KEVIN Sheedy, that peerless promoter of Aboriginal footballers, first came into contact with the Rioli clan in 1974. The ...

His pedigree suggests Rioli, 20, could continue the family tradition and win the Norm Smith Medal like his “grandfather” Maurice, and his uncle Cyril, whose heroics Daniel watched as he tore West ...

DOUBTS linger over Hawk Cyril Rioli’s football future after the star was granted leave to be with his family in the Northern Territory. But one teammate is confident he will return. The dazzling goal ...

KATHY Rioli remembers the day she sent her teenage son thousands of kilometres from home so he could follow his dream of becoming an AFL footballer. Cyril Rioli was 14 years old when he left Darwin ...

The star small forward will spend time away from the club to be with his family as his father recovers from a medical incident. “Cyril’s father had heart surgery this week after suffering a heart ...

Daniel Rioli will run out for Dreamtime at the G as a Tiger premiership hero in a jumper designed by his mum. It’s a long way from the scared 14-year-old who rang his parents every day wanting to go ...