Past #28: Matt Riggio - drafted #28 in '05 ND - 10 games for North - delisted at end '09 season

[Roos4eva]

Matt could never be accused of being soft.

Actually, he did need to harden the **** up on the field as we was damn lazy, but yeah, he definitely wasn't soft.

 

[Zvim]

Matt could never be accused of being soft.

He wasn't soft, just didn't go hard enough for long enough. He would get some quality disposals but would rack up far too much time not getting his hand on the pill or influencing contests.

Some call it lazy, but I don't think any footballer is soft or lazy, they just don't harden up and apply themselves to the extent they possibly could.

If you had Riggio with say Swallows work ethic then he would be a gun. He just lacks that mental toughness and willpower to push himself to be at that elite level.

 

[The Other Dean]

You guys should just come to a compromise and agree that he was soft, but it was mostly restricted to the head area.

So many great memories - might have to start a 'your favourite Riggs moment' thread.

Personally, I'll never forget that time I mistook him for The Greatest American Hero.

(Believe it or not...)

 

[Kimbo]

Personally, I'll never forget that time I mistook him for The Greatest American Hero.

(Believe it or not...)

Wannabe superhero? Yeah, that works.

Best cover: "Believe it or not George isn't at home... where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home!"

 

[The Other Dean]

Wannabe superhero? Yeah, that works.

Harsh. I stil reckon there's a chance that he'll get picked up by the Katts.

Best cover: "Believe it or not George isn't at home... where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home!"

Great rendition. But to be fair, he only had this man to beat.

 

[Kimbo]

Great rendition. But to be fair, he only had this man to beat.

Apparently, however, the song beat the show in ratings. Such a damn good show too.

 

[salamander]

I thought he played OK in the handful of games he had in the seniors and would have liked to have seen him given an extended run last year.

Hope he gets picked up, I reckon he can make it as an AFL player.

 

[The Other Dean]

Apparently, however, the song beat the show in ratings. Such a damn good show too.

So many great memories - might have to start a 'your favourite Greatest American Hero moment' thread.

Personally, I'll never forget that time I mistook him for Matt Riggio.

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Can SOMEONE tell me what his 'off field' issues were.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Can SOMEONE tell me what his 'off field' issues were.

Does this clue help SLF?

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Ah, I suspected as much.

 

[Groggyk]

Ah, I suspected as much.

Yeah so he has a sore shoulder???

 

[bellzy]

Yeah so he has a sore shoulder???

Still a bit on the skinny side perhaps?

 

[Groggyk]

Still a bit on the skinny side perhaps?

Seriously lacking in chest hair.

Obviously not a real man.

 

[Kimbo]

Does this clue help SLF?

"poster boy for teenage stupidity" or "*ing legend"?

 

[Twinkletoes]

"poster boy for teenage stupidity" or "*ing legend"?

The former in my book Kimbo.

 

[snrub]

Can SOMEONE tell me what his 'off field' issues were.

The most damning facet for Riggs was that his issues were clearly not confined to communication with our previous coach as I initially suspected. Axe at Werribee also saw fit to drop him back to the VFL reserves, despite his form. Must have been attitude related, or failure to follow instructions.

 

[Carnthe]

Come on, let's be serious, He played about 7 games in a row last year and actually got worse over the course of those games. My understanding is that the knock is he just doesn't involve himself enough in games. And fair enough we let him go, with his ability, if he's not going to apply himself then he's useless.

 

[Bigeasy]

Can SOMEONE tell me what his 'off field' issues were.

Apparantly he thought he was William Kaat.

 

[Stronzo]

Re: 28. Matt Riggio

This bloke has been training with us recently for a possible rookie selection, and I'm just wondering what happened with him at North? Most comments in this thread seem pretty positive.

 

[NiceCunnington]

Re: 28. Matt Riggio

Well Stronzo I liked Riggs. The last post in this thread was back in 08 and he has really gone backwards since then. He got a few AFL games back then and showed some great signs IMO.

This year he was very disappointing and ended up playing quite a bit of VFL reserves. I think he had an interrupted preseason and never got going.

I don't know much about him but everyone keeps talking about attitude problems. It's a shame because I thought he could play - IMO he was highly skilled, great size, tough and hard at it. Lacked intensity and couldn't keep in the game 100% of the time so was inconsistent.

 

[Stronzo]

Re: 28. Matt Riggio

Cheers. Sounds like he had a rough trott and fell in a heap, probably says something about his attitude.

 

[giantroo]

Plays his 200th WAFL game today

WAFL Milestone | Matt Riggio 200 Games

ANDREW Krakouer gained the spotlight for topping off Swan Districts' stunning 2010 premiership team, but Matt Riggio was the unheralded other addition that year and it's remarkable the 10 years he has delivered since to now become a 200-game WAFL player. Riggio began his WAFL career back with...

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[andana]

assistant coach fre0 aflw

 

[Hojuman]

Nice head of hair. Hard at the footy.

Bye ***