Willie Rioli "on leave" from Port Adelaide after social media post

[South of the Yarra]

Strange that the most recent players booed in football are Goodes, Franklin, Horne Francis and now probably Rioli. Hmmm, interesting pattern.

 

[Pistol Night]

Strange that the most recent players booed in football are Goodes, Franklin, Horne Francis and now probably Rioli. Hmmm, interesting pattern.

Still baffles me as to what Bud and JHF did to warrant any booing at all. Willie showing the ball has been labeled as “cheeky banter” in the past when Ryan did it to Maynard and a few other times. He had every right to be upset about the crap he was copping and anyone trying to justify that “he deserved” any racial abuse because of it is an imbecile

 

[iameviljez]

Still baffles me as to what Bud and JHF did to warrant any booing at all. Willie showing the ball has been labeled as “cheeky banter” in the past when Ryan did it to Maynard and a few other times. He had every right to be upset about the crap he was copping and anyone trying to justify that “he deserved” any racial abuse because of it is an imbecile

JHF it'll be giving Norf the old heave-ho after a year, similar to Buckley in 94.

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Strange that the most recent players booed in football are Goodes, Franklin, Horne Francis and now probably Rioli. Hmmm, interesting pattern.

I guess you've never heard of Maynard

 

[ferball]

Did Willie Snr fail to get a game at Hawthorn due to racism or because he was not fit enough to play at the AFL standard?

Dunno. Tony Wilson hints it was racism.

I don't think its just whether he got a game or not tho. Its how he was treated when he was there that probably drives Willie Jr's issues.

 

[ClintEastwood]

Pretty easy tbf with the history your supporters have.

Obsessed. Rent free.

 

[ferball]

Strange that the most recent players booed in football are Goodes, Franklin, Horne Francis and now probably Rioli. Hmmm, interesting pattern.

Ive happily booed JHF for running out on my club at its lowest ebb. Had nothing to do with his background. I'm over it now tho. LOL.

But you forgot someone who was absolutely vilified by fans and the AFL media for stuff that other players were lauded for.

Lindsay Thomas.

He was shamefully treated and hounded from the game.

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Ive happily booed JHF for running out on my club at its lowest ebb. Had nothing to do with his background. I'm over it now tho. LOL.

But you forgot someone who was absolutely vilified by fans and the AFL media for stuff that other players were lauded for.

Lindsay Thomas.

He was shamefully treated and hounded from the game.

And Hawthorn supporters have every right to boo Willie Jnr and it has nothing to do with racism.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Ive happily booed JHF for running out on my club at its lowest ebb. Had nothing to do with his background. I'm over it now tho. LOL.

But you forgot someone who was absolutely vilified by fans and the AFL media for stuff that other players were lauded for.

Lindsay Thomas.

He was shamefully treated and hounded from the game.

was crap how they brought in the sliding rule because of the thomas - rohan incident

 

[giantsully]

If he plays on Sunday, I hope he gets support from Swans fans - we've seen up close what this appalling racist behaviour can do to a human being.

 

[ferball]

And Hawthorn supporters have every right to boo Willie Jnr and it has nothing to do with racism.

Because he hates their club?

Because their club treated his dad poorly?

 

[ferball]

was crap how they brought in the sliding rule because of the thomas - rohan incident

There's a whole bunch of stupid laws that were brought in cos the AFL hates North. I'll try and remember them all or look them up for you.

 

[yeahmate]

was cococlub hashtag directed at hawthorn players media reporting his tweet now always leaves off the hashtag. Agree there is no room in the game for racist slurs. failing to get a game because youre not good enough or getting booed if you tell a supporter base you hate their club isnt automatically default racist

 

[Shane Heard]

I’m with willie..I too despise the HFC with every fibre of my soul.

Don’t we all?

 

[caveman72]

There's a whole bunch of stupid laws that were brought in cos the AFL hates North. I'll try and remember them all or look them up for you.

But according to Tiger fans they are the only team ever to be persecuted by the tyrants that run the AFL

 

[caveman72]

I’m with willie..I too despise the HFC with every fibre of my soul.

Don’t we all?

Thats a yes from me

 

[JimmyBC]

Nova Peris has had a fair crack at Dunstall, interesting article she knew Willie Snr.

Nova Peris: Dunstall’s humiliation of Willie Rioli

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Willie Rioli

Age

29

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

-Sr still rings loud

 

[The Hobo]

Did Willie Snr fail to get a game at Hawthorn due to racism or because he was not fit enough to play at the AFL standard?

I don't think "not getting a game" is the reason he's upset at the Hawks. I think it's the way he was treated in his time there.

 

[The Hobo]

Ive happily booed JHF for running out on my club at its lowest ebb. Had nothing to do with his background. I'm over it now tho. LOL.

But you forgot someone who was absolutely vilified by fans and the AFL media for stuff that other players were lauded for.

Lindsay Thomas.

He was shamefully treated and hounded from the game.

Supporters always boo former players, nothing new and will keep happening. But it's the first time i've ever seen OTHER teams booing a player for leaving their past club.

 

[ferball]

But according to Tiger fans they are the only team ever to be persecuted by the tyrants that run the AFL

The AFL (well elements of it) hates North.

We snuck into the VFL under the radar after decades of trying to keep us out. (Some people say the VFL was formed to get away from North in the original comp, the VFA which we were a foundation member of.) The VFL was pissed off with how we used the 10 year rule to change our clubs fortune and the AFL tried to kill us off repeatedly culminating in the push to send us to the Gold Coast nearly 20 years ago.

Right now we're on the bottom of the free kick differential ladder and about to go further back if previous Good Friday games are any guide while four of the five most penalised players in the comp play for us. While that might seem like we are playing dodgy footy the truth is those frees come from ridiculous decisions like the blocking free against Paul Curtis oin the weekend against the GC.

Other clubs can pretend they are the main victims of AFL tyranny or whatever if they like tho.

 

[The Hobo]

Nova Peris has had a fair crack at Dunstall, interesting article she knew Willie Snr.

Nova Peris: Dunstall’s humiliation of Willie Rioli-Sr still rings loud

I think this was purely a timing issue by Dunstall - his passing was obviously still quite raw.

 

[ferball]

Supporters always boo former players, nothing new and will keep happening. But it's the first time i've ever seen OTHER teams booing a player for leaving their past club.

That's because alot of people thought it was weak, undermined the whole concept of equalisation and were able to put themselves in our shoes and realised how much it would suck to be in that position if their first ever pick one did that to them.

I hated him for a while but I'm well over it now. Don't really like him much but meh, its water under the bridge now. We didn't exactly give him a good environment to play footy in. (Helps that Wardlaw could end up just as good and Taylor Goad might be a freak too.)

 

[kirky]

Did Willie Snr fail to get a game at Hawthorn due to racism or because he was not fit enough to play at the AFL standard?

I’m probably suggesting the latter and not the former.

 

[Scotland]

Did Willie Snr fail to get a game at Hawthorn due to racism or because he was not fit enough to play at the AFL standard?

No idea what happened at Hawthorn with Willie Sr in the early 90s but it would be a massive by anyone reach to interpret what Jason Dunstall said was racially motivated or mean spirited. According to the Hawks website they had 0 indigenous players between 1965 and 2000 so I doubt they were well prepared to deal with the culture shock of a player coming in from the Tiwi Islands let alone one that wasn't used to professional training standards. Willie Jr was not exactly an elite athlete when he came to WC, and still isn't.

 

[Kappa]

Strange that the most recent players booed in football are Goodes, Franklin, Horne Francis and now probably Rioli. Hmmm, interesting pattern.

Franklin was booed? What are you on? You never saw a white player get booed? have you even watched footy or do you just cherry pick things to suit your emotional argument.

Franklin was massively cheered and celebrated