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Maurice Rioli Jnr
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Yze definately is giving this lad confidence you can see it in his game. I think dow on the other hand is being overcoached need to just see ball get ball hes lost all ability to get a clearance worrying about his position and stopping his man! Back to maurice how clean has he been lately kid is a genuine player and thank *smile* because we dont have many of them
I think you are giving Dow more credit than he deserves there. I just don't think he's very good. He's now played 23 games over 6 seasons. How many of those have been average or better? No many IMO. He's below average in every stat thats meaningful. Doesn't win his own ball, doesn't get many uncontested possession, doesn't rack up the tackles. Not sure what he's actually that good at, we were told it was ball winning, but outside of the Sydney game, 1 centre clearance from 77 CBA's is very poor.
I think his reading of the game is the biggest difference, it is stark. He seemed all at sea reading the game until this year, something has clicked. There is far more to work with now.
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His overhead marking seems to have improved as well.
Still some work to do, but getting better.
Still some work to do, but getting better.
Considering he is 5 ft nuthing (4 ft 11 in the old money) just taking an overhead contested mark since the u12s is a plus
Mate he had 3 i50 marks in the first quarter.
Thats unreal for a small.
Yes he mozzed it because young kids have composure only sometimes. But his forward movement and running patterns were up.
He keeps improving
While our midfield is so depleted, I’d definitely give him some bursts at centre clearances. That’s when he’s looked best at VFL level.
Hasn’t got the tank to be a true midfielder but can go in bursts when the contest comes to him - centre bounce and stoppage.
His trajectory is up, 21 years old. His kicking needs work but I was pleased by that goal, he wasn't 15 metres out and it shows his shoe is not as bad as many thought.
Decision making by foot, that needs work. Like the coach says, needs to slow down just a touch.
The best thing is in my mind that he has gone from being an almost certain bust to potentially an AFL player. Like a few of us I saw a glimpse watching vfl last year, electric over 10-15 metres.
Different players mature at different speeds.
Decision making by foot, that needs work. Like the coach says, needs to slow down just a touch.
The best thing is in my mind that he has gone from being an almost certain bust to potentially an AFL player. Like a few of us I saw a glimpse watching vfl last year, electric over 10-15 metres.
Different players mature at different speeds.
He is improving which is a positive. If he can eliminate the turnovers - brain fades & produce more of that goal where burst through 50 he will be a dangerous forward for us for years to come.
Great to see him improve and do well. He is exactly what we need in our forward line. Bolton is all class, fast, slippery, high flying and goal kicker, MJ is a running machine, tackler and now becoming a link player. Dusty is Dusty. Having the two power forwards back with Myketi in, our forward will be powerful.
I'm not keen on him in the midfield just yet.
What we see is dynamic play - quick bursts, chase down tackles.
Whats also there (to me) is someone slow to defend and lax on defensive positioning.
Its not a harsh criticism, like many young footballers its a big adjustment.
He needs to move earlier to join the zone, to move across the ground, to get into position.
So instead of a chase down bullet from out of the screen, he is closer.
And it will conserve his energy.
IMO he will leak like a sieve if he plays midfield. But will make up for half of it with frantic defense.
What we see is dynamic play - quick bursts, chase down tackles.
Whats also there (to me) is someone slow to defend and lax on defensive positioning.
Its not a harsh criticism, like many young footballers its a big adjustment.
He needs to move earlier to join the zone, to move across the ground, to get into position.
So instead of a chase down bullet from out of the screen, he is closer.
And it will conserve his energy.
IMO he will leak like a sieve if he plays midfield. But will make up for half of it with frantic defense.
I know what you're trying to say, but no.
No no way.
In my opinion, of course.
His defensive positioning is the best I've seen in the contest. He goes a step beyond where the ball is to where it's going. He does sometimes over commit streaming in from the forward line, but that's because he's starting position is a forward at the moment.
When he played mid at VFL level, he was a defensive wall.
If anything, he has to learn when to position himself more attacking. He's starting to hunt the ball a bit, and it's great.
No no way.
In my opinion, of course.
His defensive positioning is the best I've seen in the contest. He goes a step beyond where the ball is to where it's going. He does sometimes over commit streaming in from the forward line, but that's because he's starting position is a forward at the moment.
When he played mid at VFL level, he was a defensive wall.
If anything, he has to learn when to position himself more attacking. He's starting to hunt the ball a bit, and it's great.
I think he can be slow to switch from attack to defense. The transition running.
Obviously he's not slow when chasing down a bad guy. But I'm suggesting he can get into the defensive position earlier, he can make up ground earlier and so not always need to rely on extreme pace to make the contest.
FWIW i think we have too many slacking in this regard, some with licence.
Different role and much easier from behind the ball, but Broad is a tremendous example of early positioning.
I Can see what youre saying that he sets up well at stoppage. I'll take your point, its great he can do this.
I've been focused on the transition and wider ground movement, where I think improvement is needed.
The good news is that Moju is improving each week!
I think so too. I was in the "He's not going to make it" camp last year. Very happy to see something different this year.
A rampant Rioli in the Y&B is a thing of beauty!
that running goal put a massive smile on my face.
there's Maurice Jnr in full flight.
there's Maurice Jnr in full flight.
What I don’t understand Baron is that he kicked that from 40 and it went through easily but sometimes when he has a set shot he can’t kick 35.
Is there something wrong with his set shot routine ?
