Standing down Willie Rioli is not the right course of action, Port Adelaide general manager Chris Davies says, amid investigations into allegations the forward has made multiple threats towards opposition players.

A clearer picture on Rioli's playing availability in the short term is expected to come on Thursday, with the club flagging a priority for the 29-year-old's welfare.

Rioli trained with the club on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, Davies confirmed he and Rioli had spoken to the AFL and that investigations are ongoing following additions to news Rioli texted a Bulldogs player regarding Bailey Dale following their match against the Power at the weekend.

Rioli's message reportedly included comments to the effect of warning Dale about leaving the hotel during the Bulldogs' trip to Darwin this weekend.

The AFL on Monday issued a statement saying it has spoken to the Bulldogs and Power "and while confirming it will take no further action to that undertaken by the clubs and players, it has reminded both clubs to ensure any communications remain respectful".

Rioli was handed a $1000 fine by the MRO for striking Dale during the game.

More recently, it emerged Rioli allegedly made threat-like comments towards a Geelong player and Essendon player in separate on-field incidents, dating back to 2024.

Port's footy boss repeatedly clarified the weekend's text, which he said the club were alerted to via media reports, and was an issue the Power did not support.

The previous alleged incidents with the Cats and Bombers had been moved on from privately, Davies said.

"In both situations, the Essendon footy club, as I understand it, were willing to move through it without any conversation with us... And certainly my conversation with Geelong back a year ago was far more about them letting me know the context of what was said, but also with a willingness for me to have the conversation with Willie, make sure that he was aware of how the person reacted to that. But also then to take it forward and leave it for us to actually deal with," he said.

Davies also suggested the post-match message was being made a more serious issue compared to in-game exchanges.

He added the AFL would "have their hands full" if they were going pursue sanctioning players for all similar examples of on-field comments between players.

Earlier on Wednesday, Essendon coach Brad Scott said "I still have a pretty firm belief of you know what happens on the field should stay on the field, provided it's you know, within general community expectations".

Scott added "what would be defined as a threat could be a pretty loose sort of term".

He also said his players had "absolutely no issues" about the alleged previous example involving Rioli, and the club has no issue with Port or Rioli.

Power chairman David Koch had earlier said he was "incredibly angry" with Rioli, but there are also other factors to consider.

Davies said the thinks the wider community lack "the necessary depth of understanding of what Willie goes through regularly".

"This is not in any way to suggest that the text message after the game should not be addressed by the AFL," he said, later adding "I'm not going to go into specifics, but all I will say is that there are things that hurt Willie that are said from time to time, which people don't understand the context for him".

Davies said he also believed "In the last 24 hours, I think the pile-on (Rioli) has been over the top" having earlier stated "It hasn't been an easy period of time for him, but he knows that he needed to front up today and answer those questions and do whatever he can to try and move the situation forward".

From Port's point of view, standing Rioli down ahead of Saturday's Showdown with cross-town Rivals Adelaide is not the best course of action.

"I don't believe that sending Willie away from the club is the way to deal with this issue," Davies said.

"We are putting our arms around Willie. He has got an issue to deal with here, but we are not going to kick him out of our club and stand him down for any period of time that would suggest that he can't be around teammates; people who are supportive, for him to sit at home and continue to read the rubbish that he gets constantly on social media."

The AFL are reportedly still determining whether to sanction Rioli.

The league received a level criticism for not taking a stronger stance on the weekend's incident involving the Bulldogs.