 Former footballer and journalist Garry Lyon said in an article for "The Age", that when Rioli is ready to take on a greater workload in the midfield, will be determined by his physical and aerobic capacity.Rioli's greatest challenge in the coming 12 months being to incorporate the "gut" running into his game that the likes of Ablett, Chris Judd, Lenny Hayes and Brett Kirk have mastered.In May, journalist Mike Sheahan proclaimed that Rioli's exploits on the field were being overlooked.