Player Watch Willie Rioli

[_VXV]

Missed what Willie said to BT, anyone know?

 

[dirty2]

Can't believe what Willie said!

 

[Poo Eckert]

myeh

DBJ better says it all

Can he even lay a tackle these days? The one hand throw out effort is so poor

 

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Josh Caddy

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32

Ht

186cm

Wt

87kg

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17.0

4star

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9.2

4star

HB

7.8

5star

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3.6

4star

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3.5

5star

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2.5

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13.5

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7.5

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6.0

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4.8

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0.7

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14.0

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10.0

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4.0

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4.2

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4.0

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100m penalty to the Willie one.

Caddy had multiple warnings to get away from his opponent. Willie had 5 seconds at best, and was being held on to.

Fwiw I think multiple 50s is too harsh a penalty and should be scrapped except for in extreme circumstances, but ultimately Willie's penalty was very unfair. The ump was absolutely gagging to give that one away.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The second 50 was ridiculous, Willie's arm was being held.

 

[backtozero]

The second 50 was ridiculous, Willie's arm was being held.

The reality is that you have to be on your extra, extra best behaviour when you play somewhere like this dungheap stadium. Noise of affirmation and all that.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

The second 50 was ridiculous, Willie's arm was being held.

Both 50s were soft.

An umpire with a shred of awareness would recognise this and not pay both.

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[Peninsula Boy]

I'm not the one for hyperbole but Willie Rioli

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Willie Rioli

Age

29

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

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D

11.0

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

might be a Top 5 small forwards of the competition.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[TeeKray]

I'm not the one for hyperbole but Willie Rioli might be a Top 5 small forwards of the competition.

I had to defend him from the allegation that he is worse than SPP pre game. Actually, all the guys who I defended pre game had rippers - Rioli, Wines, McEntee. The list goes on and then it stops.

 

[Macca19]

Wouldn't be far off top 5. Top 7 for sure.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I had to defend him from the allegation that he is worse than SPP pre game. Actually, all the guys who I defended pre game had rippers - Rioli, Wines, McEntee. The list goes on and then it stops.

They were all played to their strengths.

Rioli is just in great form and when he's anywhere near the ball, the opposition are having fits. He is a great snap from just about anywhere and he is creative too and just about always has time to burn.
Wines had 10 kicks and 23 handpasses, that ratio is what I want. More inside, not streaming into the 50.
Jed had a defensive assignment he could handle but not the best offensively.

Rioli and SPP is hard because SPP has the running capacity of a midfielder with that hardness but Rioli is just a genuine goal kicker.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I had to defend him from the allegation that he is worse than SPP pre game. Actually, all the guys who I defended pre game had rippers - Rioli, Wines, McEntee. The list goes on and then it stops.

Wines - 33 disposals, 1 goal, 11 score involvements
Rioli - 12 disposals, 4 goals, 10 score involvements
McEntee - 6 disposals, 0 goals, 2 score involvements, but kept Tom Stewart to a massive three disposals less than his average

The schtick is funny and all, but let's not diminish the actual star performances games by putting them in the same sentence as Jed managing to be barely passable rather than his usual standard of terrible.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I am also going to say that Rioli should be more selfish for goals or better said, have more of a green light for goal.

There were a couple of occasions where he should've taken a ping.

 

[Relativity]

I had to defend him from the allegation that he is worse than SPP pre game. Actually, all the guys who I defended pre game had rippers - Rioli, Wines, McEntee. The list goes on and then it stops.

Turn it up. You are referring to my comment that SPP is a better player than Rioli. The "worse" bit is self flagellating grandiose bs.

 

[Sunshine81]

I've been thinking for a while about how elite his goal smarts are. Just so incredibly comfortable in front of goal when others poo the bed. Set shots, snaps, dribbles off the ground, whatever, he just knows where the goals are.

Seeing him "rush" his goal at the end to save time, kicking from 50, who else can do that?

 

[PJ Power]

He kicked three goals as a forward on a day where we barely got it there for three quarters. Often contested against two opponents.

Shame - not - for Karl Amon

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Karl Amon

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

294.5

4star

D

21.0

5star

K

15.0

5star

HB

6.0

3star

M

6.0

5star

T

2.0

3star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

146.8

3star

. Gave away the free for the Rioli goal with 33 sec left, then got tackled and dropped the ball with 5 sec left near the goal square.

 

[TeeKray]

I've been thinking for a while about how elite his goal smarts are. Just so incredibly comfortable in front of goal when others poo the bed. Set shots, snaps, dribbles off the ground, whatever, he just knows where the goals are.

Seeing him "rush" his goal at the end to save time, kicking from 50, who else can do that?

Every player who arrives either by draft or trade and is a good kick for goal we eventually turn into a classic Port Power spray merchant. Marshall, Georgiades, Finlayson all great recent examples. This guy is the first ever exception to the rule.

 

[dirty2]

Good work young Willie... Need another natural small forward as well.

 

[Lefti93]

He's a good football player.

 

[bomberclifford]

Clutch. That kick was never in doubt.

 

[backtozero]

The second to last goal of the game was actually elite.
Wasted zero time, straight into business and nails it from just inside 50. A second longer wasted and we lose the game.

 

[Marmozet]

 

[Chewy316]

He's the impact small forward that every top team has - creates things out of nothing and only needs a sniff of the goal to convert. Really good kick for goal, but his ball usage in general is well above average. He also is one of the few players in our team who can "one-grab" the ball off the ground when the overwhelming majority on this team have butter fingers.

 

[ifitaintboak]

Where does he rank in our most important players? I have him top 3 with Butters and JHF. Maybe even number 1 given that the midfielders have better support. Our forward line and gameplan is so dour that you just can’t put a value on a guy that can make something out of nothing.