Such a brilliant player at his best but injury was always the risk with Brett moving forward. Smart decision by the club but really do hope that Brett can still play some good footy in the twilight stages of his career.
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Brett Deledio (merged)
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Unlike Richmond GWS don't need him until the business end of the season. They have the luxury of giving Lids all the time in the world to be cherry ripe for the finals.
Lids may only play 10 to 12 games this season but I'm tipping one will be the GF and he is every chance of winning the Norm Smith medal.
Lids may only play 10 to 12 games this season but I'm tipping one will be the GF and he is every chance of winning the Norm Smith medal.
DirtyDogTiger said:
Good news, hopefully the worm turns with our luck at the trade table.
With Lids out the door and Enright retired, the ghosts of 2004 have been finally put to bed. In an alternative universe we would have recruited Deledio, Franklin and accepted Geelong's initial offering of pick 16, 32 & Corey Enright. Amazing to think a triple premiership player & 6 X AA winner was the steak knives in the Ottens deal.
Done his calf again. Will miss, at least, round one.
Hope he's fit when finals come around. He deserves some success.
Hope he's fit when finals come around. He deserves some success.
scottyturnerscurse said:
He is a big problem for GW$ now. That calf starting to look quite chronic.
Tigers of Old said:
Sounds ominous, they signed him for 3 years as well. Must give credit to Richmond here, we have a potential top ten pick in the pocket in what will be a very strong draft for talls (not to mention freeing up some valuable cap space).
bullus_hit said:
Well said Bully, not many will say well done when it is obvious, we got 11 years out of a gun player and we trade him (has been chronic for past 2 years) for a 1st round pick which i would expect to be no later than 12 (if cats finish 6, personally think they will miss finals) and a 3rd, essentially Nank, finally we are getting a little more ruthless and this was a fantstic decision, next step is picking a beauty... So essentially 11 years out of a gun to drop perhaps 9 places in the draft (as Del was pick 1)... Sound decision?
My opinion on Brett has raised another notch. Fully cooked but went out and shopped himself for our benefit
It's been a terrible injury for him when you consider that he was so durable for so long. Really has curtailed the back end of his career and as gutfull says it may even end it prematurely.
Amazing how he's had the same injury in the pre season the last 4 years.
Good luck to him and obviously still a chance to play more good footy and who's to know what will do with the 2 picks we received, however I think it was a smart aggressive trade
Good luck to him and obviously still a chance to play more good footy and who's to know what will do with the 2 picks we received, however I think it was a smart aggressive trade
