Willie Rioli
Willie Rioli | |||
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![]() Rioli playing for West Coast in July 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Willie Rioli Jr. | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Tiwi Islands | ||
Original team(s) | Glenelg (SANFL) Xavier College | ||
Draft | No. 52, 2016 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 2, 2018, West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | West Coast | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018– | West Coast | 38 (46) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Rioli (born 4 June 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their third selection and fifty-second overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the fifty-one point win against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in the round two of the 2018 season.[2] Coming from the Rioli family, which has a long history in VFL/AFL football, he is the cousin of Dean Rioli (Essendon Football Club), Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn Football Club) and Ronnie Burns (from his mother's side), uncle of current Richmond Football Club player Daniel Rioli and the nephew of Maurice Rioli.[3]
In September 2019 he received an indefinite provisional suspension under the AFL and ASADA anti-doping code for an alleged adverse analytical finding for urine substitution.[4] Rioli was subsequently ruled out from competing with the West Coast in that year's finals series.[5]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season [6]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2018† | West Coast | 44 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 182 | 90 | 272 | 77 | 63 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
Career | 24 | 28 | 14 | 182 | 90 | 272 | 77 | 63 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
References
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (28 November 2016). "Newest Rioli lost 16kgs and now 'plays like Cyril'". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (29 March 2018). "Willie Rioli named for shock West Coast Eagles debut against Western Bulldogs". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Quatermaine, Braden (4 February 2018). "West Coast Eagles fan favourite Willie Rioli embraces name game". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Morris, Tom (12 September 2019). "West Coast star Willie Rioli out of the finals, banned for substituting urine sample on ASADA drug test". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (12 September 2019). "Rioli provisionally banned under anti-doping code". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Willie Rioli - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
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- Willie Rioli's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Willie Rioli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1995 births
- Living people
- West Coast Eagles players
- Glenelg Football Club players
- St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) players
- Tiwi Bombers Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Northern Territory Football Club players
- East Perth Football Club players
- Rioli family
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs