Dean Rioli
We talk to AFL Legend Dean Rioli about how to make it to the top in sport.
Where did you grow up and when did you realize you could make a career out of footy?
I grew up on the tiwi islands and I realized to go hard for the the afl when I was 15
What would you say were the three biggest highlights of your AFL career?
Playing in my first afl game and playing in anzac day games and afl grand finals
Did you have any injuries and how did you overcome them? What advice can you give young people about preventing injuries?
I had a lot of injuries through my career and the biggest advice I can give is to make sure you look after yourself off the field/court with your diet and lots of stretching and extra fitness is always good to have
Can you give us some technical pointers about kicking the footy? Eg. How to hold the footy, What area to kick. ect?
Always kick with purpose. Drop the ball on your foot no higher than your knee and keep your head over the ball and follow through
What advice can you give kids about health, nutrition and regular health checks?
Always eat your fruits and veggies and drink lots of
water. Always get regular check ups because you don’t want to get
sick if you can prevent it before it happens