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Brett Deledio (merged)

I started to lose a bit of … I wouldn’t say passion, but I lost motivation and the love of the game” - Brett Deledio


"So why did you move to GWS?" - Macktiger
 
Not going to take a free pot shot at him but he looked a shadow of his best.

He explored the option and chose to leave.

GWS lost, Brett lost.

We have to win tonight before we lap it up.
 
Johnson is probably a better selection that Deledio.
Can't see Deledio playing a part in GWS's finals campaign with a mediocre performance like last night's effort.
 
I do hope, but not holding my breath, that if we play GeeWiS in the finals that we cheer Delidio and NOT boo him.
He must come back at the completion of his career as a mentor to the kids in some way and impart on them the
special environment and supporters that The Richmond Football Club uniquely has.
 
No way would I want Deledio anywhere near mentoring our kids or coaching them.

Stay at GWS.

I think he gets dropped for Johnson next week.
 
Much prefer we sit back and worry about ourselves. No one likes the early crow. I'd hate to be seeing it splatter on our faces tomorrow morning.

We've got Geelong, that's all I'm focused on. Dangerwood. Taylor et al. We have to re-write our own history today.
 
Was clear he is only a shadow of the player he was , No run or breakaway speed

just looked like an outside player waiting for ball to spill out

Thank god we traded him to GWS and recieved a good trade
 
Looks afraid to extend himself physically dare say hes almost done.

But that was apparent at the Tigers before he went.
 
tha8ball said:
Might struggle to hold his spot I reckon. Very average last night.
Unashamed Lids fan but I noticed some real bad chasing / defensive efforts by Lids against Cats and WCE in prior weeks but his offensive numbers were up, and tackle stats surprisingly high. Thought the same again last night but gee he was clean on a couple of half-volley pick-ups in the wet. Reckon he'll go around again next week and do good.
 
I can't wish him ill, we got two reasonable draft picks for him on the way out, so that first selection in 2004 could keep reaping us gold well into the future.

He may have got tight calves from walking on tippy toes not to wake the baby. If you turned up at their place, you had to text and not ring the door bell, as the baby is / was a very light sleeper. Even outside the house i was tip toeing.
 
frickenel said:
I can't wish him ill, we got two reasonable draft picks for him on the way out, so that first selection in 2004 could keep reaping us gold well into the future.

He may have got tight calves from walking on tippy toes not to wake the baby. If you turned up at their place, you had to text and not ring the door bell, as the baby is / was a very light sleeper. Even outside the house i was tip toeing.

Were you stalking him?
 
mad_tiggy911 said:
No way would I want Deledio anywhere near mentoring our kids or coaching them.
I fully agree with this. Whilst I appreciated what he did for the tigers, and remember how when at his prime he signed up quickly for a longer contract at less $. So in this respect he always put the club first and played his best.

However, especially in his last year with the Tigers, I always got the feeling he was a little bit of a divisive factor. Didn't agree with the game plan, not a great thing with young players in the team who would have looked up to him as the senior statesmen.

This year we have seen what a team that is fully united can achieve.
 
Larrikin said:
I fully agree with this. Whilst I appreciated what he did for the tigers, and remember how when at his prime he signed up quickly for a longer contract at less $. So in this respect he always put the club first and played his best.

However, especially in his last year with the Tigers, I always got the feeling he was a little bit of a divisive factor. Didn't agree with the game plan, not a great thing with young players in the team who would have looked up to him as the senior statesmen.

This year we have seen what a team that is fully united can achieve.
Well he was on the money with the game plan.

Don't get the vitriol for him. Especially when we got excellent service and draft picks on his exit.
 
Loved lids but last night confirmed my underlying suspicion. Soft as butter.
 
turk-d-tiger said:
Was clear he is only a shadow of the player he was , No run or breakaway speed

just looked like an outside player waiting for ball to spill out

Thank god we traded him to GWS and recieved a good trade

This. Seemed to run around the outside of contests and wait for the ball to be fed out to him.
 
Not quite the Lids quality I remembered and admired. Not disappointed he's no longer a Tiger much as I loved him in the yellow and black. No desire whatsoever to bag him. Fingers crossed fate doesn't have him dominating a final against us.