Willie Rioli

William Rioli (known as Junior Rioli from 19 August 2022 until 19 July 2023, born 4 June 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the West Coast Eagles. He attended Xavier College, Melbourne and was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their third selection and fifty-second overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut in the 51 point win against the at Etihad Stadium in the round two of the 2018 season. Coming from the Rioli family, he is the first cousin of Dean Rioli (Essendon Football Club), Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn Football Club) and Ronnie Burns (from his mother's side), first cousin once removed of current Richmond Football Club player Daniel Rioli and the nephew of Maurice Rioli.

2019
In September 2019, Rioli received an indefinite provisional suspension under the AFL and Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority anti-doping code for an alleged adverse analytical finding for urine substitution. Rioli publicly admitted to having smoked marijuana with other club members the night before his drug test, and attempted to swap his tainted urine with a clean sample in a Gatorade bottle. He was subsequently issued with an indefinite suspension from the AFL, and ruled out from competing with the West Coast Eagles in that year's Finals series. Following a long anti-doping review by the AFL, Rioli was eventually handed a back-dated 2 year suspension in March 2021.

2021
On 23 April 2021, Rioli was transiting through Darwin Airport where he was stopped and searched after drug detection dogs gave a positive indication that he was carrying an illicit substance. He was caught carrying 25 grams of marijuana in his pants, and was subsequently arrested and issued with a court attendance notice. He later pleaded guilty in court, and was given a 12-month good behaviour bond. Rioli recommenced training with the West Coast Eagles just 2 months later in June 2021. Rioli was scheduled to play his first game back in round 23 of the 2021 AFL season but was ruled out the week prior due to a tight hamstring.

2022
Rioli requested a trade to at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season in a move that Eagles CEO Trevor Nisbett described as "bitterly disappointing". The trade was confirmed on 10 October 2022.

Statistics

 * Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season

! colspan=3| Career ! 70 !! 91 !! 44 !! 543 !! 276 !! 819 !! 217 !! 193 !! 1.3 !! 0.6 !! 7.8 !! 3.9 !! 11.7 !! 3.1 !! 2.8
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 * style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|2018† || || 44
 * 24 || 28 || 14 || 182 || 90 || 272 || 77 || 63 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 7.6 || 3.8 || 11.3 || 3.2 || 2.6
 * 2019 || || 44
 * 14 || 18 || 10 || 121 || 65 || 186 || 47 || 42 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 8.6 || 4.6 || 13.2 || 3.3 || 3.0
 * - style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
 * 2020
 * 44 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
 * 2021
 * 44 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
 * 2022 || || 44
 * 13 || 14 || 3 || 104 || 52 || 156 || 41 || 41 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 8.0 || 4.0 || 12.0 || 3.1 || 3.1
 * 2023 || || 15
 * 19 || 31 || 17 || 136 || 69 || 205 || 52 || 47 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 7.2 || 3.6 || 10.8 || 2.7 || 2.5
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * 2022 || || 44
 * 13 || 14 || 3 || 104 || 52 || 156 || 41 || 41 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 8.0 || 4.0 || 12.0 || 3.1 || 3.1
 * 2023 || || 15
 * 19 || 31 || 17 || 136 || 69 || 205 || 52 || 47 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 7.2 || 3.6 || 10.8 || 2.7 || 2.5
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * }