William Rioli was born on 4 June 1995 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, having initially been drafted to the West Coast Eagles.
12 Facts About Junior Rioli
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Junior Rioli 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.
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Junior Rioli made his debut in the fifty-one point win against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in the round two of the 2018 season.
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In September 2019, Junior 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.
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Junior 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.
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Junior Rioli was issued with an indefinite suspension from the AFL, and ruled out from competing with the West Coast Eagles in that year's Finals series.
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On 23rd April 2021, Junior 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.
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Junior Rioli was caught carrying 25 grams of marijuana in his pants, and was arrested and issued with a court attendance notice.
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Junior Rioli later pleaded guilty in court, and was given a 12-month good behaviour bond.
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Junior Rioli recommenced training with the West Coast Eagles just 2 months later in June 2021.
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Junior 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.
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Junior Rioli was officially traded to Port Adelaide Football Club on 10th October 2022.