoldt Rooflections: Joe Riewoldt]</ref> Riewoldt and his family moved to the [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], when he was 9 years old.<ref name=ajar>{{cite news |title=St Kilda AFL star Nick Riewoldt leaves Coast door ajar |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23138236-10389,00.html |publisher=News.com.au |date=31 January 2008 |access-date=30 April 2008}}</ref> He attended Robina State Primary School from grade 5 alongside close friend [[Sam Stosur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Rebecca |title=Nick Reiwoldt's faith in old schoolmate Samantha Stosur |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nick-reiwoldts-faith-in-old-schoolmate-samantha-stosur/news-story/b747575f73393666c62ebbb3463a55fa |publisher=Herald Sun |access-date=17 June 2023|date=5 June 2010 }}</ref> and became the school's vice-captain and [[UNICEF]] representative. He later switched to [[All Saints Anglican School]] for his secondary schooling years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blucher |first1=Peter |title=A Tribute: Nick Riewoldt – 300 Games |url=http://www.aflq.com.au/a-tribute-nick-riewoldt-300-games/ |publisher=AFL Queensland |access-date=7 July 2018|date=2016-03-30 }}</ref> Australian rules football was not offered in many [[Queensland]] schools at the time, but he made a name for himself as an overall sportsman, participating in the school's athletics, cross country, cricket, soccer and touch football teams at a high level. Academically, he also excelled in the studies of physics and chemistry.

Riewoldt played his junior and early senior football at the [[Broadbeach Australian Football Club|Broadbeach Cats]] before moving to the [[Southport Sharks]],<ref name=ajar/> where he was identified as an outstanding junior talent. He was selected to represent Queensland at the 2000 [[AFL National Championships|U18 National Championships]] and starred in the tournament, which earned him All-Australian honours.<ref>{{cite news |title=AFL Queensland Hall of Fame - Nick Riewoldt |url=https://www.aflq.com.au/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-p-t/nick-riewoldt/ |publisher=AFL Queensland |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> Riewoldt also played a crucial role in Southport's historic fourth consecutive QAFL premiership in 2000. After being kept virtually touchless for the first half while matched up on future [[Brisbane Lions]] premiership player [[Jamie Charman]], Riewoldt was moved into the ruck and kicked two important goals in Southport's 11-point grand final victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cotter enters the history books with a coaching hat-trick and ‘St Nick’ makes his Sharks debut |url=https://www.southportsharkshistory.com.au/timeline/2000/ |publisher=Southport Sharks |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>

Growing up, Riewoldt supported the [[Hawthorn Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-28/yo-gabba-gabba-hawthorn-in-unfamiliar-territory|title=Yo Gabba Gabba! Hawks in unfamiliar territory|publisher=Australian Football League|first=Ashley|last=Browne|date=28 May 2016|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> He is the first cousin of {{AFL Ric}} footballer [[Jack Riewoldt]], who also played as a forward.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/two-of-us/two-of-us-nick-and-jack-riewoldt-20150902-gjdtw8.html Two of Us: Nick and Jack Riewoldt]</ref>

==AFL career==
Riewoldt was the No. 1 Draft Pick in the [[2000 AFL Draft]] and made his debut in 2001. He won the [[AFL Rising Star]] Award in 2002, earning his nomination in [[2002 AFL season#Round 5|round 5]] for his efforts in a drawn match against {{AFL Syd}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/128635/24-years-of-rising-star-winners-in-pictures|title=24 years of Rising Star winners in pictures|publisher=AFL.com.au|first1=Callum|last1=Twomey|first2=Ben|last2=Guthrie|date=6 September 2016|accessdate=16 May 2022}}</ref>

===2004 season===
His breakout season was 2004 when he took an AFL record 256 marks and also finished in the top ten for both the [[Coleman Medal|Coleman]] and [[Brownlow Medal|Brownlow]] medals. He received the AFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award, the [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] and was selected in the 2004 [[All-Australian Team]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=SAG0509113I7RU4H6RD0 |title=Breaking new ground|first=Samantha|last=Lane|author-link=Samantha Lane|date=11 September 2005|work=The Sunday Age|page=13}}</ref>

=== 2005 season ===
Riewoldt was rewarded for his 2004 efforts when [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] named him club captain for 2005 as part of their rotating captaincy policy.<ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Smith |title=St Kilda restores law and order |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20401522-12270,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919182022/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20401522-12270,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 September 2012 |newspaper=The Australian |date=13 September 2006 |access-date=30 April 2008}}</ref> His 2005 season began badly as he broke his collarbone in the third quarter of the first game of the season against the [[Brisbane Lions]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Riewoldt out for at least a month|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1331569.htm|access-date=23 May 2011|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=25 March 2005}}</ref> This drew controversy as he was then bumped after the injury by Lions players [[Chris Scott (Australian footballer)|Chris Scott]] and [[Mal Michael]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lions deny victimising Riewoldt|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200503/1331503.htm|access-date=23 May 2011|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=25 March 2005}}</ref> The pair were not asked to face the AFL tribunal on charges of misconduct for targeting an injured player as it was ruled that they would not have known that Riewoldt was injured, that Riewoldt had waved away a trainer that was attending to the injury and that the bumps did not contribute to the injury.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Hudson|first1=Zoë|title=Comprehensive player management|date=2011|work=Managing the Injured Athlete|pages=257–273|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=9780702030048|last2=Small|first2=Claire|doi=10.1016/b978-0-7020-3004-8.00005-6}}</ref>

===2006 season===
Early in the 2006 season, Riewoldt returned close to his best form, kicking five goals against former powerhouse Brisbane in Round 3. This match seemed to have put Riewoldt's kicking "[[yips]]" to bed, but they returned during the Round 7 match against Geelong when he missed a simple but critical goal from 15 metres out. This miss was forgotten the next week when Riewoldt kicked 9 goals against Carlton and took many contested marks. Riewoldt also took a match saving mark for the Saints against [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] in Round 11, a match the Saints won in wet conditions, and one that kept their finals hopes alive.

Riewoldt topped off the 2006 season by winning his third [[Trevor Barker Award]]. In achieving this feat, Riewoldt has already emulated some of the Saints greatest players such as the 1966 premiership captain [[Darrel Baldock]], former skipper [[Nathan Burke]] and past champions [[Wells Eicke]], [[Jack Davis (Australian footballer)|Jack Davis]] and [[Jim A. Ross|Jim Ross]]. Riewoldt was recognised for his season with selection in the 2006 [[All-Australian Team]] as a forward player, his second career All-Australian Team award.

=== 2007 season===
[[File:12. Nick Riewoldt, St Kilda FC 02.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Riewoldt at training prior to the [[2009 AFL Grand Final]]]]
At the beginning of the [[2007 AFL season|2007]] season, Lyon appointed Riewoldt Co-Captain of the [[St Kilda Football Club]], along with [[Luke Ball]] and [[Lenny Hayes]], both former captains themselves. Back and [[hamstring]] injuries forced Riewoldt to miss the first two matches of the season. Riewoldt started the season well, with eight goals in his first two matches. In Round 7, Riewoldt dominated against the Sydney Swans, which kick started another outstanding year. Despite the Saints missing the finals, Riewoldt enjoyed a better year statistically than 2004, narrowly winning St Kilda's best and fairest [[Trevor Barker]] Award ahead of defender [[Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)|Sam Fisher]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Samantha |last=Lane |title=Riewoldt wins record fourth gong |url=http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/riewoldt-wins-record-fourth-gong/2007/10/05/1191091368176.html |publisher=Real Footy |date=6 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2008}}</ref>

===2008 season===
At the beginning of the season, Riewoldt assumed the sole captaincy of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-12/riewoldt-given-sole-saints-captaincy/1070398|title=Riewoldt given sole Saints captaincy|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]])|date=12 March 2008|accessdate=16 May 2022}}</ref>

Riewoldt played in St Kilda's [[2008 NAB Cup]] winning side – the club's third pre-season cup win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/st-kilda-wins-nab-cup-by-five-points/2008/03/08/1204780132457.html?s_cid=rss_news|title=St Kilda wins NAB cup|work=The Age|date=8 March 2008<!-- - 9:47PM-->|access-date=7 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeld-wen.com.au/pr/St-Kilda-2008/20080308.php|title=Saints are NAB Cup Champions in 2008|work=Jeld-Wen|date=8 March 2008|access-date=7 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120003712/http://www.jeld-wen.com.au/pr/St-Kilda-2008/20080308.php|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref> Riewoldt had a consistent 2008 season, coming second in the AFL for marks (behind [[Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer)|Matthew Richardson]]) and kicking 57 home and away season goals (63 all up) to finish ninth in the competition. This performance earned him his third All-Australian selection, his first at centre-half-forward.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=67727|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001082705/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=67727|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2012|title=St Kilda's All-Australian duo|work=afl.com.au – Alistair Hogg|date=<!-- 10:49 AM Tue --> 16 September 2008|access-date=7 November 2009}}</ref> He was also selected to play in the Hall of Fame Tribute Match, but was ultimately unable to play due to a knee injury.

===2009 season===
Early in the season Riewoldt became a target for the fledgling [[Gold Coast Football Club]], which was awarded the 17th licence to enter the AFL in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/gold-coast-to-target-riewoldt/2009/03/31/1238261580170.html|title=Gold Coast to target Riewoldt|publisher=The Age|first=Chris|last=Barrett|location=Brisbane, Queensland|date=1 April 2009|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> However, he knocked back their offer to remain at St Kilda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/nick-riewoldt-knocked-back-an-offer-from-gold-coast-chasing-a-premiership-with-st-kilda/news-story/5298ae6a705e83fc803c7bef5e14eea2|title=Nick Riewoldt knocked back an offer from Gold Coast chasing a premiership with St Kilda|newspaper=Herald Sun|first=Al|last=Paton|date=4 December 2013|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

Riewoldt took the most marks of any player in the league, averaging 9.7 a game and kicking 65 goals in the home and away season, averaging 3.3 a game.

He was a significant player in a St Kilda team that went through the home and away season with 20 wins and 2 defeats.

Riewoldt played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 home-and-away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club's [[2009 AFL season|third minor premiership]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2009.html#lad|title=2009 Season Scores and Results – Ladder|work=AFL Tables|year=2009|access-date=8 November 2009}}</ref>

Riewoldt was recognised for his season with selection in the [[2009 All-Australian Team]] as a forward player. He was also named captain of the 2009 All-Australian Team, his fourth All-Australian Team award.

In the preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs, Riewoldt kicked four goals, one of which was in the final minutes.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}.

St Kilda qualified for the [[2009 AFL Grand Final]] after qualification and preliminary finals wins but were defeated by Geelong by 12 points. Riewoldt kicked one goal.

Riewoldt won the 2009 [[Trevor Barker Award]] for St Kilda's best and fairest player, setting a new club record of five career best and fairest awards. He was also St Kilda's leading goal kicker in 2009.

===2010 season===
During St Kilda's 28-point Round 3 win over [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], on 9 April 2010, Riewoldt experienced a high-grade hamstring tear. He underwent surgery and made his return in Round 15, playing 15 games in the season for 39 goals.

Riewoldt would play in the drawn [[2010 AFL Grand Final]] and its [[2010 AFL Grand Final#Grand final replay, 2 October 2010|subsequent replay]], also against Collingwood.

In the first game, Riewoldt kicked two goals and was among St Kilda's best players. After the game, the two captains, Riewoldt and [[Nick Maxwell]] of [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], both stated that they would have preferred an [[Overtime (sports)#Other sports|extra time]] period. Ultimately, this would be the last grand final to be replayed, as a provision for extra time in the case of a draw was introduced in 2016.<ref name="ET">{{cite web|url= https://www.afl.com.au/news/345380/afl-statement |title=AFL Statement: AFL Commission Meeting|date=18 December 2019 |publisher=Afl.com.au |access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>

In the second game, however, Riewoldt was infamously chased down and tackled to prevent an otherwise certain goal from point-blank range by Collingwood's [[Heath Shaw]]. St Kilda ultimately lost the replay by 56 points.

===2016 season===
On 1 September 2016, at the Saints' best-and-fairest awards night, Riewoldt announced that he would stand down as St Kilda captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/2016/9/nick-riewoldt-confirms-he-wont-be-st-kilda-captain-next-year/|title=Nick Riewoldt Steps Down As Saints Captain|publisher=Triple M|date=1 September 2016|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>

===2017 season===
On 31 July 2017, Riewoldt announced that he would retire at the end of the season.<ref name="retire2017">{{cite news|last1=McClure|first1=Sam|title=St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt announces his retirement|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/st-kilda-champion-nick-riewoldt-announces-his-retirement-20170730-gxlyr8.html|access-date=31 July 2017|work=The Age|date=31 July 2017}}</ref> He played the final game of his career in Round 23 when he had 15 disposals, 8 marks and 1 goal in a loss to the [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond Tigers]], his cousin's team. In Round 17, it was thought Riewoldt had beaten [[Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)|Gary Dempsey]]'s supposed tally of 2,906 marks, but research not long after by veteran statistician [[Col Hutchinson]] revealed that there were possession stats missing from a game from Dempsey's career, with only his goal in that game being counted towards his stats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The mystery game that has Nick's record on hold|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/116197/the-mystery-game-that-has-nicks-record-on-hold|access-date=2021-09-30|website=afl.com.au|date=6 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=There's Some Controversy Over Nick Riewoldt's All-Time Marks Record|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/theres-some-controversy-over-nick-riewoldts-all-time-marks-record-43412|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Triple M|language=en}}</ref> Nevertheless, Riewoldt broke the record beyond all reasonable doubt before the end of his final season, taking 38 more marks than Dempsey's recorded tally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFL Tables - Career Stats - Totals and Averages|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players.html#t2|access-date=2021-09-30|website=afltables.com}}</ref> For reference, [[Brian Lake]] holds the post-1999 record for most marks in a game, with 24.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time single match stats record-holders|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/148231/all-time-single-match-stats-record-holders|access-date=2021-09-30|website=afl.com.au|date=29 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Riewoldt is married to Catherine Heard. The pair married in October 2012 at her parents' property in [[Waco, Texas]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/adopted-american-nick-riewoldt-still-has-burning-desire-to-lead-st-kilda-to-premiership/story-e6freck3-1226528070663|title='Adopted American' Nick Riewoldt still has burning desire to lead St Kilda to premiership|first=Glenn |last=McFarlane |work=Sunday Herald Sun |date=1 December 2012}}</ref> They have three sons, born in 2014, 2016 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nick and Catherine Riewoldt welcome baby son James|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/st-kilda/nick-and-catherine-riewoldt-welcome-baby-son-james/news-story/c470f8bf0e471d95a3f211fff9662c62|access-date=21 June 2016|work=Herald Sun|date=5 December 2014}}</ref> 

His sister Madeleine died of [[aplastic anaemia]], a rare bone marrow condition, in February 2015 at the age of 26.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Warwick|title=St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt's sister Madeleine dies of rare bone marrow condition aged 26|access-date=31 July 2017|work=Herald Sun|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/st-kilda-captain-nick-riewoldts-sister-madeleine-dies-of-rare-bone-marrow-condition-aged-26/news-story/1cd477b902110b7bced6b70a2b09b35e|date=24 February 2015}}</ref> Riewoldt and his family established Maddie Riewoldt's Vision to raise funds for research into new treatments for blood cancers.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.mrv.org.au/|website=Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision website|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> Once a year during the AFL season, when the St Kilda Saints (Nick Riewoldt's team) and the Richmond Tigers (his cousin [[Jack Riewoldt]]'s) are scheduled to play against each other, it has become known as "Maddie's Match" and acts as a fundraiser to find new and improved treatments for aplastic anaemia.

He was the winner of [[Celebrity MasterChef Australia (series 2)|the second season of ''Celebrity MasterChef Australia'']].

==Statistics==

Riewoldt's player profile at AFL Tables:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Riewoldt.html Riewoldt's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|
|Led the league for the Season only*
|-
|style="background:#b7e718; width:1em"|
|Led the league after finals only*
|-
|style="background:#DD6E81; width:1em"|
|Led the league after Season and Finals*
|}
''*10 games required to be eligible.''
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 43 || 14 || 57 || 26 || 3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 7.2 || 2.3 || 9.5 || 4.3 || 0.5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 22 || 21 || 18 || 225 || 94 || 319 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''178''' || 30 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 10.2 || 4.3 || 14.5 || bgcolor="b7e718"| '''8.1''' || 1.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 22 || 30 || 17 || 241 || 110 || 351 || 170 || 29 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 11.0 || 5.0 || 16.0 || 7.7 || 1.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 25 || 67 || 32 || 324 || 108 || 432 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''256''' || 25 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 13.0 || 4.3 || 17.3 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''10.2''' || 1.0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 16 || 33 || 36 || 182 || 50 || 232 || 131 || 18 || 2.1 || bgcolor="b7e718"| '''2.3''' || 11.4 || 3.1 || 14.5 || 8.2 || 1.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 23 || 60 || 35 || 299 || 86 || 385 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''214''' || 23 || 2.6 || 1.5 || 13.0 || 3.7 || 16.7 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''9.3''' || 1.0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 20 || 42 || 25 || 68 || 194 || 361 || 194 || 20 || 2.1 || 1.3 || 14.7 || 3.4 || 18.1 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''9.7''' || 1.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 24 || 65 || 39 || 288 || 122 || 410 || bgcolor="b7e718"| '''240''' || 18 || 2.7 || 1.6 || 12.0 || 5.1 || 17.1 || 10.0 || 0.8
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 24 ||78 || 47 || 318 || 95 || 413 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''231''' || 51 || 3.3 || 2.0 || 13.3 || 4.0 || 17.2 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''9.6''' || 2.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 15 || 39 || 34 || 174 || 83 || 257 || 120 || 26 || 2.6 || 2.3 || 11.6 || 5.5 || 17.1 || 8.0 || 1.7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2011 AFL season|2011]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 22 || 36 || 31 || 221 || 133 || 354 || 154 || 50 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 10.0 || 6.0 || 16.1 || 7.0 || 2.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2012 AFL season|2012]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 19 || 47 || 31 || 200 || 76 || 276 || 125 || 47 || 2.5 || 1.6 || 10.5 || 4.0 || 14.5 || 6.6 || 2.5
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2013 AFL season|2013]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 21 || 50 || 36 || 281 || 109 || 390 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''202''' || 41 || 2.4 || 1.7 || 13.4 || 5.2 || 18.6 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''9.6''' || 2.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2014 AFL season|2014]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 22 || 49 || 21 || 262 || 105 || 367 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''191''' || 31 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 11.9 || 4.8 || 16.7 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''8.7''' || 1.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2015 AFL season|2015]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 17 || 29 || 15 || 214 || 73 || 287 || 165 || 28 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 12.6 || 4.3 || 16.9 || 9.7 || 1.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2016 AFL season|2016]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 21 || 41 || 24 || 300 || 136 || 436 || 222 || 40 || 2.0 || 1.1 || 14.3 || 6.5 || 20.8 || 10.6 || 1.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2017 AFL season|2017]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 12 || 17 || 29 || 12 || 186 || 100 || 286 || 125 || 38 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 10.9 || 5.9 || 16.8 || 7.4 || 2.2
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 336
! 718
! 455
! 4051
! 1562
! 5613
! 2944
! 518
! 2.1
! 1.4
! 12.1
! 4.6
! 16.7
! 8.8
! 1.5
|}

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[2001 Brownlow Medal|2001]]
| —
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| 11
|-
| [[2003 Brownlow Medal|2003]]
| 7
|-
| [[2004 Brownlow Medal|2004]]
| 17
|-
| [[2005 Brownlow Medal|2005]]
| 3
|-
| [[2006 Brownlow Medal|2006]]
| 8
|-
| [[2007 Brownlow Medal|2007]]
| 14
|-
| [[2008 Brownlow Medal|2008]]
| 12
|-
| [[2009 Brownlow Medal|2009]]
| 15
|-
| [[2010 Brownlow Medal|2010]]
| 8
|-
| [[2011 Brownlow Medal|2011]]
| 4
|-
| [[2012 Brownlow Medal|2012]]
| 9
|-
| [[2013 Brownlow Medal|2013]]
| 5
|-
|[[2014 AFL season|2014]]
|11
|-
|[[2015 Brownlow Medal|2015]]
|6
|-
|[[2016 Brownlow Medal|2016]]
|19
|-
|[[2017 Brownlow Medal|2017]]
|4
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''153'''
|}

'''Team'''
*'''[[Australian Football League pre-season competition|Pre-Season Cup]] ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]])''': [[2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup#Scorecard|2004]], [[2008 NAB Cup|2008]]
*'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) [[2009 AFL season|2009]]'''

'''Individual'''
*'''[[Trevor Barker Award]]''': 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014
*'''[[Leigh Matthews Trophy|Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA MVP Award)]]''': 2004
*'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#2004|2004]], [[All-Australian team#2006|2006]], [[All-Australian team#2008|2008]], [[All-Australian team#2009|2009]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), [[All-Australian team#2014|2014]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|VC]])
*'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': Captain 2009 ; Vice-Captain 2014)
*'''[[Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year]]''': 2004
*'''[[Australian international rules football team|Australian Representative Honours in]] [[International rules football|International Rules Football]]''': 2004, 2014, 2015
*'''[[AFL Rising Star Award]]''': 2002
*'''[[AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star Nominee]]''': 2002 (Round 5)
*'''[[List of St Kilda Football Club leading goalkickers|St Kilda F.C. Leading Club Goalkicker Award]]''': 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
*'''[[List of St Kilda Football Club captains|St Kilda F.C. Captain]]''': 2005, 2007–2016
*'''Most marks in a season''': Six times<ref name=retire2017/>
*'''Most goals kicked and most games played at [[Docklands Stadium]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/venues/docklands.html#05|title=AFL Tables - Most Goals at Docklands|work=AFL Tables|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Stkplayer|ref=13498}}
*{{AFL Tables|ref=N/Nick_Riewoldt.html}}

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{{Ron Evans Medal}}
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{{2000 AFL national draft}}
{{MasterChef Australia}}
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