FOOTBALL FEATS OF THE RIOLI FAMILY:
MAURICE RIOLI
Born: September 1, 1957. Died: December 25, 2010
Place of birth: Melville Island, Northern Territory
Original club: St Mary’s (NTFL)
Other clubs: South Fremantle (WAFL, 168 games. 1975-81; 1988-90)
Richmond (VFL, 118 games. 1982-87)
State games: Western Australia: 14; Northern Territory: 3
Honours:
WAFL premiership player 1980
WAFL Simpson medal for best-afield in grand final: 1980, 1981
VFL Norm Smith medal for best-afield in grand final: 1982
Richmond best and fairest: 1982, 1983
All Australian: 1983, 1986, 1988
* DEAN RIOLI (nephew of Maurice)
Born: May 20, 1978
Place of birth: Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory
Original club: Waratah (NTFL)
Clubs: South Fremantle (WAFL, 19 games, 1998)
Essendon (VFL, 100 games, 1999-2006)
Honours:
WAFL premiership player 1997
AFL Rising Star nominee 1999
* CYRIL RIOLI (nephew of Maurice)
Born: July 14, 1989
Place of birth: Tiwi Islands
Original clubs: St Mary’s (NTFL), Scotch College (Melbourne)
Club: Hawthorn (AFL, 189 games, 2008-18)
Honours:
Hawthorn premiership player 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
AFL’s Norm Smith medal 2015
All Australian 2012, 2015, 2016
AFL goal of the year 2009
AFL Rising Star nominee 2009
AFL Coaches Association best young player 2009
* DANIEL RIOLI (great-nephew of Maurice) Born: April 16, 1997
Place of birth: Fremantle, WA
Original clubs: North Ballarat Rebels (Victoria, under-18s) St Mary’s (NTFL)
Club: Richmond (AFL, 86 games, 2016-current)
Honours:
Richmond premiership player 2017, 2019
AFL goal of the year 2017
AFL Rising Star nominee 2016
* WILLIE RIOLI (nephew of Maurice)
Born: June 4, 1995
Place of birth: Tiwi Islands
Original clubs: St Mary’s (NTFL) Glenelg (SANFL)
Other clubs: West Coast (AFL, 38 games, 2018-current)
Honours:
West Coast premiership player 2018
(Currently serving provisional suspension after returning an adverse finding on a drugs test in 2019)
