Player Watch Willie Rioli

[JimmyBC]

Ken and Port jumped the start line on Rioli.Things have changed dramatically for Port in trade week.
We have the opportunity for a number 1 draft pick,gun midfielder.
And a ruckman /Forward from the Cats who could also possibly slip back in defense ..gun utility player.
We just don't have the currency to pay Junior $3,000,000 over 4 years.And part with a very valuable second round pick.
Georgiades and Houston are required players at Port.
Young Fredrick's brother is already in Wa,but he may not want to leave Port/SA.Lets give Fredrick's a go next year he might be out Rioli solution.

He'll be at Port next year.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Has family in Adelaide which is part of the reason for the move. No one else would touch him , WC know this , just bluff for their fans.

Adelaide could. Depth for Rankine/Rachele, or mosquito strategy. Good luck to them if they do.

 

[gtrxuone]

He'll be at Port next year.

We would all love to see Junior resarect his career at Port,Jimmy.But West Coast are being unreasonable in there trade demands,atm.

 

[Port 2004]

Adelaide could. Depth for Rankine/Rachele, or mosquito strategy. Good luck to them if they do.

Players don’t change tack. Rioli will be at Port next year as will JHF.

 

[Schulzenfest]

It's hard not to feel as though West Coast are looking to recoup some of the sunk cost of what they've done to look after Rioli in and around the drugs situation. Unfortunately for them, that just doesn't have currency at the trade table.

Yep. I don't blame them for being pissed at Junior, if I was an Eagles supporter I'd be pissed at him too. But it's not our job to compensate them for their hurt feelings.

 

[gbear]

Wouldn't other clubs (e.g. Kangaroos, Essendon, Adelaide) happily be able to satisfy Rioli's terms if he enters into the PSD?

Then we won‘t actually take him, win/win.

 

[dirty2]

Ryan Daniels has been 100% told by WCE to soften the fans up for the fact that they are going to have to accept less.

It's weird... If rioli was ours... With the bullshit what comes along with him... I would be glad to rid ourselves of rioli for whatever we got...

 

[all seeing eye]

Adelaide could. Depth for Rankine/Rachele, or mosquito strategy. Good luck to them if they do.

Cant see it ,Adel are in rebuild mode , loading up with kids. Taking on a high risk expensive 27 yr old would be a strange move.
We rightly or wrongly believe our window is still open, our smalls are Fanta and Mcentee hence we are prepared to take a punt.

 

[Coobk001]

Cant see it ,Adel are in rebuild mode , loading up with kids. Taking on a high risk expensive 27 yr old would be a strange move.
We rightly or wrongly believe our window is still open, our smalls are Fanta and Mcentee hence we are prepared to take a punt.

North, Adelaide & Hawthorn aren't taking Rioli, they're all rebuilding. Eagles already won't match. GWS & GC have salary concerns already. Only team left to threaten is Essendon, they might take him, could be valuable to them. Depends on their strategy and the culture they're trying to set.

Only reason we've gone so big in our deal is to pry him out because our management believes we are a flag shot, even though we aren't. Doubt the Bombers believe the same.

 

[Cam1870]

It's weird... If rioli was ours... With the bullshit what comes along with him... I would be glad to rid ourselves of rioli for whatever we got...

WC are in such a poor state they have to beat their chest at draft time. Didn't win much on the field but they can go to their supporters victorious in extracting pick 35 instead of pick 40 for a player they don't want anyway

 

[SloppyJoe]

WC are in such a poor state they have to beat their chest at draft time. Didn't win much on the field but they can go to their supporters victorious in extracting pick 35 instead of pick 40 for a player they don't want anyway

But WCE actually do want him. We didn't keep him on our list for 2 seasons without playing a game because we don't rate him.

It's Rioli who doesn't want us.

I reckon it will end up a straight swap for a pick, 33 or 43, whoever blinks first.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

But WCE actually do want him. We didn't keep him on our list for 2 seasons without playing a game because we don't rate him.

It's Rioli who doesn't want us.

I reckon it will end up a straight swap for a pick, 33 or 43, whoever blinks first.

If West Coast had moved quicker this might have been possible.

As it stands I think its less likely - 33 and 43 will likely go to North Melbourne and Geelong.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

It's hard not to feel as though West Coast are looking to recoup some of the sunk cost of what they've done to look after Rioli in and around the drugs situation. Unfortunately for them, that just doesn't have currency at the trade table.

Basically what Nisbett has been saying in the press, and trying to influence their list manager to get from Port.

“We could not have done any more to support Junior since his infraction in 2019,” Nisbett said. “We facilitated his appeal and subsequent return to football, so this decision is bitterly disappointing.
“We will put that disappointment to one side now and work to arrange a suitable trade for a player who has high end talent, is a premiership player and is in the prime of his career, having played just 51 games of senior football.

 

[robbo1981]

 

[Malibu#27]

This is happening by the looks.

Interesting to hear SOS and Noble on Trade Radio somewhat backtracking that Port would have to give up a player.

 

[all seeing eye]

This is happening by the looks.

Interesting to hear SOS and Noble on Trade Radio somewhat backtracking that Port would have to give up a player.

Trade Radio was pushing the line earlier that a player would need to be pushed out to secure the trades. Wasn't sounding positive at all.

 

[PAFC_FOREVER]

Trade Radio was pushing the line earlier that a player would need to be pushed out to secure the trades. Wasn't sounding positive at all.

Im a loss as to whose tears to listen too....

Damo or Rowe?

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

We will shuffle back 2nd and 3rd next year too.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Just a spot of difference between the excitement in this thread and the Horne-Francis thread

JHF is obviously the main attraction but Junior will be a more than handy player for us if we can keep him on the straight and narrow. Admittedly that's a reasonable if, but fingers crossed.

 

[manureid]

Oh yeh, did we give up a 1st rounder in the whole shuffle for this premiership hero?

 

[FishingRick04]

Oh yeh, did we give up a 1st rounder in the whole shuffle for this premiership hero?

Someone did, we didn’t

 

[gbear]

Oh yeh, did we give up a 1st rounder in the whole shuffle for this premiership hero?

Funny that there have been no visits from their supporters after they kept telling us what we were going to have to give up for Rioli

 

[RossFC]

 

[kranky al]

Amongst a number of fairly obvious KPIs one that should be very close to the top of the list is, lose the bread basket and present yourself as a genuine AFL footballer, or gtfo.

Ala Noddy of the Holder variety I also doubt the bloke will play another 50 AFL games during the balance of his footy career and the difference between risk and reward is too great, so if the toasters reckon he's worth that risk leave him where he is.

There is no chance wed have traded him if it were our choice.

None.

He is a freaky talent and we dont win 2018 without him.

 

[x_les_x]

Slap the guernsey number 15 on his back, go you good thing