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'''Dean Rioli''' (born [[20 May]] [[1978]]) is an [[Indigenous Australian | indigenous]] [[Australian rules football]] player who plays for the [[Essendon Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]]. |
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| name = Dean Rioli |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|20|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Darwin, Northern Territory]], Australia |
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| death_date = |
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| originalteam = [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] ([[West Australian Football League|WAFL]]) |
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| debutdate = Round 3, 1999 |
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| debutteam = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] |
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| debutopponent = [[Sydney Swans]] |
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| debutstadium = the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |
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| height = 180 cm |
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| weight = 99 kg |
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| position = |
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| statsend = 2006 |
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| years1 = 1999–2006 |
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| club1 = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] |
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| games_goals1 = 100 (91) |
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| careerhighlights = * [[AFL Rising Star]] nominee: [[1999 AFL Rising Star|1999]] |
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* [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] premiership: 1997 |
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Rioli |
'''Dean Rioli''' (born 20 May 1978) is a former [[Australian rules football]] player who spent his whole professional career with the [[Essendon Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]]. |
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The nephew of [[Maurice Rioli]], the [[Richmond Football Club]] champion of the 1980s, Rioli grew up on the [[Tiwi Islands]] in the [[Northern Territory]], but was recruited from the [[South Fremantle Football Club]] in the [[1997 AFL Draft|1998 Rookie Draft]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/stories/s3039638.htm|title=Bloodlines: The Rioli Family|date= 17 October 2010}}</ref> He was a member of South Fremantle's [[1997 Westar Rules Grand Final|1997 Premiership winning team]]. His father, [[Sebastian Rioli]], played for South in the 1970s, and his younger brother [[Shannon Rioli]] joined South in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rioli-name-returns-to-south-fremantle/story-e6frg1wu-1225830092994|title=Rioli name returns to South Fremantle|first=Kim|last=Hagdorn|work=The Sunday Times|date=13 February 2010}}</ref> |
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He is renowned for his goal sense, silky skills and his ability to play well even when appallingly overweight and unfit. Rioli has had ongoing injury problems for many years, severely limiting his games played. |
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==AFL career== |
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Rioli truly is "One of the greats"! He often works the unimaginable angles better than a billards player. Out on the field he is like a hummer amongst mere four cylinders. |
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He is renowned for his goal sense, silky skills and his ability to play well even when overweight and unfit. Rioli had ongoing injury problems (particularly back<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=AGE050416HI6H23AKRFM|title=Hird 'definite' as Dons battle injuries|first=Dan|last=Oakes|date=16 April 2005|work=The Age}}</ref> and knee-related) for many years, severely limiting his games played and the level of fitness he was able to attain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=dean+rioli+and+knee+and+fitness&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020722O04615SRUDU|title=Ex-Pie's 'fat pig' jibe at Rioli|first=Dan |last=Silkstone|first2=Melissa |last2=Ryan|date=22 July 2002|work=The Age}}</ref> |
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During his final season in 2006, Rioli battled injury problems<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=AGE0608017S4I79Q3KGP|title=Rioli's 100-match ambition goes down to the wire|first=Stephen|last=Reilly |date=1 August 2006|work= The Age}}</ref> and only played four games. Dean Rioli played his last, and his 100th AFL game for the Essendon Football Club on 26 August 2006. He suffered a broken wrist during the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=SAG060827CK6J27D3UG1|title=One final bad break for Rioli|first=Martin|last=Boulton|date=27 August 2006|work=The Sunday Age}}</ref> |
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Dean Rioli played his last game for the Essendon Football Club on [[26 August]], [[2006]], where he reached his 100 game milestone. This enables the Bombers to pick up any of Rioli's future children under the father/son rule, while at the same time he has his name engraved onto his locker at the club. If it was not for the good graces of the club it is unlikely Rioli would have made 100 games due to his injury riddled career. |
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==Post-AFL career== |
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Following his retirement, Rioli returned to the Northern Territory to play in the [[Northern Territory Football League]] with the [[Tiwi Bombers Football Club|Tiwi Bombers]], where he became a solid contributor and on-field leader.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=dean+rioli+and+knee&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=SAG07052018MN72H2B4E|title=The Dean team|first=Emma |last=Quayle|date=20 May 2007|work=The Sunday Age}}</ref> |
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In October 2008 Rioli was appointed senior coach for 2009 at the [[Aberfeldie]] Football Club, in the [[Essendon District Football League]]. Prior to this he was an assistant coach, a role he also performed in 2006 at the Keilor Park Football Club. Rioli continued as senior coach at [[Aberfeldie]] in 2010 but stepped down at the end of the home and away season. He joined Osborne Football Club in the [[Hume Football League]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/53980/dean-rioli-joins-hume-league/|title=Dean Rioli joins Hume league|first= Brett |last=Kohlhagen |date=26 October 2010}}</ref> |
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Rioli runs the Dean Rioli Aboriginal Employment Services. Based in [[Essendon, Victoria|Essendon]], a suburb of Melbourne, the company specialises in finding jobs for indigenous people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theweeklyreviewmooneevalley.com.au/story/291015/bombers-champ-dean-rioli-punts-on-politics/|title=Bombers champ Dean Rioli punts on politics|first=Eugene|last=Benson|date=26 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112002625/http://www.theweeklyreviewmooneevalley.com.au/story/291015/bombers-champ-dean-rioli-punts-on-politics/|archivedate=12 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Rioli was the unsuccessful [[Australian Labor Party]] candidate for the Northern Territory seat of [[Electoral division of Arafura|Arafura]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/ElectionResultsLibrary/Election%20Results%20Summary/Legislative%20Assembly%20General%20Election%20Results/2012-08-25/LA_Arafura_2012.pdf|title=Election results}}</ref> the same seat that his uncle [[Maurice Rioli]] had held between 1992 and 2001. |
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Rioli was selected on the half-forward flank in South Fremantle's Indigenous Team of the Century in 2009, along with his father Sebastian and uncle Maurice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5545-0-0-0&sID=76376&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9419308|title=Bulldogs reveal Indigenous Team of the Century|first=Darren |last=Moncreiff|date=7 July 2009}}</ref> |
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In November 2022, Rioli was appointed to the Essendon Football Club board, filling the vacancy left by former club president Paul Brasher. Rioli became Essendon's first-ever Indigenous board member, and his selection aims to "enhance Essendon’s connections with Indigenous Australians across the country."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11 |title=Essendon appoints first-ever Indigenous board member in club ‘reset’ |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/essendon-bombers/afl-news-2022-essendon-bombers-dean-rioli-appointed-to-board-paul-brasher-replacement-indigenous-development-football-review/news-story/145dd9a4c21a7265c35c9775e5ac173e |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/ |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150706131552/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---r Essendon Player Profile] |
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*{{AFL Tables|ref=D/Dean_Rioli.html}} |
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{{1999 AFL Rising Star nominees}} |
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{{2003 Indigenous All-Stars squad}} |
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{{1998 AFL rookie draft}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rioli, Dean}} |
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[[Category:1978 births|Riolo, Dean]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 28 June 2023
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 1999, Essendon vs. Sydney Swans, at the MCG | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1999–2006 | Essendon | 100 (91) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dean Rioli (born 20 May 1978) is a former Australian rules football player who spent his whole professional career with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
The nephew of Maurice Rioli, the Richmond Football Club champion of the 1980s, Rioli grew up on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory, but was recruited from the South Fremantle Football Club in the 1998 Rookie Draft.[1] He was a member of South Fremantle's 1997 Premiership winning team. His father, Sebastian Rioli, played for South in the 1970s, and his younger brother Shannon Rioli joined South in 2010.[2]
AFL career
[edit]He is renowned for his goal sense, silky skills and his ability to play well even when overweight and unfit. Rioli had ongoing injury problems (particularly back[3] and knee-related) for many years, severely limiting his games played and the level of fitness he was able to attain.[4]
During his final season in 2006, Rioli battled injury problems[5] and only played four games. Dean Rioli played his last, and his 100th AFL game for the Essendon Football Club on 26 August 2006. He suffered a broken wrist during the game.[6]
Post-AFL career
[edit]Following his retirement, Rioli returned to the Northern Territory to play in the Northern Territory Football League with the Tiwi Bombers, where he became a solid contributor and on-field leader.[7]
In October 2008 Rioli was appointed senior coach for 2009 at the Aberfeldie Football Club, in the Essendon District Football League. Prior to this he was an assistant coach, a role he also performed in 2006 at the Keilor Park Football Club. Rioli continued as senior coach at Aberfeldie in 2010 but stepped down at the end of the home and away season. He joined Osborne Football Club in the Hume Football League in 2011.[8]
Rioli runs the Dean Rioli Aboriginal Employment Services. Based in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, the company specialises in finding jobs for indigenous people.[9]
In 2012, Rioli was the unsuccessful Australian Labor Party candidate for the Northern Territory seat of Arafura,[10] the same seat that his uncle Maurice Rioli had held between 1992 and 2001.
Rioli was selected on the half-forward flank in South Fremantle's Indigenous Team of the Century in 2009, along with his father Sebastian and uncle Maurice.[11]
In November 2022, Rioli was appointed to the Essendon Football Club board, filling the vacancy left by former club president Paul Brasher. Rioli became Essendon's first-ever Indigenous board member, and his selection aims to "enhance Essendon’s connections with Indigenous Australians across the country."[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bloodlines: The Rioli Family". 17 October 2010.
- ^ Hagdorn, Kim (13 February 2010). "Rioli name returns to South Fremantle". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Oakes, Dan (16 April 2005). "Hird 'definite' as Dons battle injuries". The Age.
- ^ Silkstone, Dan; Ryan, Melissa (22 July 2002). "Ex-Pie's 'fat pig' jibe at Rioli". The Age.
- ^ Reilly, Stephen (1 August 2006). "Rioli's 100-match ambition goes down to the wire". The Age.
- ^ Boulton, Martin (27 August 2006). "One final bad break for Rioli". The Sunday Age.
- ^ Quayle, Emma (20 May 2007). "The Dean team". The Sunday Age.
- ^ Kohlhagen, Brett (26 October 2010). "Dean Rioli joins Hume league".
- ^ Benson, Eugene (26 July 2012). "Bombers champ Dean Rioli punts on politics". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Election results" (PDF).
- ^ Moncreiff, Darren (7 July 2009). "Bulldogs reveal Indigenous Team of the Century".
- ^ "Essendon appoints first-ever Indigenous board member in club 'reset'". Fox Sports. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Essendon Player Profile
- Dean Rioli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
