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“I have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program and there’s no doubt we will reallocate resources to that space because we know better than anyone this year just how important it is to get the players out and fit.”
Scott highlighted the extensive injury list opened up opportunities for other players, with tall forward Liam McMahon to make his debut Thursday after joining the club just weeks ago in the mid-season draft.
McMahon will be the 13th debutant fielded by the Bombers this season. That’s equal with the struggling Fitzroy team of 1991 for the most debutants from an established club in a season.
“We can feel sorry for ourselves or we can get out and really grow through this adversity, and that that is really when you do improve,” Scott said.
“We weren’t out to break any debutant records at the start of the year.
“You know, we’re already a very young team to start the year, but when you have injuries, you get even younger … but that’s the situation we’re in that presents a unique opportunity, and our fans get to see our future.”
Cyril Rioli will pull on the boots again for a match at Marvel Stadium when he plays for the All Stars against Victoria in the return of the Legends match this year.
The charity match, held to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer through the Australian Prostate Centre, returns after six years. The clash honours the legacy of Footscray legend E.J. Whitten, who died from prostate cancer 30 years ago. The match will take place on Thursday, August 28, with Geelong great Gary Ablett jnr to also play for Victoria.
Rioli, 35, has kept his distance from the AFL since his shock retirement in 2018 after a glittering 189-game career in which he won four premierships and a Norm Smith Medal.
His relationship with his former club was ruptured by the Hawthorn racism scandal. In November last year, the club settled their Federal Court case with Indigenous former players and their families.
Rioli (centre) watched on at TIO Stadium in Darwin as the Suns took on the Hawks.Credit: AFL Photos
Hawthorn apologised to Rioli and his wife Shannyn, Jermaine Miller-Lewis, Montanah-Rae Lewis, Carl Peterson and Leon Egan for their experiences at the club, and reached a financial settlement after two days of mediation.
In May, Rioli was absent from Hawthorn’s centenary celebration at the MCG. But later that month, during the Sir Doug Nicholls rounds to celebrate First Nations culture, Rioli attended the Hawks’ match against Gold Coast at TIO Stadium as a guest of the Suns, watching his three-time premiership-winning cousin Daniel Rioli play for Gold Coast.
Hawthorn didn’t know Cyril was going to be watching his former side until they saw the TV footage that night, with Seven’s cameras capturing a moment between Rioli and his former premiership captain, turned commentator, Luke Hodge.
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“It was just great to have Cyril back at the footy,” Mark Evans, the Suns chief executive and former long-term football boss at the Hawks, told this masthead in May.
Rioli and Hodge will be reunited on the field in the Legends match, although on opposing sides, with Hodge to lead Victoria. Tim Watson will coach the big V, while Nick Riewoldt will captain the All Stars, with Shane Crawford to coach.
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“I have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program and there’s no doubt we will reallocate resources to that space because we know better than anyone this year just how important it is to get the players out and fit.”
Scott highlighted the extensive injury list opened up opportunities for other players, with tall forward Liam McMahon to make his debut Thursday after joining the club just weeks ago in the mid-season draft.
McMahon will be the 13th debutant fielded by the Bombers this season. That’s equal with the struggling Fitzroy team of 1991 for the most debutants from an established club in a season.
“We can feel sorry for ourselves or we can get out and really grow through this adversity, and that that is really when you do improve,” Scott said.
“We weren’t out to break any debutant records at the start of the year.
“You know, we’re already a very young team to start the year, but when you have injuries, you get even younger … but that’s the situation we’re in that presents a unique opportunity, and our fans get to see our future.”
Cyril Rioli will pull on the boots again for a match at Marvel Stadium when he plays for the All Stars against Victoria in the return of the Legends match this year.
The charity match, held to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer through the Australian Prostate Centre, returns after six years. The clash honours the legacy of Footscray legend E.J. Whitten, who died from prostate cancer 30 years ago. The match will take place on Thursday, August 28, with Geelong great Gary Ablett jnr to also play for Victoria.
Rioli, 35, has kept his distance from the AFL since his shock retirement in 2018 after a glittering 189-game career in which he won four premierships and a Norm Smith Medal.
His relationship with his former club was ruptured by the Hawthorn racism scandal. In November last year, the club settled their Federal Court case with Indigenous former players and their families.
Rioli (centre) watched on at TIO Stadium in Darwin as the Suns took on the Hawks.Credit: AFL Photos
Hawthorn apologised to Rioli and his wife Shannyn, Jermaine Miller-Lewis, Montanah-Rae Lewis, Carl Peterson and Leon Egan for their experiences at the club, and reached a financial settlement after two days of mediation.
In May, Rioli was absent from Hawthorn’s centenary celebration at the MCG. But later that month, during the Sir Doug Nicholls rounds to celebrate First Nations culture, Rioli attended the Hawks’ match against Gold Coast at TIO Stadium as a guest of the Suns, watching his three-time premiership-winning cousin Daniel Rioli play for Gold Coast.
Hawthorn didn’t know Cyril was going to be watching his former side until they saw the TV footage that night, with Seven’s cameras capturing a moment between Rioli and his former premiership captain, turned commentator, Luke Hodge.
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“It was just great to have Cyril back at the footy,” Mark Evans, the Suns chief executive and former long-term football boss at the Hawks, told this masthead in May.
Rioli and Hodge will be reunited on the field in the Legends match, although on opposing sides, with Hodge to lead Victoria. Tim Watson will coach the big V, while Nick Riewoldt will captain the All Stars, with Shane Crawford to coach.
Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter.
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