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Welcome to the Tigers - Daniel Rioli
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He’s gone from influencer to TikTok Star.
unsure if that is moving up, down or sideways?
Maybe thats why Mia left ........................................ I'll see myself out
It does really all come back to that Grand Final injury. He seems to have a lost a bit of explosiveness.
Been dropped at one point or another in each of 2018/19&20
always played 1 game reserves and then straight back into the side though
If they ever play in the same team, I wonder if that wouldn't create some sort of first?
Correct me if I am wrong, but it's my understanding that despite being younger, Maurice Jr is one generation ahead of Daniel. Maurice Jr is Maurice Sr's son, and Daniel is the grandson of one of Maurice Sr's older brothers. That would make them "first cousins once-removed".
Have blood-related players at different generations ever played together at VFL/AFL level?
Well, kicked 2 good set-shots from about 40-45 out. Great; they were vitally needed but should have been slotted by any decent, experienced forward. Really don't think that is enough to keep his place in the side.
Rest of his game was quite disappointing. I think SFs are going to have to do a lot more work to curb the aggressive, attacking, hard-running and long-kicking HBF (like Saad for them; Short for us) than 10 x Ds. Aarts no better with 12 x Ds and 2Gs also.
E.G - This match: Short 23 x Ds at 78.3% DE with 716 m/g. Saad 25 x Ds at 80% DE and 352 m/g.
Surely these sort of players can really impact the result rebounding the pill so well back i50 with this fast, open style of game under the new rules? Especially a team with 2 of these types.
Didnt see Rioli playing on Saad much at all, from the TV.
It seemed to be mostly Aarts lining up Saad and for one beautiful marking contest it was Dusty v Sad.
Would throw to McAveney for that but somehow don't think Darce or BT will provide the answer.
We can improve in three ways. One is players, all or many, who improve individually. Two is players stay same but teamwork improves. Three is that someone better comes into the team.
Whilst everyone is working hard on Methods 1 and 2, option 3 is the law of the jungle and footy.
For us to improve at least in part from player upgrade I find it very hard to believe that Dan Rioli is not the player most upgradable.
Other than injury, maybe in just 4 years the tactics that allowed him to be so influential in 2017 have left him stranded in footy limbo. I doubt, no, I know Aarts is not an inherently better player than Dan but he just offers more.
Threads are full of "play him" "this kid is ready" "get games into him" ..... a space needs to be made and other than temporary injury cover that can only be achieved in season by dropping the weakest links.
I feel like a hangman now but the writing has been on the wall to me since 2018.
Whilst everyone is working hard on Methods 1 and 2, option 3 is the law of the jungle and footy.
For us to improve at least in part from player upgrade I find it very hard to believe that Dan Rioli is not the player most upgradable.
Other than injury, maybe in just 4 years the tactics that allowed him to be so influential in 2017 have left him stranded in footy limbo. I doubt, no, I know Aarts is not an inherently better player than Dan but he just offers more.
Threads are full of "play him" "this kid is ready" "get games into him" ..... a space needs to be made and other than temporary injury cover that can only be achieved in season by dropping the weakest links.
I feel like a hangman now but the writing has been on the wall to me since 2018.
