No reconciliation for former footy sweethearts

Rioli, a triple premiership player with the mighty Richmond Football Club is now dating DJ and Tik Tok sensation Paris Lawrence. Lawrence has just released her new dance track Cry Baby and is managed by the same team as star DJ Havana Brown.Lawrence and Rioli were posting Insta stories of themselves at Brighton beach last week and are very supportive of each other on social media.While Rioli and Lawrence are quite clearly together, Melbourne ‘it girl’ Fevola has been spending summer surrounded by friends, with the young entrepreneur and her girlfriends hitting the town with gusto for her recent 21st birthday.

Among her close friends is Western Bulldogs young gun Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, who was selected as the No. 1 pick in the 2020 AFL draft in December.The photogenic pair looked like seriously good mates in a glowing party picture from the carefree Sorrento summer season where they posed up with friends.Fevola, the daughter of former Carlton great turned radio host Brendan Fevola, and footy star in the making, Ugle-Hagan, have been trading cheeky comments on social media which has attracted the curiosity of fans wondering if this could lead to more than just social and party season fun and flirting.Fevola however says the pair are merely friends and move in the same social circles.

Fevola is an impressive young woman who has her head screwed on. She launched her own leisurewear label MALLT Collective last year and is going from strength to strength as an influencer and brand ambassador. Ugle-Hagan has been described by some as ‘Buddy 2.0’, thanks to his athleticism and style of play drawing comparisons with Hawthorn and Sydney star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin.

Fevola and Rioli annouced the end of their two year relationship in February last year. They remain friends and Rioli is particulalry close to her father, Brendan.Fox FM breakfast presenter Brendan revealed last year that he and Mia’s mum, Alex, wish Rioli well before every AFL game he plays.“I still text Daniel every week to say good luck with the game. Alex texts him before every game, too,’ he said.
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