RIOLI SHOULD HAVE, AND COULD HAVEMarsh Series - Giants v Tigers - The Mongrel Punt
HB Meyers
March 8, 2020This should have been a four or five-goal game from Daniel Rioli, who fluffed a couple of easy chances early in the game, but still did enough around the ground in the first half to have a significant impact on the contest.
I have long thought that Rioli doesn’t do enough in his role across half forward, often going missing as players like Castagna, baker, Lambert and Caddy do the hard yards, but he was wonderful in the first half of this game, and provided both an option inside 50, and also ran hard up and down the wings to provide an option.
I am sure he has had bigger games IN bigger games, but Rioli started to show a maturity in this game, and a bigger tank, working harder both with and without the ball. He finished with 18 touches and two goals, providing an aerial option for the Tigers at points as well.
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