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About 300 players had better stats than Ablett Jr in their first year, yet Ablett is the best player in the comp. I look forward to the other 300 taking his crown at some stage.
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Rioli - The next big thing?
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About 300 players had better stats than Ablett Jr in their first year, yet Ablett is the best player in the comp. I look forward to the other 300 taking his crown at some stage.
Yes down Geelong way you have seen alot of "flash in the pans" haven't you!
You hope this is true of Rioli because if it is not you know how good he will be and how many more times your players will be standing waving their hands so someone else will come and help them man up Rioli, just like Enright last year.
Was funny wasn't it, not to worry, you know he will embarrass your mob many more times as he goes along.
I think it's a shame this thread has degenerated a bit into a war on stats and 'my midfielder's better than yours'...
For what it's worth I think Rioli is great. For mine he was BOG in the GF. He's strong and fast and very bloody skilfull. He's not Ablett, but who is (apart from Ablett of course)? The comparison game is a bit boring...
For what it's worth I think Rioli is great. For mine he was BOG in the GF. He's strong and fast and very bloody skilfull. He's not Ablett, but who is (apart from Ablett of course)? The comparison game is a bit boring...
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I'm responding to your post. Your argument was that Rioli's stats in his first season were better than Gary Jrs. I'm just pointing out he's not on his Pat Malone there.
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This is just a development year for Cyril, it's great that he is getting a bit of midfield time now, it will improve his fitness and next year he will be an absolute demon.
So you're just pretty much hoping Rioli will be a gun?
In that case I reckon Ryan Gamble and Tom Hawkins will share the Coleman in 2011 as long as we're just guessing on future aspirations for pet players.
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But HP's comments are based on what Cyril has already bought to the table - you would be mistaken in thinking that Gamble and Hawkins have already bought the same to the said table.
Agree that Rioli is way more advanced than Gamble and Hawkins...just trying to put a scratch in the Kevlar force field surrounding HP and his unadulterated, love fest for young Cyril. He is exciting and talented yes...time will tell if he's all that.
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He's amazing to watch he puts so much pressure on the opposition when they get posession in the fwd line and his 1 on 1 ability is amazing.
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Great to watch the scarey thing is he'll only get better as we saw on the week end the kids a freak!
I assume you are only including Hawthorn players in that, because there are plenty of players who have shown more than Rioli has so far.
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So much so that a few people are starting to notice that our senior players will still kick the ball in his vicinity even if he is manned up for the simple reason that he beats his man more often than not.
He is something special alright.
Rioli already is a gun and will only get better...would love him at the Doggies. Potential Brownlow medalist
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Rioli is the next Ablett, Roughead is the new Lockett and Buddy's the greatest player the game has ever seen.
I don't know why the other 15 clubs bother turning up each week.
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I thought that Hawkins was the new Lockett and N Ablett the next God.
I reckon Rioli will retire from AFL after 2011 and move to the US, pick up a basketball, and be revered more than Jordan after a couple of years.
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riolli and alwin davey are the most exciting players in the afl
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Besides stats then, Selwood has a bung knee which will be bone-on-bone sooner rather than later so we'll see if he has an "overly long career"
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Current big thing?
Still needs to develop a bit more of a tank, looked a little tired towards the end of last night's game, but his skills, particularly his kicking and evasion . . . just impeccable.
Still needs to develop a bit more of a tank, looked a little tired towards the end of last night's game, but his skills, particularly his kicking and evasion . . . just impeccable.
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Yes I did see him out there last night in Hawthorn's loss.
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Currently averaging:
17.4 disposals, 5.6 tackles, 1 goal, 1 goal assist, 5.5 inside 50s, and 8 contested possessions a game.
17.4 disposals, 5.6 tackles, 1 goal, 1 goal assist, 5.5 inside 50s, and 8 contested possessions a game.
