That's like saying 'Make Baker 6 foot 8 and he'll be All Australian Ruck.'
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That’s the plan , he’s fleet of foot and creative handball , unique traits relative to those two
Except Shai has already been an AA forward, in 2022. He kicked 43-41 that year.
I can understand Yze wanting him to play there but we lose a bit in the centre clearance especially where he is very good
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Personally, I've always preferred Bolton as a forward.
IMO those pieces of magic where you turn nothing into something are more valuable in the forward line, because they're more likely to convert into scoreboard pressure.
He can do the freak thing in the mid, and then a couple of dopeys can stuff it up.
The freak thing in the forward line results in a shot on goal.
But it doesn't change the fact that if he's the one taking the shot, there's a good chance it'll be a behind.
He's a bit like Buddy was. The magic is there, but he's just as likely to kick 1.9 as 5.5.
He still could be AA. But you aren't fixing his goal kicking, any more than you're getting Liam on the rack.
I wonder if his goal kicking accuracy is impacted because he is spending more time in the midfield & fatigue has impacted his finishing .
That said there has always been some question marks on his set shot technique in particular. He's always tended to lean back on his kicks & so often misses to the right because of it.
Shai is a very good player (probably our best) but he's definitely not perfect & his conversion is the one aspect of his game that
is poor for such a skilled player in other areas. Hopefully Yze can tweak it a bit but ultimately it's on him to improve it. He hasn't really thus far.
If he can he should be aiming at an AA selection & a Jack Dyer medal as recognition of our best.
Kick the bloody goal Shai.
That said there has always been some question marks on his set shot technique in particular. He's always tended to lean back on his kicks & so often misses to the right because of it.
Shai is a very good player (probably our best) but he's definitely not perfect & his conversion is the one aspect of his game that
is poor for such a skilled player in other areas. Hopefully Yze can tweak it a bit but ultimately it's on him to improve it. He hasn't really thus far.
If he can he should be aiming at an AA selection & a Jack Dyer medal as recognition of our best.
Kick the bloody goal Shai.
I’d like two Shais so we can have both. He is always going to generate shots on goal if he plays forward and even if he doesn’t he is taking the best small or medium defender.
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With Lynch having an interrupted pre season we have no choice but Balta as the hit up CHF he’ll provide a contest every time and give the smalls every opportunity
He did leak a lot of goals as a backman on occasion losing concentration and allowing his opponent to take easy marks
Wouldn't mind watching Dusty split 70 / 30 mid forward and Shai split 70 / 30 forward mid depending on match day circumstances. Both are incredibly talented and creative attacking players with both probably lacking a touch of defensive mindset. Reckon Dusty's way more disciplined then Shai who often shows a streak of petulance that can cost not only free's against but 50 metre penalties as well.
How dare our club let players have a personal life and a few days to freshen up, we’d have never won 3 premierships with this type of approach.
Probably given their last rest before the 2024 war season starts.
AFL news 2024: Daniel Rioli midfield move, Richmond 2024 season preview | Herald Sun
Richmond dasher Daniel Rioli says new coach Adem Yze has dangled the carrot of some midfield time as a shock weapon like cousin Cyril Rioli in his Hawthorn glory days.It comes as Rioli backed in his close relative Maurice Rioli to put his new-found maturity on show in a make-or-break season at Punt Road.
Tigers defender Rioli has packed a full career’s worth of moments in his eight seasons as a triple premiership small forward with a Goal of the Year award before winning All Australian 40 honours in 2022 as a half back.
Now the 26-year-old has a new coach in Yze and potentially new challenges despite his desire to again dominate at half back after limping through 2023 with a niggling ankle injury.
Rioli said instead of spending time on the training track he too often had his ankle in a bucket of ice as fluid in the joint saw him playing hurt for interim coach Andrew McQualter.
McQualter missed out on the new role for former Demons star Yze, who honed his coaching skills in a side with star small forward Cyril Rioli during their premiership era.
Daniel Rioli is again injury free and told the Herald Sun he still wasn’t sure how to take Yze’s suggestion of some midfield minutes.
“He wants me to play mostly half back but he made a comment to me: “What is your nickname? What about ‘Silk”,” Rioli told the Herald Sun after the club’s intraclub clash on Wednesday.
“He said if we needed a ‘Cyril’ or a Shaun Burgoyne to provide spark in the midfield why not? They were ‘Mr Fix-it’ players. He did make that comment and obviously I want to play half back this year. I haven’t played a lot of midfield time in my AFL career so I am excited if that does come about. Midfield, forward, back to the backline, I am happy. He has got a lot of confidence in our players and I am thrilled to play under him.”
“Last year was a bit of a roller coaster for us. We all have confidence in Yze’s game plan and what he brings to the club.”
Last year Rioli’s stats were almost identical to his breakout 2022 as a defender – resulting in a fifth-placing in the Jack Dyer Medal.
But too often he hobbled into games and played through contests despite re-injuring his ankle.
“It was tough with the injury and I just tried to do the right thing for the team to get out there. A nice off-season helped. I got off my legs for a bit and I am cherry ripe now but there was heaps of fluid on my ankle that kept bugging me through the year,” he said.
“I couldn’t even walk on it at some stages. The ankle was a bit blue and I had to be at home with an ice bucket every night and that got me through but I had a good physio who looked after me.”
Post-season Rioli and partner Paris Lawrence escaped for some sightseeing to Tokyo before returning to his home in the Tiwi Islands over Christmas.
The club had urged third-year forward Maurice Rioli to rededicate himself to his fitness across the off-season given his tank did not allow him to get to enough contests in a ten-game 2023 AFL season.
He returned in adequate rather than outstanding shape but Daniel Rioli said he had made up for lost time since then.
“Obviously Maurice has got a long way to go. He’s still young and he’s pretty raw to this game so we know what a good pressure player he is. He is now (in good shape). I go home a lot and have a lot of bush tucker which puts me over that scale a bit,” he said.
“We both try to come back in reasonable shape but obviously the club has good programs through training. He has been good. He is still young and learning and if he doesn’t come back as fit he’s got a good program with physios and coaches who talk him through things
“He is still getting to that stage where he is maturing. He is only 21 years old and this year he needs to get into it and show the people what he’s made of.”
Worrying but convincing comments about uncle Mozz. Just hope Mozz learns properly on what's needed at the club. Let's also hope this ankle problem doesn't return to Dan.
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