Willie 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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11 Facts About Willie Rioli
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Willie 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, Willie 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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Willie Rioli publicly admitted to having smoked marijuana with other club members the night before his drug test, and is accused of attempting to swap his tainted urine with a clean sample in a Gatorade bottle.
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Willie 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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Willie Rioli was eventually handed a 2 year suspension in March 2021.
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On 23 April 2021, Willie Rioli was transiting through Darwin Airport where he was stopped and searched after drug detection dogs detected drugs.
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Willie Rioli was found to be carrying 25 grams of marijuana in his pants and was arrested and issued with a court attendance notice.
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Willie Rioli pleaded guilty, and was given a 12-month good behaviour bond.
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Willie 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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Willie Rioli requested a trade to Port Adelaide at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season, and was traded on 10 October.
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