Brett Deledio (merged)

[RainsyBaby]

Don't be fooled by his possessions today...obviously better than last week...something isn't right with him...he doesn't look happy...his body language suggests he has been stung by his coach.
Noone appears to know where to play him right now.
I would have thought Wallace would have played him in the middle to allow him to redeem himself from last week's shocker. Instead he favoured Krakouer and Howat with stints in the middle helping out Foley and Sugar.
Wallace has to persevere with him in the middle...he needs to learn to win the hard ball now whilst his young...
If he is going to be our next leader...he must prove to us he can lead from the front.
TERRY WALLACE PLEASE LEAVE DELEDIO IN THE MIDDLE...HE NEEDS TO LEARN THE ART OF WINNING THE HARD BALL...this is what is stopping his progression in becoming a star.
Wallace teach him that art...you were a master at Hawthorn winning that hard ball...surely it isn't hard to relay those skills to Brett.
We need 2 more Nathan Foleys in the team...and if Brett Deledio and Richard Tambling learn that hard ball craft then we are in for some exciting times in years to come.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Have to say Lids played well today, but i do agree he should be played in the middle but if TW still thinks he's not ready then play him forward with his speed and height he can out mark most players of his size.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Lids is a smart player and would've learned a bit today being matched up on White. Much as it goes against the grain, I'm looking at the rest of the season as an extended NAB Cup as far as Richmond is concerned. TW will probably try a few things that will look bad if they don't come off.

 

[frickenel]

Brett has done ABSOLUTE NOTHING AS OF YET to deserve being Richmond's next Captain.
You got to earn that right...but mind you we gave Bruce Monteath the captaincy and we won our last flag :rofl

Monteath played 1980 with an ankle problem hence played a lot of the season in the forward pocket. He was given the captanicy after very solid years in 1978 and 1979. I'd gladly have a FIT long kicking long striding Bruce Monteath captaining our side right now.

 

[Harro12]

Body Language Rainsy baby!? What the hell do you expect from the kid. Maybe he should be doing cartwheels would that make you happy?

 

[TigerMasochist]

Have to say Lids played well today, but i do agree he should be played in the middle but if TW still thinks he's not ready then play him forward with his speed and height he can out mark most players of his size.

What game were you watching Arsetoot? Lids got towelled up down back, got a few easy run through possessions and finished up making a contest up forward.
Vossy rated him a four out of ten.
Lids needs to switch off the cruise control and demand first spot in the engine room. It's just about time he decided to be a gun senior footballer instead of a developing schoolboy champion.

 

[btoz_01]

At the moment I dont think Deledio should be played in the centre or half back.
Id prefer Deledio was played on the wing for a full game and see how he goes.

 

[geoffryprettyboy]

I'm afraid Brett could fall into the same abyss as the other mentally weak players.

 

[GoodOne]

Lids needs to switch off the cruise control and demand first spot in the engine room. It's just about time he decided to be a gun senior footballer instead of a developing schoolboy champion.

Geez some of you just make stuff up along as you go. First its his body language that concerns some, now he hant decided to be a gun senior footballer yet. As far as Im concerned Deledio has progressed just as well as anyone from his draft. His time to show the rewards of his development is at least a couple of years away. That is the time to judge whether he is living up to the number 1 draft position. He'll have his good days and bad days, youngsters are inherently inconsistent. Until then just relax and enjoy his progress. Only thing Id like to see is him moved out of the backline into the middle in more games. Liked what I saw with him in the forward line too, in fact very impressive.

 

[SfB_AkA._DeLiCiOuS]

At the moment I dont think Deledio should be played in the centre or half back.
Id prefer Deledio was played on the wing for a full game and see how he goes.

Agree

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

He must have done something right to take 17 marks. It'd been done 24 times since 1993 (6 of those by Richo), including 21 times by players in winning sides.

 

[tannerztigers]

He must have done something right to take 17 marks. It'd been done 24 times since 1993 (6 of those by Richo), including 21 times by players in winning sides.

Chip, mark, chip, mark, long kick backwards, mark, wide kick, mark, chip, mark, backwards kick, mark, sideway kick, marked by Tivendale. Sideways kick, turnover, goal!

 

[RainsyBaby]

Chip, mark, chip, mark, long kick backwards, mark, wide kick, mark, chip, mark, backwards kick, mark, sideway kick, marked by Tivendale. Sideways kick, turnover, goal!

Exactly
Wouldn't be any better judge than Voss in rating a player...and 4/10 is spot on.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Exactly
Wouldn't be any better judge than Voss in rating a player...

Fair comments, and we'd all like to see Lids winning Judd-like possessions. Don't know if it's fair to mark a player harder because some of his possessions are uncontested however, e.g. Craig Bradley. He must have worked hard to present for many of them.

 

[AstuteTiger]

What game were you watching Arsetoot? Lids got towelled up down back, got a few easy run through possessions and finished up making a contest up forward.
Vossy rated him a four out of ten.
Lids needs to switch off the cruise control and demand first spot in the engine room. It's just about time he decided to be a gun senior footballer instead of a developing schoolboy champion.

I was watching the game that most other observers had watched and placed him in our best players TigerMascara, oh yeah he got a few easy run through's its like saying white got a few easy goals because he found some space, and so what voss gave him 4 out of 10, lids gets 20+ possies, 17 marks and 2 goals hardly constitutes a bad game i reiterate commentators on the radio and papers put him in the best players, i don't need voss or other players influencing my analysis of lids game last week he didn't have a good game i saw that with my own eyes.

 

[BiddiscombeSkills]

...he doesn't look happy...

Of course he doesn't look happy, he took part in his club's worst ever defeat the previous week. :

If he looked happy, I'd suspect he'd signed a secret deal with West Coast and was counting down the games to the end of his contract.

 

[Bill James]

Yep, can't recall Lids being classed a Key Back in any reviews I have ever seen. Would like to see Judd match up on White and see what happens!!

So Lids found space for run throughs and a couple of goals in the brief time he went forward. That funny its space that the other players can't find with perhaps the exception of Raines.

Does anyone else on this forum think that our poor disposal is in large part due to the fact that our players do not present easy targets in space.

Maybe Lids took a couple of marks in the forward line because he got in a position where teamate could pick him out. Krak was up forward all day and couldn't get even get into my screen (and I've just upgraded to 52").

 

[Dyer'ere]

I know Deledio's got a young face but - do you reckon you'd notice if he didn't use a razor for a month?

Looks very immature to me. A baby.

 

[Growl]

Enough of this defence nonsense with Lids.

Play him anywhere from wing on up to forward line. Forget the centre - he is not an in-and-under like Foley.

Let him use his speed and long kicking.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Ling's successful demolition job on Kerr yesterday makes Lids effort in the Geelong game look far less ordinary.

Ling seems to have rediscovered his tagging form of yesteryear.
Mind you I though the AFL was supposed to be cracking down on taggers and their antics? :spin