“He gets forgotten about,” said the Power’s forwards coach, club great Chad Cornes, ahead of Friday night’s preliminary final against Sydney.“He had some interruptions midway through this year [with a calf strain], but I was talking to Kenny [Hinkley] about this yesterday – if you look at the stats, and if he had played all the games, he’s right up there with Tyson Stengle.“He doesn’t get the recognition he deserves, but he doesn’t want it either. He’s very humble, and you see that even in team meetings when you highlight something he’s done very well.”There were various reasons why Rioli, then 27, made the call to start afresh at the Power and return to South Australia, where he has family.He knew this was his last chance for a good-size contract, and there was a genuine pull to be closer to family. Rioli said in a post-match interview on Channel Seven after Port’s three-point semi-final win over Hawthorn last week that providing more support for his…
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