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Cyril Rioli retires
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Not really, but it's in vogue to say so.
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Hope he finds happiness in retirement and his family stay safe and healthy, this is the important thing.
Hawthorn fans and players loved him and that's all that matters.
Personally, I love a Rioli!
Hawthorn fans and players loved him and that's all that matters.
Personally, I love a Rioli!
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Beautiful. Simply a joy to watch.
Suns or Lions should be in his ear to find out if he wants to continue his career as a fly in fly out player based in Brisbane. You never know, he might be able to find the balance he needs...
The Falcon Strike
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The most underrated overrated player of all time.
The most underrated overrated player of all time.
I’ve been so lucky to have witnessed most of those moments live.
Christ I’m going to miss watching him play.
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I told my missus that there would by no more Cyril and she gave me an ultimatum.
So I am on my way to the doctor to get a script for Viagra.
So I am on my way to the doctor to get a script for Viagra.
First year, one of his first games, a big senior Adelaide midfielder takes one look at the twig Cyril was back then and tries to run through him, when he wasn't just dragged down but thoroughly slammed into the turf I knew we had something different that's for sure.
When I was a kid there weren't many limited stats guys that could be among the biggest influences every week (Long and Maurice before my time a little bit), you look at teams of the 90's, 2000's and they are guys that fill stat sheets usually unless it's a key back. A lot of try hard analysts will be putting in 4 tall forwards, a mid and Eddie (well deserved) in their forward line of this decade, but to me there was one guy that redefined what a Small Forward should be.
And yes, there were a ton of games he was more influential than Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge, as great as they were. Clarko was no less desperate to put in an underdone Cyril in 2014 GF than he was to put Hodge in the 2012 GF, he was hugely important for us and you can see it now in our forward line.
When I was a kid there weren't many limited stats guys that could be among the biggest influences every week (Long and Maurice before my time a little bit), you look at teams of the 90's, 2000's and they are guys that fill stat sheets usually unless it's a key back. A lot of try hard analysts will be putting in 4 tall forwards, a mid and Eddie (well deserved) in their forward line of this decade, but to me there was one guy that redefined what a Small Forward should be.
And yes, there were a ton of games he was more influential than Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge, as great as they were. Clarko was no less desperate to put in an underdone Cyril in 2014 GF than he was to put Hodge in the 2012 GF, he was hugely important for us and you can see it now in our forward line.
Just about to turn 29, I wonder if theres a chance of a comeback in a year or so? Some proper time away from the game and time spent with his family sorting out any personal issues he might have as well as his body, could see him get back on track again and bring back his desire to play?
Aramis
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Its great to see the majority of posters in this thread giving him due respect. kudos to those posters.
The game as a whole is made poorer by his absence.
Thanks for the memories junior boy.
The game as a whole is made poorer by his absence.
Thanks for the memories junior boy.
Often the brightest stars burn faster
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No one could match Cyril for strength. The best tackler i have ever seen... his wrists must be like iron bars.
I would have liked to have known him but I was just a kid...
That was Nathan Bock, a CHB with a playing weight about 20kg more than Cyril would've been at the time
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Has someone told the Yanks yet?
Just catching up with the news. Clarkson said it perfectly in his statement. Cyril was one of the most influential players i've ever seen. A real champion.
On a serious note, it was such a shame that Bruce McAvaney single handedly turned a lot of people against Cyril with his personal over indulgence. He's done/doing it with other champs as well.
Well played Cyril.
On a serious note, it was such a shame that Bruce McAvaney single handedly turned a lot of people against Cyril with his personal over indulgence. He's done/doing it with other champs as well.
Well played Cyril.
Sad to see such a great player retire so early, (i might dislike Hawthorn intensely, but i do have great respect for him) What will Bruce McAvaney do now? I wonder if he's okay today?
