 Rioli was also a standout performer in the 2007 AFL national under 18 championships, becoming the only Northern Territorian to earn All-Australian honours, following a seven-goal performance in a match against Queensland.He was tipped to go high in the national draft, from anywhere between five and twenty-five.In this final year of junior football, he was one of five players, including Trent Cotchin, to be chronicled in the book "The Draft