Paul Rizonico (born 16 February 1966) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Collingwood in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL) and with

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in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. ...

(SANFL). Before joining Collingwood at the VFL level, Rizonico played for Bundoora's junior team. In the 1987 season, Rizonico played 12 senior games and scored 5 goals for Collingwood, as well as contributing at the reserves level. For his latter contribution Rizonico won the best and fairest award, the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy, jointly with Mark Beers, when it was first awarded in 1987. After leaving Collingwood, Rizonico joined

in the SANFL and played with them for six years, winning two premierships.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rizonico, Paul 1966 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Living people