Just weeks after walking off the MCG for the final time as a Richmond footballer, Jack Riewoldt has officially changed his colours, becoming the first employee of the Tasmanian Football Club.
Riewoldt, whose grand ambition is for the AFL’s 19th men’s and women’s teams to become a worldwide template for newly created clubs and organisations, will lead the creation of the club’s culture and work to unify the state behind the club as it works towards launching for the 2028 season.“I’ve never been offered a job before other than being drafted,” said Riewoldt. “I rushed home and told Carly, I was so excited.
Riewoldt spoke exclusively to this masthead on the eve of the club’s historic first board meeting to be held in Launceston on Wednesday. Driving from his Tasmanian coastal base of Orford to Launceston, he said there was no timeline on his appointment but “once you’re involved in these things you want to see them through”.
“I’ve lived one culture at Richmond for 17 years,” said Riewoldt, “and for the last two-and-a-half years I’ve worked with leadership and culture through the company I run with my wife and two others Authentic Leaders. When asked if he felt daunted by the task ahead, Riewoldt said: “To be honest, I feel very privileged, but I don’t feel daunted. To work to try to parlay the fabric of this state into a football team and club put together by people and colours and history feels pretty unique.
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