Player Watch 33. Cyril Rioli

[Rhayader]

Rioli's proud legacy remembered

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/01/11/206171_ntnews.html

AFL star Cyril Rioli yesterday remembered his uncle Maurice Rioli as a "loving" man who gave his family a name.
Bare-chested and with ochre paint, Cyril Rioli farewelled the national football legend at a traditional funeral on Melville Island - about 100km north of Darwin.
The young Hawthorn dynamo, who has his surname proudly tattooed in bold letters on his upper back, said he appreciated what his uncle had done for him.
"He really helped our family out with making a name," he said.
But he said he mainly remembered Rioli for what he did off the field.
"He cared for his family and he loved his people," he said.

 

[Man of Men]

Hey guys, sorry to post on your thread but I was at the NAB cup match last night and I witnessed what (in my rather short life) was one of the greatest individual performances in terms of attacking flair and phenomenal skills. Cyril Rioli was just sublime and imo he was by far the best player of any of the three teams. Just saying that you have one of the most valuable players in the competition and are so frickin lucky

 

[dp_ramas]

First post for my main man in 2011 - My favourite player Cyril

2011 Round 1 vs Adelaide Crows
Rioli played an excellent game and was clearly in the top 5 hawks on the ground. Over the preseason the coaches had him playing across the back half but against Adelaide he played his normal role as a small forward with occassional stints in the middle. Hopefully we get to see Cyril play more on the ball this year as when he is around it special things seem to happen.

Kicks: 15
Handballs: 7
Disposals: 22
Contested Possessions: 13
Marks: 7
Tackles: 5
Goals: 0 - Season: 0
Behinds: 2
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 63.64%
Clangers: 1
Inside 50: 3
SuperCoach: 117 - Avg 117
DreamTeam: 100 - Avg 100


Adelaide: 1.3 4.5 11.7 16.9 (105)
Hawthorn: 3.2 7.6 10.10 12.13 (85)


Goals
Hawthorn: Burgoyne 3, Franklin, Roughead, Young 2, Bateman, Osborne, Savage
Adelaide: Walker 4, Dangerfield 3, Henderson, Knights, Van Berlo 2, Vince, Porplyzia, McKernan

Best
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Burgoyne, Young, Rioli
Adelaide: Dangerfield, Stevens, Walker, Reilly, Davis, Van Berlo

Official crowd: 42,536 at AAMI Stadium

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 2 vs Melbourne Demons
Brilliant game by Junior Boy on the weekend. His BOG performance was outstanding with him standing up in the 1st half when the Hawks were at their worst. Rioli's slow transformation to a midfielder took another step with him playing alot more time up the ground and around the ball racking up 29 disposals. Superstar.

Kicks: 12
Handballs: 17
Disposals: 29
Contested Possessions: 13
Marks: 6
Tackles: 4
Goals: 1 - Season: 1
Behinds: 0
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 69%
Clangers: 3
Inside 50: 6
SuperCoach: 142 - Avg 129.5
DreamTeam: 110 - Avg 105


Hawthorn: 2.8 3.13 11.24 16.26 (122)
Melbourne: 3.1 8.2 9.3 12.5 (77)


Goals
Hawthorn: Burgoyne 4, Roughead 2, Franklin 2, Suckling 2 Bateman, Bruce, Rioli, Ladson, Shiels, Osborne
Melbourne Dunn 2, Green 2, Jurrah 2, Jamar, Trengove, Bennell, Petterd, Davey, Watts

Best
Hawthorn: Rioli, Suckling, Burgoyne, Shiels, Young, Gilham
Melbourne Tapscott, Sylvia, Jamar, Grimes, Bail, Garland

Official crowd: 49,905 at MCG

 

[dp_ramas]

Anyone hungry?

"Not only is Cyril Rioli a wiz on the field, he's a wiz in the kitchen!" - Brad Sewell

Cyril's stir-fry

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/110837/default.aspx

 

[dp_ramas]

Bad news for Cyril and the Hawks. MRP has given Rioli a one week ban that he can't reduce with a early plea.

Pretty pathetic decision by the MRP, the Hawks need to fight this one.

See link below.

Star Hawk faces ban

"HAWTHORN midfielder Cyril Rioli and Richmond defender Luke McGuane are both facing time on the sidelines after they were cited by the match review panel on Monday.

Rioli has been charged with a level two striking offence against Melbourne's Nathan Jones..."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/110834/default.aspx

 

[dp_ramas]

Update - Cyril has accepted the 1 week ban and will miss this weeks game againt the Tigers. This is very disappointing as Riloi was in great form.

Rioli, McGuane bans stand

"HAWTHORN will not challenge the one-game ban handed to Cyril Rioli by the match review panel.

Rioli was charged with a level two striking offence after elbowing Melbourne's Nathan Jones during the second quarter of the Hawks' win on Sunday..."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/110880/default.aspx

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 4 vs West Coast Eagles
After a week off due to suspension, Rioli played another pivotal role in Hawthorn's win against the Eagles in Tassie and was named as one of Hawthorn's best. Cyril was heavily tagged on the weekend and struggled to find much of the ball however he only needed to touch it a couple of times to turn the game. His defensive side was still there with an impressive 10 tackle game. It was great to have Junior back as he is so important to our side.

Rioli magic inspires Hawks
THERE were two moments of brilliance from Cyril Rioli in the second term yesterday that gave an otherwise wavering Hawthorn reason to believe it would ultimately shrug off West Coast.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ma...pires-hawks-20110416-1div3.html#ixzz1Jwhwd0OA

Kicks: 6
Handballs: 6
Disposals: 12
Contested Possessions: 7
Marks: 1
Tackles: 10
Goals: 0 - Season: 1
Behinds: 0
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 67%
Clangers: 3
Inside 50: 4
SuperCoach: 76 - Avg 111.6
DreamTeam: 72 - Avg 94


Hawthorn: 2.0 5.4 6.8 10.12 (72)
West Coast : 3.4 4.9 6.10 9.11 (65)

Goals
Hawthorn: Franklin 6, Burgoyne, Roughead, Lewis, Birchall
West Coast Kennedy 4, Shuey, Embley, Gaff, Rosa, Darling

Best
Hawthorn: Franklin, Mitchell, Birchall, Rioli, Suckling, Gilham, Young
West Coast Priddis, Cox, Darling, Butler, Kennedy, Rosa, Glass

Official crowd: 15,000 (est) at Aurora Stadium

 

[Rhayader]

From Twitter re: Before the Game

Hawks midfielder Cyril Rioli joins the BTG panel on the desk this Saturday night

 

[dp_ramas]

Thanks Rhayeder for the info. It will be interesting to see how Cyril goes on Before the Game. He seems like a shy fellow so it will be good to see how he goes on the footy panel.

On another topic, I totally forgot to do the Round 5 roundup for Rioli so here it is a bit late.

2011 Round 5 vs Geelong
We lost again to the Cats and to make matters worst Cyril didn't play the last quarter with a hamstring problem. We really missed him in the last quarter as his game before then was quite influential resulting in him still being named among Hawthorn's best.
Junior boy had scans on Tuesday after game and the result luckily revealed only minor bleeding. Hopefully he is back for the Port game but if he isn't ready don't rush him.

Rioli scan results
Hawthorn Football Club can confirm scans have revealed only minor bleeding in Cyril Rioli’s right hamstring.

With the Hawks having the bye this weekend, further assessment will be made in the lead up to the Round 7 Port Adelaide match.

A further update will be provided next Tuesday, in the Hawks regular injury update.

Read more: http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/112492/default.aspx

Kicks: 11
Handballs: 8
Disposals: 19
Contested Possessions: 9
Marks: 4
Tackles: 5
Goals: 0 - Season: 1
Behinds: 0
Goal Assists: 1
Effective Disposals: 68%
Clangers: 2
Inside 50: 5
SuperCoach: 73 - Avg 102
DreamTeam: 83 - Avg 91.3


Geelong: 5.2 6.7 13.10 17.15 (117)
Hawthorn : 5.3 8.3 12.6 15.8 (98)

Goals
Geelong: Chapman 3, Duncan 3, Varcoe 2, Podsiadly 2, Selwood, Ling, Hawkins, Corey, Bartel, Ottens, Kelly
Hawthorn: Roughead 3, Bateman 3, Franklin 3, Hale 2, Burgoyne, Young, Guerra, Savage

Best
Geelong: Taylor, Scarlett, Chapman, Lonergan, Selwood, Bartel.
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Suckling, Rioli, Bateman, Sewell.

Official crowd: 78,579 at MCG

 

[Rhayader]

No dramas man. Should be very interesting, although he is a much better speaker now than he was in the early days. Reckon he'll go all right

 

[Tommybahamas]

any news on his hammy?

 

[dp_ramas]

any news on his hammy?

Cyril has been picked in the forward pocket for the game against the Swans this week.

Hopefully this means his hammy is OK and he will play. Fingers crossed.

 

[Boyler_Room]

Rioli is Back!!

Rioli came back into the side against the Swans this week with immediate impact. He played predominately down forward reminiscent of 2008 with his trademark defensive pressure, crumbing and all-round magical inspiration. He seemed to spark the beginning of a great patch of play that saw Hawthorn blow Sydney away in the last 1 and a half quarters. Rioli continued his role as the human highlight reel, at one point crumbing his own dropped contested mark and dishing off an assist to Buddy (I think from memory). Rioli showed why he is a required Hawk, probably in the forward line, if we are to be a contender this year.

Kicks: 6
Handballs: 7
Disposals: 13
Contested Possessions: 11
Marks: 3
Tackles: 1
Goals: 1 - Season: 2
Behinds: 1
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 77%
Clangers: 0
Inside 50: 1
SuperCoach: 100 - Avg 102
DreamTeam: 55 - Avg 91.3

Sydney Swans 4.1 4.4 6.8 8.12 (60)
Hawthorn 3.2 4.8 11.14 15.16 (106)



GOALS
Sydney Swans: McGlynn 3, Shaw, McVeigh, Malceski, Everitt, Jetta 
Hawthorn: Franklin 6, Hodge 2, Roughead, Osborne, Burgoyne, Bateman, Shiels, Rioli, Breust 



BEST
Sydney Swans: Goodes, Richards, McGlynn, Hannebery, Malceski, Grundy

Hawthorn: Franklin, Hodge, Rioli, Burgoyne, Birchall, Shiels



INJURIES

Sydney Swans: nil
Hawthorn: Max Bailey (head knock)

Umpires: Chamberlain, Meredith, Mollison



Official crowd: 33,136 at SCG

 

[Boyler_Room]

Round 10 vs Bulldogs

Kicks: 10
Handballs: 8
Disposals: 18
Contested Possessions: 5
Marks: 5
Tackles: 2
Goals: 1 - Season: 3
Behinds: 2
Goal Assists: 1
Effective Disposals: 61%
Clangers: 1
Inside 50: 2
SuperCoach: 84 - Avg 98.67
DreamTeam: 77 - Avg 82.83
HAWTHORN 5.3 8.7 10.11 13.13 (91)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.3 3.5 6.6 9.8 (62)

GOALS
Hawthorn: Franklin 3, Guerra 2, Roughead 2, Hodge 2, Mitchell 2, Rioli, Osborne.
Western Bulldogs: Giansiracusa 3, Williams 2, Sherman, Boyd, Griffen, Higgins.

BEST
Hawthorn: Hodge, Gibson, Guerra, Franklin, Roughead, Mitchell, Murphy, Puopolo.
Western Bulldogs: Griffen, Murphy, Giansiracusa, Boyd.

INJURIES
Hawthorn: Bateman (ankle).
Western Bulldogs: Hall (ankle), Wood (nose), Reid (hamstring).

UMPIRES Stevic, Stewart, Ritchie.

CROWD 30,747 at Etihad Stadium

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ks-ruthless-20110529-1faxf.html#ixzz1NzGSEbM4
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[dp_ramas]

Thanks Boyler_Room for backing me up and doing Cyril's stats the last couple of weeks. Great write ups.

I've been extremely busy the last couple of weeks and have forgotten to do it. Your help is much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 11 vs Fremantle
Cyril Rioli was at this brilliant best on Sunday and helped keep the Hawks in the game by kicking a career best 5 goals when all seemed lost. With Buddy out of the side with a calf strain it was up to Junior Boy to be our main forward and he didn't let us down.
Once again it just shows how important Cyril is in the forward line and not in the midfield. Hss couple of touches in the forward line are worth at least 2-3 touches in the middle.

Kicks: 11
Handballs: 3
Disposals: 14
Contested Possessions: 9
Marks: 5
Tackles: 3
Goals: 5 - Season: 8
Behinds: 1
Goal Assists: 1
Effective Disposals: 64%
Clangers: 1
Inside 50: 1
SuperCoach: 121 - Avg 101.8
DreamTeam: 98 - Avg 85


Hawthorn: 3.4 6.5 9.8 17.9 (111)

Fremantle : 3.1 8.4 12.8 13.11 (89)



Goals
Hawthorn: Rioli 5, Breust 3, Burgoyne 2, Osborne 2, Young, Whitecross, Hodge, Mitchell, Roughead


Fremantle Hill 3, Mayne 2, Pearce 2, Mzungu, de Boer, Fyfe, Duffield, Crowley, Griffin


Best
Hawthorn: Osborne, Rioli, Hodge, Mitchell, Breust, Roughead

Fremantle Broughton, Hill, Crowley, Fyfe, Duffield, Griffin



Official crowd: 31,925 at MCG

 

[Boyler_Room]

Thanks Boyler_Room for backing me up and doing Cyril's stats the last couple of weeks. Great write ups.

I've been extremely busy the last couple of weeks and have forgotten to do it. Your help is much appreciated. Thanks.

I haven't been on regularly in a couple of years and I used to update Cyril in 08. Last couple of years I admit to being a bit of a band-wagoner.

Just glad to help out.

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 12 vs Geelong
Yet another solid performance by the little champ on the weekend. Cyril once again was in the Hawks best players for the game. Spending a litle more time up the ground, Cyril collected 24 possessions for the game with 13 of them contested. Excellent game.

On a personal note, I would have preferred to see him play a similar role to last week and spend more time closer to goals. His defensive forward pressure would have been handy on Scalett and Taylor but with Buddy back for the game they decided not to use him this way. I'm just hoping they don't over work him in the midfield which could lead to more soft tissue injuries.

Kicks: 13
Handballs: 11
Disposals: 24
Contested Possessions: 13
Marks: 6
Tackles: 6
Goals: 1 - Season: 9
Behinds: 1
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 75%
Clangers: 3
Inside 50: 3
SuperCoach: 113 - Avg 103.25
DreamTeam: 111 - Avg 88.25


Geelong: 5.2 10.2 10.6 13.10 (88)

Hawthorn : 2.1 9.2 13.5 13.5 (83)

Goals
Geelong: Podsiadly 6, Johnson 2, Chapman, Vardy, Varcoe, Stokes, Menzel
Hawthorn Franklin 4, Sewell, Young, Lewis, Rioli, Whitecross, Renouf, Savage, Osborne, Breust
Best
Geelong: Podsiadly, Kelly, Enright, Chapman, Selwood, Johnson
Hawthorn Mitchell, Franklin, Shiels, Sewell, Rioli, Lewis

Official crowd: 63,476 at MCG

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 13 vs Gold Coast
Once again Cyril was named in the Hawks best even though it was a quieter game by Cyril's standards. This week his disposal was a bit off but he still bobbed up and kicked two goals for the game, one a sneaky goal from an interception from Gary Ablett. Overall another solid game by Junior.


Kicks: 15
Handballs: 2
Disposals: 17
Contested Possessions: 5
Marks: 4
Tackles: 5
Goals: 2 - Season: 11
Behinds: 2
Goal Assists: 2
Effective Disposals: 53%
Clangers: 3
Inside 50: 5
SuperCoach: 85 - Avg 101.22
DreamTeam: 95 - Avg 89.00


Hawthorn : 4.3 6.8 12.10 19.15 (129)
Gold Coast: 3.2 4.3 4.8 8.10 (58)


Goals
Hawthorn : Savage 4, Bruest 4, Franklin 3, Smith 2, Rioli 2, Hodge, Hale, Osborne, Suckling
Gold Coast: Lynch 3, Brennan 2, Weller, Day, Gorringe
Best
Hawthorn : Mitchell, Savage, Bruest, Birchall, Rioli, Gibson, Hodge
Gold Coast: Ablett, Stanley, Iles, Lynch, Hutchins, Harbrow

Official crowd: 16,377 at Aurora Stadium

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 14 vs Essendon
A great smashing of the Dons was soured by injuries to Sewell and Rioli. Junior faces another spell on the sidelines after doing his hamstring for the second time this season. Up until going off in the third quarter Cyril was having a very good game contributing with 2 goals and a goal assist.
Rioli's hamstrings are becoming a major issue for the Hawks. We will have to manage him better as we cannot afford to lose a guy of his ability for 4-6 weeks a season.

Kicks: 7
Handballs: 2
Disposals: 9
Contested Possessions: 2
Marks: 3
Tackles: 5
Goals: 2 - Season: 13
Behinds: 0
Goal Assists: 1
Effective Disposals: 67%
Clangers: 1
Inside 50: 4
SuperCoach: 74 - Avg 98.50
DreamTeam: 67 - Avg 86.80


Hawthorn : 6.2 14.4 19.6 23.8 (146)
Essendon: 3.2 4.3 8.6 12.9 (81)


Goals
Hawthorn : Shiels 3, Smith 3, Savage 3, Osborne 3, Rioli 2, Hale 2, Lewis 2, Suckling 2, Hodge, Cheney, Whitecross
Essendon: Jetta 3, Davey 2, Stanton 2, Hocking, Bellchambers, Howlett, Melksham, Zaharakis
Best
Hawthorn : Birchall, Shiels, Hodge, Hale, Smith, Lewis, Mitchell
Essendon: Hocking, Jetta, Stanton, Heppell, Zaharakis

Injuries
Hawthorn: Rioli (right hamstring)

Official crowd: 64,537 at the MCG.

 

[dp_ramas]

Brilliant news just announced today. Rioli and Stratton have extended their contracts with the Hawks by a further 2 years. Top stuff.

Young duo extend their contract with the Hawks

"Hawthorn Football Club is pleased to announce youngsters Cyril Rioli and Ben Stratton have both signaled their commitment to the brown and gold, agreeing to terms for contract extensions at the Club.

Explosive forward Cyril Rioli has extended his contract for two years, as has impressive defender Ben Stratton. Neither of the players’ current deals were due to conclude at the end of the year..."

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/119037/default.aspx

 

[dp_ramas]

2011 Round 18 vs Melbourne
After 3 weeks out due to a hamstring, Junior Boy Rioli made a brilliant return to once again show how vitally important he is to the Hawks. Cyril was at his best on the weekend scoring 3 goals and being instrumental in another 3. Rioli only had 15 touches for the game but it was the class that went with those touches that made the difference.

Rioli proves all class
Quality, not quantity, is the measure Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson judges Cyril Rioli by...

Read more: http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/rioli-proves-all-class-131409

Kicks: 10
Handballs: 5
Disposals: 15
Contested Possessions: 7
Marks: 4
Tackles: 5
Goals: 3 - Season: 16
Behinds: 0
Goal Assists: 3
Effective Disposals: 87%
Clangers: 1
Inside 50: 3
SuperCoach: 108 - Avg 99.36
DreamTeam: 93 - Avg 87.36


Hawthorn: 6.1 10.4 16.6 20.12 (132)
Melbourne : 3.3 6.3 9.4 12.6 (78)

Goals
Hawthorn: Franklin 5, Breust 3, Rioli 3, Hodge 2, Osborne 2, Mitchell, Lewis, Ellis, Hale, Smith.
Melbourne Green 4, Howe 3, Dunn 2, Sylvia, Bate, Petterd.

Best
Hawthorn: Sewell, Franklin, Mitchell, Hodge, Rioli, Bailey, Birchall.
Melbourne Green, Martin, Howe, Dunn, Jones.

Official crowd: 39,782 at MCG

 

[chenyan]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/AFL/rio...107042434?subcat=1225914646053&site=FoxSports

Interesting video on Cyril's new running style.

 

[dp_ramas]

Thanks Chenyan, great video showing how they are working on changing Cyril's running style to try and avoid hamstring injuries when he is fatigued.

I love how Andrew Russell says that Cyril might actually get quicker when he perfects the new running style. Scary stuff for our opposition.

Here is an article on the Hawthorn website that goes into more detail on what they are trying to achieve with Cyril's running style.

Rioli rights running wrongs
HAWTHORN fitness coach Andrew Russell has shed more light on the changes to small forward Cyril Rioli's running technique that the Hawks hope will put a stop to the young star's persistent hamstring problems....

Read more: http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/120069/default.aspx