Riewoldt faced the media at Moorabbin on Tuesday morning and expressed his displeasure with Gilbert - the man whose computer the pictures were allegedly stolen from before being posted on the social networking web site, Facebook.
Late on Tuesday afternoon the Saints issued a statement on behalf of Gilbert, where the 24-year-old reiterated Riewoldt's stance from earlier in the day that the St Kilda skipper had never met the woman at the centre of the scandal.
He also apologised to fellow teammates Nick Dal Santo and Zac Dawson, after that pair also had photographs of them posted on the internet on Monday before a court ruled the photos must be taken down.
"Nick Riewoldt has never met or does not know the person in question in respect to the posting of his photograph on Facebook yesterday," Gilbert's statement read.
"I confirm emphatically that the photo was taken by myself and taken in Nick’s hotel room in Miami while on holidays over 12 months ago.
"I can also confirm that the pictures that were posted on Facebook were taken from my computer and that is currently subject to discussion with the Victoria Police.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to offer my public apologies to Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo, Zac Dawson and their families as well as the St Kilda Football Club for the distress this may have caused.
"In this particular case there has been a significant breach of privacy without my knowledge or consent. I have through this process learnt a very real and harsh lesson of the risks involved by taking photos of this nature, irrespective of where the photos are kept."
Riewoldt, despite showing his clear frustration and disappointment at the situation earlier in the day, believed he and Gilbert would be able to play alongside one another despite the obvious breach of trust.
"This photo was taken on a holiday when I got out of bed over 12 months ago by a teammate that I trust and I asked that it would be deleted then and there. Clearly it wasn't and I'm bitterly disappointed by my teammate," Riewoldt said.
"From a player's perspective, Sam and I are both professionals and we both give everything we've got to the St Kilda Football Club and that will continue to be the case. We will have a great working relationship."
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson supported St Kilda's account of the photos not being taken by the person circulating them and said their publication was disappointing.
"It is the AFL's view that these images should not have been distributed, as they serve no purpose other than to embarrass the individuals concerned," Anderson said.
