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Should Daniel Rioli be given the number 17 this year?
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Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
No. Let him earn it, and keep the pressure off him.
We might also need to keep 17 for Maurice Jnr in 2020.
We might also need to keep 17 for Maurice Jnr in 2020.
Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
He may be the type who sees great pride in wearing the number 17 or he may want to make another number his own.
I'd offer it to him and let him make decision.
I'd give him a higher number until he earns a place as a mainstay in the firsts. At that point, I'd say a resounding yes to him gaining the no.17. No doubt would be a thrill for him to look at his locker before each game and seeing "M.Rioli" amongst the list of past tenants.
Yes, give him no. 17 straight away mainly because of Grandpa Moz wearing it. Jack Dyer wasn't the only one wearing or owning it.
Keep it free for now and let him earn it. Should be treated like any other draftee. Once he is proven, just like the other kids, then upgrade his number (and of course 17 would be great PR)
Not thinking it through properly before, when we drafted the kid I said yes.
Now I'm in the Tony Braxton camp. I had forgotten about Maurice's son who should get his dad's number to wear. Until then the No 17 remains as it is in place for him.
He will have enough pressure having the surname without having the added pressure.
The excitement though and the expectation of one day having both Rioli's in the forward line terrorising defenders will be awesome! Can't wait. For now , no need to heap more pressure on Daniel. Let him make his number his!!!!
Now I'm in the Tony Braxton camp. I had forgotten about Maurice's son who should get his dad's number to wear. Until then the No 17 remains as it is in place for him.
He will have enough pressure having the surname without having the added pressure.
The excitement though and the expectation of one day having both Rioli's in the forward line terrorising defenders will be awesome! Can't wait. For now , no need to heap more pressure on Daniel. Let him make his number his!!!!
zgod said:
Someone suggested he will be in the 2018 draft, yes he is apparently very good, its also been suggested he should come to Victoria as Cyril and Daniel did early to acclimatize to a big city and weather etc.. These are only repeats of what i have read as i know little about him.
There is enough pressure on the kid already, I think Dimma's mantra is to earn your number or something, so give him a higher number just like most others recently.
Knowing our luck we'll get totally raped in the bidding process for that father/son selection :waiting said:
. We finally start getting the benefit of some decent father/son prospects and the father/son system has been watered down ridiculously.A thought though. Bloody oath it gets confusing tracking family trees when generations cross over like that. You'd just hope they keep track of it so no one shags the wrong person, or you might start looking like a European royal family.
