He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2016 AFL season in a victory against the club 's traditional rival at the MCG . He did not play the following week , sitting out one match with a minor leg injury . Rioli kicked his first career goal in his next match , a round 3 loss to . He missed another match in round 9 , this time to travel home because of an illness in the family . At the mid-season bye he had played 10 of a possible 12 matches and kicked six goals over that span . He missed two matches after the bye , this time in rounds 14 and 15 before returning in round 16 and remaining in the side for the final eight matches of the season . Rioli won nomination for the 2016 AFL Rising Star award after a 16 disposal , four tackle and two goal performance in the club 's round 22 loss to . He finished his debut season having played 18 matches and kicking a club sixth-best 13 goals . He also finished ranked sixth at the clubs for tackles and was awarded the Cosgrove-Jenkins Award as Richmond 's best first-year player
2016 AFL Rising Star
2016 AFL Rising Star
Daniel Rioli