Michael Rischitelli

Lady Lawrence · 19 Jan 2007, 15:06

over to you - Scott522

**Grimreepah** · 3 Mar 2007, 12:56

The thing I like about Rischitelli is that he doesn't have any weaknesses. He's got decent pace, he's a good mark, seems to have fairly good endurance, he reads the play well and has good awareness, he doesn't panic ie. he uses as much time as possible to assess his options (although sometimes too much), he's courageous and hard at the footy, he knows where to find it, he's an umpire's favourite, he's a pretty decent and long kick of the ball, he's got good balance, loves tackling and has a good work rate.

IMO if he wants to take his game to the next level he needs to become a bit stronger so he can break tackles a bit more effectively. I also think with experience his decision making will sharpen up, he will get cleaner hands and be more effective with his disposal. I don't think he will ever be an intimidator like Voss, he is more in the Simon Black mould.

Lace Out · 3 Mar 2007, 19:05

The strength will come,pencil him in for a top 5 midfielder in the comp within 2 years.Very clever and still learning...

konstas_87 · 3 Mar 2007, 22:30

had a pretty good game last night didnt he? looking forward to watching him for 10 years.

danielcan · 8 Mar 2007, 09:13

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Young Lion gets coach's nod of approval

Andrew Stafford, Brisbane (The Age)
March 8, 2007

AS ONE decorated career at the Brisbane Lions slips quietly away in the night, another has been anointed to take off in season 2007.

With it increasingly likely that dual premiership player Chris Scott has played his last game, coach Leigh Matthews yesterday singled out Michael Rischitelli as "an All-Australian in the making".

His unusual step appears designed to boost the 20-year-old's self-confidence.

"He's not a dominant personality, Michael, so he takes a lot of time to get the belief in himself," Matthews said. "I think he's a very, very capable player, I've got a lot of time for him. I can make the statement he's an All-Australian in the making."

Rischitelli, from Keilor, polled well in the Rising Star Award last year and was chased hard by Essendon before re-signing with the Lions.

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/r...166799475.html

danielcan · 8 Mar 2007, 09:19

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Star role for youngster
Andrew Hamilton

March 07, 2007 11:00pm
Article from: The Courier-Mail

LIONS coach Leigh Matthews has taken the rare step of declaring 22-game novice Michael Rischitelli a future star of the game.
"I'll make the statement, I think he's an All-Australian in the making," Matthews said of the midfielder.

Rischitelli was the subject of a huge recruitment campaign by Essendon last season but opted to re-sign with the Lions.

The Lions no longer have the benefit of the player retention allowance and often have to pay overmarket value to retain promising interstate-born stars.

Although his senior career is only one full season old, Matthews believe Rischitelli's about to be worth every cent.

Always reluctant to over-hype his youngsters – and such a statement may seem to be placing a burden of expectation on a kid just 20 years old – Matthews explained Rischitelli was the kind of player who benefited from positive reinforcement.

"He's not a dominant personality Michael so he takes a lot of time to get the belief in himself," he said.

"I think he's a very, very capable player, yeah I have a lot of time for him."

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...003410,00.html

lion_gooner · 11 Mar 2007, 16:04

i thought this might be of interest

one of my friends actually played with micheal when he was at the jets and he said he dominated while he was there

which was good to know

scott522 · 11 Mar 2007, 19:10

Michael in July 2005 @ The Gabba (copyright LMB 2006)

irel · 11 Mar 2007, 22:13

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Originally Posted by lion_gooner

i thought this might be of interest

one of my friends actually played with micheal when he was at the jets and he said he dominated while he was there

which was good to know

goon er, your friend is bull sheeteeng you. If my memory serves me correct Michael did not dominate at the Jets. He was an underage, skinny rant even for TAC 18s and played very few games . I think he spent most of the season injured and got back for the last few games of the season. If Michael dominated he would have been picked a lot higher than pick 61. In fact Brisbane was the only club that even remotely showed interest. Riska will be Kenear Beatson's greatest legacy to the Lions. Who knows what KB saw in Riska to select him in the draft. But I suspect he saw this skinny little kid just tackling like there's no tomorrow and a heart as big as the Empire State Building.