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Nick Riewoldt Photo Scandal - ST KILDA will move quickly to repair any potential damage to team harmony caused by captain Nick Riewoldt's fallout with senior teammate Sam Gilbert over the Facebook photo scandal. Neither Gilbert, from whose personal computer photos of a naked Riewoldt were taken, nor Nick Dal Santo, the other Saint who had a naked photo of himself plastered across the internet, will be making a public appearance to explain the circumstances, as Riewoldt did yesterday. Nick Riewoldt Photo Scandal But St Kilda chief executive Michael Nettlefold said the Saints would ensure that there was no lingering bad blood between five-time best-and-fairest winner Riewoldt and Gilbert, who expected to play alongside his captain in the Saints' forward line next year. ''In the normal course of running a club we'll work through those issues,'' Nettlefold said yesterday. ''They're both grown men, both professionals, and we'll be working...

Nick Riewoldt Facebook Photo - St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert has apologised after two nude photographs he took on holiday were published on the internet and left three team-mates deeply embarrassed. Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt confronted the media on Tuesday morning to address the incident, sparked by a teenage girl who posted the images on Facebook. She claims to have more images of AFL players and is threatening to release them, while Riewoldt insisted he had never met the girl nor had he granted permission for the photo to be kept. Nick Riewoldt Facebook Photo Riewoldt professed his innocence in front of the media and claimed Gilbert took the photos on an off-season trip to Miami before instructing his team-mate immediately to delete them. Gilbert released a statement on Tuesday afternoon accepting full responsibility for the photo which shows Riewoldt naked and Zac Dawson semi-clothed, with another showing Nick Dal Santo in a compromising position. "I confirm emp...