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Brett Deledio (merged)
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Wonder what it will be like playing in front of two and a dog compared to the heaving throngs at the G.
Will be interested to see if the team culture, if that's the right word, changes as a result of Lids leaving. I always thought that he wasn't a competitive beast and that perhaps he did not provide strong leadership apart from his feats on the field.
No doubt a champ who is highly skilled but to my mind he was not a leader that perhaps our group required but one hell of a player.
The big question is why ? Family settled here and on more money, what gives and it can't be the glory prospect.
No doubt a champ who is highly skilled but to my mind he was not a leader that perhaps our group required but one hell of a player.
The big question is why ? Family settled here and on more money, what gives and it can't be the glory prospect.
craig said:Deledio - got sick of being Handbraked
Didn't play enough football to develop that sickness.....
GEDS1 said:
He is a professional footballer nearing the end of his career. With one year left on his contract at season's end, his manager would have approached the club early in the year and asked for a two year extension. The club may have said, let's see how the season pans out, there is no rush, let's talk again in twelve months.
In Deledio's position, that means there are no guarantees beyond 2017, maybe it will be one year at a time from now on. Without long term security, the only thing he could do was explore his options. GWS was problably unpalatable at first, geographically, hence he explored the Geelong option. In the end, GWS had the three years. Geelong had Bubkus to trade, maybe they were only offering two years, who really knows? He may take a pay cut, but he would have done the same at Richmond. At 30 security matters. It is just business.
Jordan Lewis did the exact same thing. Three years gives security. If you have to leave your mates to get it, so be it. Business.
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Bill James
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Oh well. A bit sad to see our number 1 pick go. I'm not too confident on these future picks....
