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AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
already better than danielbump
Daniel likes this.already better than daniel
Rioli is one I've had to search online for some match footage of and in watching a few of his games he's won me over, as I'd noticed little of him last year.
My next power rankings are in December, and I'll have to consider whether I include him inside my top-20. He could be just in or just out. He'd be inside my top-30 now for sure.
Watching his forward pressure, tackling, those second, third, fourth efforts. He also looks great with ball in hand, just has that instinctive feel and makes opponents look silly with how quick his mind to body connection is and how he moves with ball in hand and creates time and space for himself so effortlessly. He can win his own ball and is excellent at ground level. He's a talent and for mine a little better than Daniel Rioli. If recruiters have been paying attention, a bid in the first round is justifiable, and if not, with how highly clubs rate small forwards these days it would be a shock not to see a bid come for him in the second round.
Looks more like a tackling machine which suites the game style. But does he kick goals?
Ryan is a superstar, he certainly would be niceI think we need an upgrade on our small forwards, Ryan would be nice, settle for Maurice Jnr, someone will real flair. Would work nicely with cousin Dan.
Ryan sure is special. Reckon Daniel Rioli's class comes to the fore in finals strangely. Copes a fair bit of slack (and made some bad mistakes against Brisbane), but he kicks clutch goals regularly in finals, the one off his toes was a beauty, so maybe there is something to what you say. I don't think our forward pressure is so important with Lynch as we kick a lot of high balls in, so maybe they should be more attacking. But Aarts and Castagna don't really have the class. Melbourne's young Pickett looks a beauty. Maybe young Maurice might be one.Ryan is a superstar, he certainly would be nice
I’d love to see the shackles released from our small forwards and given a licence to be more attacking.
Iooking at MJ he has natural flair, xfactor, goal sense. But also has the defensive mindset to lay tackles.
Freo trying to poach
Can’t see him nominating them but it’s worth a try except if your Essendon nobody wants to go to you lol
Freo trying to poach
Can’t see him nominating them but it’s worth a try except if your Essendon nobody wants to go to you lol
Honestly nothing much, just that Freo are keen to interview him, though it sounds like he’ll be the one interviewing Freo as they want to put their case forward for why he should pick them, just them doing their due diligence. The headline is just the usual click bait headline.Daniel plays at Richmond, his Dad played for Richmond, he gets to nominate the team that can select him, 100% will be Richmond.
What does the article say anyway?
Daniel plays at Richmond, his Dad played for Richmond, he gets to nominate the team that can select him, 100% will be Richmond.
What does the article say anyway?
Anyone with inside knowledge know if we're planning to take him? Actually more and more thinking he's not just a want but a need, we're lacking a super quality small and you hope he'll be that.
Tiger71 any ideas?
Without question. Essendon will be the team to bid on him first. The worry is it seems as though they are going to have a shitload of early picks so a bid for MRJ may come earlier then we'd hoped.Got a feeling the dodgy Dodoro and Essendon will have a crack also.
why would essendon have any claim?Got a feeling the dodgy Dodoro and Essendon will have a crack also.
why would essendon have any claim?