Port Adelaide’s Willie Rioli outlines his ‘hatred’ for Hawthorn on social media after Gather Round win

Port Adelaide ahead Willie Rioli has taken to social media to clarify that his “hatred” of the Hawthorn Soccer Membership is linked to its historic relationship with the Rioli household.

In a now-deleted Instagram publish, Rioli shared a video of him kicking a aim in final night time’s Collect Spherical conflict between the Energy and the Hawks.

A caption on the publish learn “Play with fireplace, your (sic) gonna get burnt, my hatred for this membership goes manner move final yr antics, what they did to my dad, an my brother, is why I can’t stand them, not the gamers”.

Rioli didn’t specify which incidents he was referring to in his publish.

Willie’s now-deceased father, Willie Rioli Snr, was drafted by Hawthorn in 1990 however left the membership with out taking part in a sport.

Rioli household’s hyperlinks to Hawthorn

Final yr Hawthorn settled a federal court docket case with its previous Indigenous gamers and their households, after the group alleged they had been subjected to a racist tradition on the membership.

One of many gamers concerned was cousin of Willie Rioli and four-time Hawthorn premiership participant Cyril Rioli.

The publish got here the day after the Energy claimed an upset victory over the Hawks by 30 factors on the Adelaide Oval.

Tensions had been already at boiling level pre-game, with Energy coach Ken Hinkley receiving a $20,000 tremendous for “conduct unbecoming” after his interplay with Hawks gamers eventually yr’s semi-final between the 2 groups.

Willie Rioli was concerned in one of many pivotal second’s of final night time’s match, kicking the ultimate quarter aim that put the end result past doubt.

He taunted Hawthorn’s Changkuoth Jiath with the ball previous to kicking that aim, with the Hawks defender then shoving Rioli over.

That led to Rioli being awarded a free kick immediately in entrance, permitting him to kick one other aim.

Each Port Adelaide and Hawthorn have been contacted for remark about Rioli’s publish.