Guy Rigoni
Melbourne
AFL career
107 games35 goals
- Debut
- R1 1998 v FRE29 Mar 1998
- Most recent
- EF 2005 v GEE3 Sept 2005
Stats
2005 | MEL | 11 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 57 |
2004 | MEL | 7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 46 |
2003 | MEL | 9 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 60 |
2001 | MEL | 10 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 67 |
2000 | MEL | 25 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 21.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 76 |
1999 | MEL | 20 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 64 |
1998 | MEL | 25 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 68 |
Bio
Recruited from Myrtleford via the Springvale Scorpions, Guy Rigoni became a notable success story for the mature-age rookie pathway. After being overlooked in multiple national drafts, he was elevated from the rookie list in 1998 and made an immediate impact, playing every game in his debut season to finish fourth in the Best and Fairest. A tenacious inside midfielder with elite endurance, Rigoni was renowned for his courage and work rate, cementing his spot in the Melbourne engine room during the club's resurgence under Neale Daniher, which included a starting role in the 2000 Grand Final.
Rigoni's career momentum was halted by a severe back injury that forced him to miss the entire 2002 season. Although he displayed significant resilience to return to senior football and contribute to the Demons' finals campaigns in 2004 and 2005, the injury eventually took its toll on his body. He retired at the end of 2005, remembered by supporters as a tough, no-nonsense ball-winner who overcame the odds to carve out a respectable 100-game career.
Profile
- Born
- 27 July 1974 (age 52y 87d)
- Height
- 181 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Myrtleford via the Springvale Scorpions, Guy Rigoni became a notable success story for the mature-age rookie pathway. After being overlooked in multiple national drafts, he was elevated from the rookie list in 1998 and made an immediate impact, playing every game in his debut season to finish fourth in the Best and Fairest. A tenacious inside midfielder with elite endurance, Rigoni was renowned for his courage and work rate, cementing his spot in the Melbourne engine room during the club's resurgence under Neale Daniher, which included a starting role in the 2000 Grand Final.
Rigoni's career momentum was halted by a severe back injury that forced him to miss the entire 2002 season. Although he displayed significant resilience to return to senior football and contribute to the Demons' finals campaigns in 2004 and 2005, the injury eventually took its toll on his body. He retired at the end of 2005, remembered by supporters as a tough, no-nonsense ball-winner who overcame the odds to carve out a respectable 100-game career.