Maurice Rioli junior [merged]

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If Dodoro bids it would be the smartest thing he’s done

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https://www.instagram.com/17rioli/



https://www.instagram.com/mauriceriolijnr17

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Fremantle Dockers coy on son of a gun Maurice Rioli Jr for national draft

Jordan McArdle
The West Australian
Tue, 8 December 2020

Fremantle won’t force Richmond’s hand with an early bid on father-son prospect Maurice Rioli Jr in tomorrow’s AFL national draft.

Rioli Jr, the son of late Richmond and South Fremantle champion Maurice, recently nominated the Tigers as his club of choice ahead of the Dockers and Essendon, where he qualifies for their Next Generation Academy.

While Fremantle rate the exciting Tiwi Islander highly, The West Australian understands they don’t intend to bid on him with either of their first two selections, currently pick 12 and 32.

Richmond, whose draft hand includes picks 17, 36 and 61, are hopeful of avoiding having to use one of their early picks to match a bid from a rival club.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-dockers-coy-on-son-of-a-gun-maurice-rioli-jr-for-national-draft-ng-b881741740z

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Bombers to meet Rioli

Could Essendon make a play for the son of a Tigers great?

By Callum Twomey
afl.com.au
8 December 2020

IS ESSENDON up to its old tricks?

A day out from the NAB AFL Draft, the Bombers are continuing to signal they could bid on a range of Academy and father-son prospects.

On Tuesday, they are understood to be meeting with Richmond father-son talent Maurice Rioli jnr, with the Bombers having previously expressed their interest in the Northern Territory prospect.

Rioli is tied to the Tigers, who under father-son rules can match a bid for him at any stage of the draft. But the club is hopeful it could automatically nab him with its last selection in Wednesday's draft if no bids come.

The small forward could have actually joined the Bombers under Next Generation Academy rules, having lived in the club's region in the NT, and he was also eligible to join Fremantle under father-son rules.

But he nominated Richmond, where his late father Maurice won the 1982 Norm Smith Medal and was a star of the Tigers as well as South Fremantle in the WAFL.

Essendon has a history with the Rioli family, with Dean Rioli playing 100 games for the club between 1999-2006.

Rioli, who followed the same path as cousin Cyril to move to Melbourne and study at Scotch College, is keen to land at Richmond alongside cousin and three-time premiership player Daniel.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/528018/bombers-to-meet-rioli-academy-prospects-also-on-radar

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On Tuesday, they are understood to be meeting with Richmond father-son talent Maurice Rioli jnr, with the Bombers having previously expressed their interest in the Northern Territory prospect.

What a surprise - NOT!

Dodoro the attention seeker couldn't help himself  .

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Essendon bid.

We match.

Maurice jnr is a Tiger like his dad

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Maurice Rioli Jnr becomes a Tiger
By Richmond Media - 9 hrs ago

Maurice Rioli Jnr is officially a Richmond player, after the Tigers selected the son of former champion Maurice Rioli at the 2020 AFL Draft.

Richmond matched Essendon's pick 51 at Wednesday night's AFL Draft to land Rioli as a father-son selection, their second pick on the night after selecting ruckman Samson Ryan.

Recruited from: St Marys, Northern Territory / Scotch College
Position: Small forward
Height: 179cm
Weight: 75kg
DOB: 09/01/02

What the Richmond recruiters say about Rioli

The son of the great Maurice Rioli, and a name that has had all Richmond fans excited for several years now, Richmond has officially added Maurice Junior to our playing list.

Maurice is full of talent and will bring speed, excitement, a fiery defensive intent and innate goal sense to our group.

Maurice represented NT in the NAB League last season, playing 3 games and averaging 11 disposals, 3 inside 50s, 2 score involvements and 6 tackles.

He also played for St Mary’s last summer in the NTFL, with a match-winning four-goal haul against Nightcliff in the semi-final making everyone stand up and take note.

As Maurice develops over the years expect some special things to happen when he is around the ball.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/842110/maurice-rioli-jnr-becomes-a-tiger

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There we go, as it should be!

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What number does he get???  Don't give him 13. The poison chalice. 

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16. Right next to Dan. 

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What was Maurice srn number before he got  17?

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What was Maurice srn number before he got  17?

Maurice Sir, was given 17 when he first arrived

When he was looking at going to Sydney on a mega deal offered by Eddelston and decided to stay he asked for number 27.

His reason being that looking at leaving and then coming back was disrespectful to the prestige of numberer 17

So his numbers were 17 and 27 in that order

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A minute with Maurice Rioli jnr.

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1340479784468553729

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https://www.instagram.com/mauriceriolijnr17/?hl=en

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Pics of MJR from yesterday's B-team practice match in which he kicked 2 goals.







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