Richmond recruiting officer Luke Williams discusses on the 'Talking Tigers' podcast about what caught the eye of the Tigers' scouts regarding Daniel Rioli ....
* My first experience of seeing Daniel live was back in February - a practice game for North Ballarat he was playing, at Sebastopol. There weren’t a lot of AFL recruiters there that day but those that were there, myself included, were going to watch some of the more higher-touted players that were in the AIS Academy. I came back to our group of recruiters and spoke about these other touted players but also mentioned that there was an Indigenous boy with the surname Rioli that I need to do a lot more work on. He didn’t have a complete game by any means but he certainly showed some traits that we felt we needed to find in this year’s draft. So, we tracked him from there at school footy and TAC Cup.
* I think it’s no secret that the role we expect Daniel to play at AFL level is what the Club’s been missing a bit in the last couple of years. He’s a genuine small forward, who can make something out of nothing, he’s got blistering speed and he’s got a real appetite to tackle. They’re some elements of the small forward craft that are really important and we need. The Draft Combine just capped off his season, really. We knew that he’s a very resilient character and very driven even prior to the Combine.
Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-11-30/tigers-get-what-they-need-in-rioli
