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Daniel Rioli

Gold Coast

Daniel Rioli portrait

AFL career

223 games119 goals

Debut
R1 2016 v CAR24 Mar 2016
Most recent
R24 2026 v STK20 Aug 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
GCS
20
10.3
9.6
19.9
3.9
0.6
0.7
2.5
0.1
0.2
71
80
2025
GCS
20
10.4
8.3
18.6
3.5
0.7
0.6
2.5
0.4
0.1
69
82
2024
RCH
23
12.6
10.7
23.3
4.0
0.5
0.5
3.0
0.3
0.0
84
93
2023
RCH
23
11.8
8.9
20.7
4.2
0.8
0.4
3.4
0.2
0.2
80
87
2022
RCH
23
11.6
8.9
20.5
4.8
0.7
0.5
2.3
0.4
0.2
78
92
2021
RCH
19
6.3
6.7
13.0
2.8
1.1
0.6
2.4
0.5
0.3
53
58
2020
RCH
18
5.7
5.2
10.9
2.6
0.7
0.4
3.2
0.7
0.2
52
64
2019
RCH
22
6.3
5.6
11.9
2.8
1.0
0.4
2.8
0.8
0.9
55
60
2018
RCH
12
7.3
6.9
14.2
2.9
1.1
0.8
3.8
1.1
0.8
66
64
2017
RCH
25
5.8
5.1
10.8
2.8
0.8
1.0
3.4
1.0
0.5
54
63
2016
RCH
18
4.8
5.4
10.2
2.5
0.9
0.6
3.2
0.7
0.3
49
51

VFL

2021
RCH
3
8.0
12.3
20.3
4.3
0.3
0.7
4.0
0.0
0.0
76
2018
RCH
4
3.8
6.8
10.5
1.8
0.0
1.3
3.0
0.8
1.0
45
League
Season
STK
MS
R24
7
10
17
6
0
0
0
3
0.0
71
82
0
0
BRL
Gabba
R23
10
10
20
3
0
1
0
3
0.0
68
90
0
1
GWS
CGO
R22
11
10
21
4
0
1
0
2
0.0
70
86
0
0
MEL
PFS
R21
8
8
16
2
0
0
0
2
0.0
54
78
0
1
CAR
MS
R20
8
10
18
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
47
65
0
4
WBD
PFS
R19
10
10
20
5
2
3
0
5
0.0
78
74
0
0
HAW
PFS
R15
7
6
13
2
1
0
0
2
0.0
48
51
0
2
GEE
GMHBA
R14
11
16
27
5
1
0
0
6
0.0
105
116
0
4
BRL
PFS
R13
15
12
27
2
0
1
0
0
0.1
73
85
0
3
NTH
MS
R11
9
8
17
6
1
0
0
1
0.0
66
62
0
0
PAD
TIO
R10
14
9
23
4
1
1
0
2
0.0
78
125
0
2
STK
TIO
R9
19
9
28
8
0
2
0
1
1.0
103
121
0
2
GWS
PFS
R8
15
8
23
6
1
1
0
3
0.0
89
97
0
2
HAW
UTAS
R7
9
12
21
2
2
0
0
4
0.1
76
75
0
1
ESS
PFS
R6
11
12
23
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
70
70
0
3
SYD
NORW
R5
5
5
10
3
0
0
0
2
0.0
42
36
0
0
MEL
MCG
R4
11
12
23
6
0
2
0
3
0.0
81
73
0
1
RCH
MCG
R2
7
8
15
4
1
1
0
3
0.0
59
62
0
1
WCE
PFS
R1
4
8
12
1
0
1
0
3
1.0
46
64
0
1
GEE
PFS
R0
15
9
24
4
2
0
0
3
0.1
90
96
0
2

Profile

Born
16 Apr 1997 (age 29y 188d)
Birthplace
East Fremantle, WA
Height
179 cm
Weight
78 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • Premiership(3×) 2017, 2019, 2020
  • 22 Under 222017
  • Goal of the Year2017
  • Richmond B&F2024
    2nd
    2022
    Top 10
    2019, 2023

Family

Bio

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Selected by Richmond with pick 15 in the 2015 National Draft, Daniel Rioli arrived at Punt Road carrying the weight of one of football's most celebrated surnames. As the great-nephew of Maurice Rioli and cousin to Dean and Cyril, he was immediately thrust into the spotlight, inheriting the number 17 guernsey. Initially deployed as a high-pressure small forward, Rioli became a cornerstone of the Tigers' "mosquito fleet," using his elite chasing and tackling to fuel Richmond's chaos-ball game plan during their dynasty years. His defensive efforts and knack for clutch moments helped secure three premierships, the 2017 Goal of the Year, and the 2019 Yiooken Award.

As his influence as a forward began to wane, Rioli successfully reinvented himself as a dashing half-back flanker. This positional shift unlocked his running capacity and ball use, transforming him into one of the competition's most damaging rebounding defenders and culminating in a maiden Jack Dyer Medal in 2024. Following that career-best season, he requested a trade to the Gold Coast Suns to reunite with former coach Damien Hardwick. The high-profile move, executed for two early draft picks, positions Rioli as a marquee playmaker for the Suns, tasked with driving standards and providing offensive run from the backline.

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