Nick Riewoldt reveals the work that went into his Freddie Mercury display at Big Freeze 5

Nick Riewoldt was best-on-ground for one final time when he stole the show at Monday’s Big Freeze at the ‘G. Now ‘Rooey’ has revealed how much work went into his epic display.

Nick Riewoldt goes down the Freeze MND slide before the round 12 AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Melbourne Demmons at Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

THE lengths Nick Riewoldt went to for his Freddie Mercury impersonation in Monday's Big Freeze have been revealed.

This included 10 views of the famous Live Aid concert and a last-minute private rehearsal in the MCG showers.

The St Kilda legend said the idea to dress up as the Queen frontman was originally for Halloween.

“I watched Bohemian Rhapsody on a flight earlier in the year, and we always get right into Halloween in our family; my wife being American," Riewoldt told the Fox Footy Podcast.

"Most often we’re in the States for Halloween, so I thought — I love Queen, and I thought, that’s my Halloween outfit this year. That’s what I’m gonna do.

“So then when the opportunity presented itself with Big Freeze and I was invited to slide, I thought well, it’s Queen’s Birthday, what better way to tie it together than to go as Queen’s Freddie Mercury?"

When he revealed to the Big Freeze producers about his choice of dress-up they immediately seized on the idea of making his entrance a memorable one with some Freddie dance moves involved.

This meant a lot of practising in front of the mirror at home with Riewoldt also making sure he was the first to the MCG on Monday so he could get in another run-through.

"I was talking to Chris Judd on the stage, and was like, of all the things you do in your career, you can play for 17 years, but this is gonna be the one thing that you’re actually remembered for more than any of the stuff you did on a footy field."

Former St.Kilda champ Nick Riewoldt prepares to go down the slide. Pic: Getty Images

It has also emerged Riewoldt used professional dental glue to ensure the famous teeth stayed in place throughout his performance.

However, in terms of taking them out, it wasn’t quite so simple. Riewoldt risked potential injury by ripping them out himself, before later admitting he perhaps should have gone to a professional.

ALL’S FINE FOR STAR YOUNG KANGA

NORTH Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas has settled into Melbourne just fine.

There are only two things getting on his nerves about life in the big smoke — traffic and parking fines.

The former Tasmanian got his licence at the end of pre-season but his new-found freedom has been a cause of frustration ever since.

Commuting to the Kangaroos’ Arden Street headquarters is one challenge and finding a parking spot valid for more than two hours nearby an even bigger headache.

“I’ve got heaps of parking fines,” Thomas told our man Chris Cavanagh.

“So that’s probably my biggest hate. And traffic. I have to leave at a certain time so I don’t get stuck in traffic.”

Heaps of parking fines? How many?

“I think I had two in the first two weeks and then I got a couple last month so I’m probably up to seven (this year),” Thomas said.

“I got a $160 one, one time. I wasn’t happy.”

Tarryn Thomas has racked up the parking fines. Pic: Getty Images

BIG FREEZE IS ONE HOT TICKET

NEALE Daniher's incredible Fight MND campaign has outgrown the MCG.

A seat at the annual lunch before the Queen's Birthday game between Collingwood and Melbourne is in such high demand that a new event will be launched next year.

While the pre-game lunch will remain a bigger corporate affair is likely to be held at a larger venue, most likely Crown Casino, on the Friday before the game.

This will help raise more funds for the FightMND campaign which is now over the $28 million mark — $1.2 million was raised on Monday — with more than 180,000 beanies sold in the lead-up.

THE WHISPER

DID a round of golf result in team selection being done via email? Sounds like Malcolm Blight’s days at St Kilda but we hear this match committee scenario was a recent event which raised eyebrows with management.