DANIEL RIOLI

Richmond Football Club

Daniel Rioli played representative football for the Northern Territory in the 2015 Under-18 championships where he appeared in three matches for the side. He went on to play as part of the Under-18s Allies in a match against the AFL Academy held prior to the 2015 AFL Grand Final in which he kicked four goals.

Rioli was drafted by Richmond with the club's first selection in the 2015 national draft.

He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2016 AFL season in a victory against the club's traditional rival Carlton at the MCG. In his first season he won a nomination for 2016 rising Star Award. He finished the season winning the Cosgrove-Jenkins Award as Richmond's best first-year player.

Daniel had a stella 2017 season culminating with Richmond winning the Grand Final. Rioli was named in the AFL Players' Association's 22 Under 22 team which recognises the best young players in the league. He also received the league Goal of the Year award for his round 3 snap.

Richmond again won the Grand Final in 2019 with Daniel playing a staring role throughout the year. Round 10 of the 2019 season is traditionally the "Dreamtime at the ‘G” so named to recognise the contribution of all Indigenous players to the AFL. In this match Daniel wore a guernsey he had designed with his mother and father and that featured imagery central to his family and the Tiwi Islands that were his childhood home, including the family totem of the turtle.

HONOURS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• Goal of the Year 2019

• Premiership player 2017, 2019, 2020

• Games Played 100+

Daniel is involved with the Korin Gamadji Institute (KGI) at Richmond Football Club. The KGI a unique facility that embraces and affirms First Peoples Culture , and supports leadership development and celebrates the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. www.kgi.org.au

The Daniel Rioli Story is only just beginning ……