This thread will most likely annoy Hawthorn fans but I was wondering what people think about this issue. I have heard rumours over the years that Cyril deliberately tanked in the interviews with non Victorian clubs and deliberately gave a very negative impression.
I then heard prior to the draft on the AFL's stream they setup that when Kinnear Beatson asked for footage of Cyril playing for his club he was told that the footage had all been lost and was unavailable.
It has also been said that the Swans were very keen on Cyril Rioli and there was a real argument between getting Rioli or Veszpremi but what pushed it over the line and why we went for Veszpremi was because Cyril had such a bad interview and other than the Under 18 championships the Swans did not have enough information about Rioli.
Now to me this is draft tampering and it is something the AFL really needs to crack down on. What does everyone else think and should players like Rioli be punished for behaving like that in the lead up to the draft?
I then heard prior to the draft on the AFL's stream they setup that when Kinnear Beatson asked for footage of Cyril playing for his club he was told that the footage had all been lost and was unavailable.
It has also been said that the Swans were very keen on Cyril Rioli and there was a real argument between getting Rioli or Veszpremi but what pushed it over the line and why we went for Veszpremi was because Cyril had such a bad interview and other than the Under 18 championships the Swans did not have enough information about Rioli.
Now to me this is draft tampering and it is something the AFL really needs to crack down on. What does everyone else think and should players like Rioli be punished for behaving like that in the lead up to the draft?