15-year-old Maurice Rioli Jnr To Make Senior Debut

[captain cotch 9]

I saw Maurice at the Dream time game this year.
He was sitting in the players area.
He was kitted up in full richmond gear.
Here is a pic from his insta.

 

[Heisenberg_]

The poaching is beginning.

Hope we have a warchest ready.

Doesn’t matter he’s family have already said he will not pick anybody else over Richmond, provided he’s good enough obviously.
He wants to play for Richmond.

 

[RunningBounce]

Anyone know if he'll play TAC next season?

If he's boarding at Scotch he'll probably be at Okaleigh?

I've always needed a reason to get along and watch some TAC Cup. I reckon a Rioli would motivate me!

 

[TJTIGER]

Doesn’t matter he’s family have already said he will not pick anybody else over Richmond, provided he’s good enough obviously.
He wants to play for Richmond.

I remember hearing the same thing. Has no interest in going anywhere else. I remember him in a photo under Maurice Rioli's picture/painting at RFC.....

 

[Toadvine]

I thought Freos rights to South Fremantle/any WAFL clubs expired in like 2019?

I may be going (already am) crazy but I seem to recall that they had ~25 years of access unless that got changed....

I think after Cal Twomey and Sheahan at the AFL reported Freo were eligible as well a lot of questions were asked on Freo's board on here and they showed the rules had been updated in like 2015 or something.

Anyone know if he'll play TAC next season?

If he's boarding at Scotch he'll probably be at Okaleigh?

Not sure if Oakleigh is a given. Garner was boarding at Scotch College and played for Eastern Ranges for example.

 

[Komrade_Tiger]

I think after Cal Twomey and Sheahan at the AFL reported Freo were eligible as well a lot of questions were asked on Freo's board on here and they showed the rules had been updated in like 2015 or something.

Not sure if Oakleigh is a given. Garner was boarding at Scotch College and played for Eastern Ranges for example.

Ok thanks, probably one of those things that everyone missed so we all get it mixed up

 

[Heisenberg_]

Not sure if Oakleigh is a given. Garner was boarding at Scotch College and played for Eastern Ranges for example.

He might just play school footy like Cyril did as well when he boarded at Scotch

 

[MosquitoBrigade]

Daniel Rioli dropped his Jeep off for a service this morning and will be back at 3pm to pick it up so I'll ask him if there's any chance Maurice Jnr doesn't get to Richmond.

As a F/S prospect he can nominate the club of his choice, highly doubt he would be picking Freo over the Tiges.

 

[DrMike]

I thought Freos rights to South Fremantle/any WAFL clubs expired in like 2019?

I may be going (already am) crazy but I seem to recall that they had ~25 years of access unless that got changed....

I think after Cal Twomey and Sheahan at the AFL reported Freo were eligible as well a lot of questions were asked on Freo's board on here and they showed the rules had been updated in like 2015 or something.

Not sure if Oakleigh is a given. Garner was boarding at Scotch College and played for Eastern Ranges for example.

This is from the wikipedia article:

Until 2006 these rules would only apply during the first 20 years of the club's existence in the AFL. This 20 year provision was removed because it was felt to be unfair if a player had a son later in life.

These rules have been frequently criticised by non-Victorian AFL club officials as a "grandfather–son" rule that is biased against them. For example, the Adelaide Crows have not had a single father–son selection in 21 years, and missed out on Bryce Gibbs despite his father's 253-game career with SANFL club Glenelg from 1984–1994.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father–son_rule#West_Australian_and_South_Australian_teams

The link against the bolded is to PRE which I don't have a login for so can't check but it seems like it changed as part of the new father-son bidding process implemented in 2015.

 

[Komrade_Tiger]

This is from the wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father–son_rule#West_Australian_and_South_Australian_teams

The link against the bolded is to PRE which I don't have a login for so can't check but it seems like it changed as part of the new father-son bidding process implemented in 2015.

Yeah I had a look at that myself but wasn’t sure because of the PRE link and not a press release from the AFL but I trust the likes of Twomey to be correct compared to others in the industry.....

 

[MosquitoBrigade]

Daniel reckons no chance he'll pick Freo over Tiges, he's spending all his time in Melbourne and Daniel is in his ear!

 

[captain cotch 9]

Daniel reckons no chance he'll pick Freo over Tiges, he's spending all his time in Melbourne and Daniel is in his ear!

Did he say anything about Lynch?

 

[MosquitoBrigade]

Did he say anything about Lynch?

Yeh he met him yesterday, said he's a tall bugger and they're all really excited to have him on board.

 

[Bojangles17]

Yeh he met him yesterday, said he's a tall bugger and they're all really excited to have him on board.

Good stuff moz thx for the info

 

[Coach_Required]

Been saying it since day 1 … anyone who thinks Junior will pick Freo or any other team over Richmond are kidding themselves and just dreaming.

He is more chance of being in Richmond colours than Tom Lynch is next year.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

yeah, its quite easily to see he's going to be a tiger

 

[Cevap_Roll]

No chance he goes anywhere. Balmey said so.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Mark Howard does some really good podcasts.
The latest is with Cyril.
He goes into the Rioli clan a little bit.
https://www.podcastone.com.au/The-Howie-Games

 

[joelsyt]

The Rioli mob made the news:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-07/rioli-family-afl-premiership-dynasty-from-pirlangimpi/10346380

Pretty interesting story, mostly about Helena Rioli's life and times. Contains the troubling line:

"Even the youngsters are on the radar, with Essendon and Fremantle eyeing off Maurice Rioli Jr."

Essendon, I guess, have an interest through the Tiwis being part of their Academy Zone. Freo? Maybe the link between Maurice Snr and South Freo?

I hope father / son trumps those.

Whoever Jnr goes to he’s going to be expensive.

So we should probably get used to that now.

Very interesting article though. It was a wonderful read.

 

[joelsyt]

I thought Freos rights to South Fremantle/any WAFL clubs expired in like 2019?

I may be going (already am) crazy but I seem to recall that they had ~25 years of access unless that got changed....

From all accounts it got changed.

If Jnr nominates us Freo will force us to pay big for him because you just know they’ll probably be bottom 4 in 2020.

 

[DiamondValleyFan]

He is a gun!!!

 

[RunningBounce]

Very interesting article though. It was a wonderful read.

I enjoyed it too How's the old photo of Cyril Snr as a chains man?! His a tank. And pretty similar face to Maurice Snr, I reckon.

 

[RobsJourney]

Just to clarify the Father-Son and Academy stuff - is it still up to the kid to choose/nominate who he wants to play for, thus giving that team (us) the bidding rights?

If so, there is absolutely no way he doesn't end up a Tiger.

 

[Heisenberg_]

From all accounts it got changed.

If Jnr nominates us Freo will force us to pay big for him because you just know they’ll probably be bottom 4 in 2020.

At most we will have to pay our first round pick which won’t matter because it would mean he’s a gun and in that case we just do why norf did this year and trade our first pick knowing if they kept it they’d need to use it on their Tassie academy player and accumulate points for him.

 

[Coach_Required]

From all accounts it got changed.

If Jnr nominates us Freo will force us to pay big for him because you just know they’ll probably be bottom 4 in 2020.

He would be worth it, 2 Rioli's in the team ..... amazing