This is the biggest non-story of recent weeks. Young Rioli goes to school in Melbourne, he's always been a Richmond supporter, his dad is one of Richmond's all time greats, he is close to cousin Daniel who is a multiple Premiership current player for Richmond and he loves living in Melbourne. His ties to Freo are very brief to say the least, his dad originally started out with South Freo over 40 years ago and ????, what else. He declared a long time ago his intention to play for Richmond and now he has supposedly snubbed Freo. What a ridiculous statement? If he had come to us now that would have been a snub but he was always going to Richmond and anyone believing otherwise is seriously delusional.
A more realistic target is Kobe Farmer who has stronger ties to us than Melbourne and has apparently declared a preference for a career at Fremantle. I look forward to us snaring him at next year's draft.
