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Maurice Rioli Jnr
- Thread starter Tigertool
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Calm down fellow Punt Rolllers.
Is he the best crumbling foward in the comp? NO.
The issue with little Rioli is I haven't seen any improvement from last year or the year before.
He needs to add more to his game besides pressure.
He needs to get sticky hands, he double/triple handles.
I would give another 2 games and see if his confidence grows.
Is he the best crumbling foward in the comp? NO.
The issue with little Rioli is I haven't seen any improvement from last year or the year before.
He needs to add more to his game besides pressure.
He needs to get sticky hands, he double/triple handles.
I would give another 2 games and see if his confidence grows.
Couldn’t possibly play him again
Play Juddy, Coulhard , Cumberland etc
Where is their opportunity
Clarke deserves another crack after some good form but despite his overall lack of impact, Rioli's hustle will be missed. That's an intangible on the stats sheet.
How does M Rioli play in the midfield when he only has a 2 litre tank ?
He doesn’t have anywhere near the aerobic capacity to play there.
He makes it as a small forward or not at all. Most likely not at all right now.
He doesn’t have anywhere near the aerobic capacity to play there.
He makes it as a small forward or not at all. Most likely not at all right now.
He has no vision when he has the ball. You just don't get as much time at top level. Rarely makes good choices. If you are not going to get it much you have to make g
them count.
His pressure is great, but its not enough at this stage.
them count.
His pressure is great, but its not enough at this stage.
He can gain his confidence in the VFL
Theres players that deserve a go in his spot Coulthard Clarke Sonz Green Cumbo
There is such a good base there and those chase down tackles are worth so much. Both in terms of turnovers but also in team spirit. It lifts blokes to see him do it. But it's the other 85-90% of his gametime that is the issue. Most of his tackles happen well outside the forward 50. If he was clamping down on backs and generating shots at goal it would be different. But he isn't. So he's a bit of a liability up forward.
But then he couldn't be played further up the ground. He'd get absolutely minced by most midfielders.
Does he have the legs and the Gorilla Monsoon "intestinal fortitude" to play in the centre? Is he ever played in the guts at a centre bounce? Could he? I doubt it.
So what do we do with him? I genuinely want to know what people think. Am I missing something, or discounting his usefulness somehow? What's his future?
But then he couldn't be played further up the ground. He'd get absolutely minced by most midfielders.
Does he have the legs and the Gorilla Monsoon "intestinal fortitude" to play in the centre? Is he ever played in the guts at a centre bounce? Could he? I doubt it.
So what do we do with him? I genuinely want to know what people think. Am I missing something, or discounting his usefulness somehow? What's his future?
Very limited skill set.
Chase, pressure. Ok
Poor mark, fumbly hands, dinky30m kick., fitness, decision making, play reading, positioning. Not ok
Chase, pressure. Ok
Poor mark, fumbly hands, dinky30m kick., fitness, decision making, play reading, positioning. Not ok
Right on. He's a bust. If only other more promising youngsters were given the 30 or so games he's been given to prove himself. He gets alot more leeway even from supporters for some reason. If his name was Cumbo he'd have been burned at the stake by game 5 for his performance.
Clarke, Green, Coulthard, Cumbo, sheesh even Lefau has more ground sense. Take your pick. No room for sentiment.
Everyone acknowledges the good things. But it doesn't adequately account for the deficiencies. There's no disgust in what people are saying, it's factual. Now go and use your dowhthumb like you always do
.1 kick ain’t going to get you a gameEveryone acknowledges the good things. But it doesn't adequately account for the deficiencies. There's no disgust in what people are saying, it's factual. Now go and use your dowhthumb like you always do
Forget about pressure
The game is about metres gained
All the Maurice haters can GAGF!
He was massive today. Massive. Made Sydney *smile* themselves, the only one left running on the 4th, got to and won so many contests when stars were walking.
Massive.
Massive.
He was massive today. Massive. Made Sydney *smile* themselves, the only one left running on the 4th, got to and won so many contests when stars were walking.
Massive.
Massive.
Yep. And he got his hands on the ball and used it well. Took on the opposition and they couldn’t tackle him. Hope that’s the confidence boost he needs to believe he belongs. He plays like that every week, he’s an automatic selection.
He was a machine. I've never seen such intent.
Far and away our MVP today, I don't care what the stats say. Almost single handedly made the entire Sydney squad wet their pants.
