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Welcome to the Tigers - Daniel Rioli
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Bullarto Tiger said:
Unlikely to be as good as Maurice but that would not be embarrassing. Maurice was B&F in 1982 and 1983 (first 2 years playing for the Tigers) and 5th, 2nd, 4th in subsequent years. He won the Norm Smith medal in the 82 grand final despite us losing. He won the equivalent grand final medals in 80/81 in WA. He was an outright champion. Daniel has a long way to go to get to that level, I'll be ecstatic if he gets 3/4ers of the way there.
Thought Dan was one of our best. Not a great deal of impact offensively but kept battling away all night.
Midfield role beckons in 2019..
Midfield role beckons in 2019..
If we want Richmond to be great again (2017 is gone lads) then forget Lynch and Riewoldt for thirty seconds we need a real small weapon and I think Daniel can be it. When you look at other teams players like Fantasia, Betts, Cyril Rioli, Walters, Bruest, Le Cras, De Goey are/were devastating small forwards who deserved as much attention as the traditional towers of FF and CHF.
Daniel Rioli has the potential to be that type of player given his ability to mark, get to a contest, tackle offensively and turn half chances into goals - his accuracy and agility. And what is more when everyone else has been blanketed there have been games when Rioli has become the focal forward - i.e. he possesses real class and can impact the scoreboard when everyone else is struggling.
What I think he suffers from is role confusion. Can he do more midfield time, is he just a defensive "run_chase" forward like his wrist strapping suggests, who can also kick an opportunistic goal. I would love him to step up and consider himself to be a deep forward. Yes he will get up the ground and transition - that is the modern game. What he has to grow into is the realisation that he is the dangerous forward who will score goals for Richmond each week.
To date the coaching expectation has been that he can have a good game and not score a goal - as long as he provides defensive pressure. Ok to date - he is a young player. But in 2019 lets move the goalposts and say Daniel you are a 40 goal forward.
Tom and Jack will do well in 2019. Tom, Jack and Daniel will do better.
Daniel Rioli has the potential to be that type of player given his ability to mark, get to a contest, tackle offensively and turn half chances into goals - his accuracy and agility. And what is more when everyone else has been blanketed there have been games when Rioli has become the focal forward - i.e. he possesses real class and can impact the scoreboard when everyone else is struggling.
What I think he suffers from is role confusion. Can he do more midfield time, is he just a defensive "run_chase" forward like his wrist strapping suggests, who can also kick an opportunistic goal. I would love him to step up and consider himself to be a deep forward. Yes he will get up the ground and transition - that is the modern game. What he has to grow into is the realisation that he is the dangerous forward who will score goals for Richmond each week.
To date the coaching expectation has been that he can have a good game and not score a goal - as long as he provides defensive pressure. Ok to date - he is a young player. But in 2019 lets move the goalposts and say Daniel you are a 40 goal forward.
Tom and Jack will do well in 2019. Tom, Jack and Daniel will do better.
Barring injury I see Rioli been a big improver next season , imho his role will change and he will become part of the midfield rotation
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As a first step do you think he could transform the tagging role by tackling and causing a spillage and then spreading to cause damage the other way?
I watched last year’s prelim the other day and Daniel was as good as anyone out there. It wasn’t just the 4 goals and the game high tackles - he was just involved in everything, and positively impacted heaps of critical contests. Those hoping for a higher level for him should be buoyed by the fact he’s already been there.
