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He's like Sheds.Just hope he can find enough ball, that has been a criticism of him before. Amazing with ball in hand and without the ball, just doesnt get it enough to impact for 4 quarters. Very similar criticisms to Cyril mind you.
He makes the transition to mid we win big time. He's awesome.
That can be a small forward positional factor. Players sometimes struggle for possies, especially with our manic pressure forward press. Let's wait until we see a few weeks with him up the ground. Wouldn't surprise me to see him start building into the 4-5 possies per quarter in that area of the ground. With the quality of them, and metres gained with the run....Just hope he can find enough ball, that has been a criticism of him before. Amazing with ball in hand and without the ball, just doesnt get it enough to impact for 4 quarters. Very similar criticisms to Cyril mind you.
He is a tackling machine, might not be the inside mid but is definately going to hurt a lot of opposition teams.
Yeh I agree. I think 20 touches and a 25-30 goal season is a good and realistic aim spending time on the wing and still with stints up forward.That can be a small forward positional factor. Players sometimes struggle for possies, especially with our manic pressure forward press. Let's wait until we see a few weeks with him up the ground. Wouldn't surprise me to see him start building into the 4-5 possies per quarter in that area of the ground. With the quality of them, and metres gained with the run....
yes, yes, yeeeeesssss.. delicious!!
(important to read that in Bruce's voice)
That's a pretty high bar. Only 11 players averaged 20+ disposals and 1+ goals per game last year.Yeh I agree. I think 20 touches and a 25-30 goal season is a good and realistic aim spending time on the wing and still with stints up forward.
It's just an aim and certainly not unachievable if he is going to play forward/wing role. He might finish on 18 and 20, but if he is getting roughly 20 touches most weeks and a goal a game ish or 20 for the season we are doing well.That's a pretty high bar. Only 11 players averaged 20+ disposals and 1+ goals per game last year.
Gray, Martin, Zorko, Bontempelli, Parker, Wallis, Dangerfield, I. Smith, Wingard, Coniglio, Kelly.
12 if you count Miles who had exactly 20 touches and a goal in his 1 game (pretty stiff to get dropped given the calibre of players that average this tbh)
If I increase the goal mark to 1.13 (exactly 25 goals over 22 games), that list shrinks to just 5
Rioli will have to become a bona fide elite player if he is to achieve this.
Fair enough. If he’s aiming for that and just falls short then he’s still going to be bloody good. Just don’t want him to get held to an elite standard... yetIt's just an aim and certainly not unachievable if he is going to play forward/wing role. He might finish on 18 and 20, but if he is getting roughly 20 touches most weeks and a goal a game ish or 20 for the season we are doing well.
That's a pretty high bar. Only 11 players averaged 20+ disposals and 1+ goals per game last year.
Gray, Martin, Zorko, Bontempelli, Parker, Wallis, Dangerfield, I. Smith, Wingard, Coniglio, Kelly.
12 if you count Miles who had exactly 20 touches and a goal in his 1 game (pretty stiff to get dropped given the calibre of players that average this tbh)
If I increase the goal mark to 1.13 (exactly 25 goals over 22 games), that list shrinks to just 5
Rioli will have to become a bona fide elite player if he is to achieve this.
Considering he was 14.2 disposals and 1.1 goals a game playing as a forward off no preseason and missing half the year. An extra 6 touches a game even with slightly less goals average after a better preseason and more midfield time, I honestly think 20 and a goal a game is a realistic aim. He doesnt actually have to add an enormous amount to his output.Fair enough. If he’s aiming for that and just falls short then he’s still going to be bloody good. Just don’t want him to get held to an elite standard... yet
That's a pretty high bar. Only 11 players averaged 20+ disposals and 1+ goals per game last year.
Gray, Martin, Zorko, Bontempelli, Parker, Wallis, Dangerfield, I. Smith, Wingard, Coniglio, Kelly.
12 if you count Miles who had exactly 20 touches and a goal in his 1 game (pretty stiff to get dropped given the calibre of players that average this tbh)
If I increase the goal mark to 1.13 (exactly 25 goals over 22 games), that list shrinks to just 5
Rioli will have to become a bona fide elite player if he is to achieve this.
One of those players that just makes things happen, and opposition players s**t themselves. I wasn't overly thrilled when we took him as early as we did, but good God am I happy we did. Kudos again to the recruiting team, who have been nothing short of fantastic for a while now.
Love how we have kept most of our top end picks during our build and premiership window. We are at a stage now where the next concern is to ensure we hold onto the likes of Balta, Garth, CCj etc because we can't fit them in right now. What a time to be alive!
Rioli has re-signed for another 2 years.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-03-19/rioli-and-vlastuin-recommit-