He then played Sunday league football as well as cricket, including being selected for a state squad.

Riley would lead Claremont to the 1994 WAFL Grand Final, but they lost to East Fremantle.

[5][6] Melbourne under Riley won three of the nine games he coached to finish 14th on the ladder at the end of the 2007 season.

In October 2015, it was announced that Riley would be coaching the St Bernard's for the 2016 season in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).

[14] On 1 September 2019, Riley retired from his role as senior coach of St Bernard’s Football Club.