Tigertough1974 said:
I'd be in no hurry. He's going to be a good replacement for edwards in the long term. I'm not sure he's ever going to be good enough to fit into that hawthorn side.
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Welcome to the Tigers - Daniel Rioli
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I'd be in no hurry. He's going to be a good replacement for edwards in the long term. I'm not sure he's ever going to be good enough to fit into that hawthorn side.
Rioli's potential is obvious for all to see. Needs to be managed through the remainder of the season and then undergo a pre-season that sets him up for an improved 2017.
A few of Rioli's highlights this week - just making that aerial contest against Frawley in the first quarter was brilliant. Forcing the ball our way to Drummond (Frawley was trying to hit Gibson with the tap) was inspired. Frawley should have made his target easily. Rioli caught him off guard.
I sat in the bleachers for the game to keep an eye on our formations and running patterns. Rioli is a star runner. (We need more.) He covers more miles than anybody and he closes from impossible positions. And he just keeps going.
This bloke is nothing like Cyril Rioli. The comparisons based on the common genes are natural but irrelevant. Daniel is blue collar. Yes, he's very smart. But it's his work rate. He is quick. His determination and his willingness to run are standouts. He's a natural midfielder and he's going to be a very fine one. He's too small and inexperienced to use his inside game much as yet but his outside defensive game is the best at the club.
Note that he had the beeps and the velocity when we recruited him.
I sat in the bleachers for the game to keep an eye on our formations and running patterns. Rioli is a star runner. (We need more.) He covers more miles than anybody and he closes from impossible positions. And he just keeps going.
This bloke is nothing like Cyril Rioli. The comparisons based on the common genes are natural but irrelevant. Daniel is blue collar. Yes, he's very smart. But it's his work rate. He is quick. His determination and his willingness to run are standouts. He's a natural midfielder and he's going to be a very fine one. He's too small and inexperienced to use his inside game much as yet but his outside defensive game is the best at the club.
Note that he had the beeps and the velocity when we recruited him.
re: our setup etc i lost count how many times we tried to run (switch) the ball out of the backline only to find 3 opposition players on thier own to kick too....Dyer'ere said:
but anyway i saw Rioli's pressure 1st hand in Rd 1. Blues tried running the ball out of the backline & Rioli chased & pressured 4 blokes in a row. it was amazing to see from a 1st gamer. the clip on "Dimma's dissection" pointing this out speaks for itself, our other Players can learn a lot from watching that.
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Dyer'ere said:
really hope he doesnt go from stkilda to kings cross.
hes a ripper. was always gonna be.
Please Please Daniel, be the A grade small forward we have been crying out for, run and carry that ball to the goals.
This is the type of player we missed in the last 3 finals.
I wish you all the best for the next years and hope you get he play the game you want to play.
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This is the type of player we missed in the last 3 finals.
I wish you all the best for the next years and hope you get he play the game you want to play.
B2
Lazarus said:
Not based off any junior form or afl form. Never has proven at any level he can win the ball consistently.
Generally if a kid struggles to find it at lower levels it continues on more times than not. Yet he's a mid? Hmm.
Tracking to be an okay small forward at this stage.
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