If you don't feel for Lids you ain't got a heart. Week after week, year after year, for more than a decade, he turned up, got tagged, and was one of our best 2 or 3 players. He would have been shattered, and I completely understand.
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Brett Deledio (merged)
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Dyer'ere said:
That's the way i look at it.
That Number 1 draft pick is still giving to the club. I feel for Lids, he's an ok bloke but the other side to this is that the Lids running around at the end of last season, hampered as he was / is, wouldn't have been in our best 22 for the GF.
That would have been a greater tragedy, having to tell a fine servant like him on the Thursday night before the GF that he'd be watching from the stands.
Indeed they’ve finished playing however they both have senior roles with rival clubsMB78 said:
Deledio's is the ultimate in bad luck in the history of the game in terms of changing clubs.
Number one draft pick to a basket case club.
Could have written his own ticket to go anywhere for 12 extremely loyal years.
Finally gives it up after the club seemed to have reached its own "peak" of sorts in 2013-14-15 and drops back to 13th in 2016 - depths which would require a record breaking rise to win the flag.
Goes to a club knee deep in premiership window.
Doesn't even make the GF and loses the PF to the club he left, which goes on to win the flag.
And somehow I think that even if he were to eventually get a premiership at GWS, it will be somewhat hollow for him.
Having said all that, he still could have been a bit more gracious in the immediate aftermath.
Number one draft pick to a basket case club.
Could have written his own ticket to go anywhere for 12 extremely loyal years.
Finally gives it up after the club seemed to have reached its own "peak" of sorts in 2013-14-15 and drops back to 13th in 2016 - depths which would require a record breaking rise to win the flag.
Goes to a club knee deep in premiership window.
Doesn't even make the GF and loses the PF to the club he left, which goes on to win the flag.
And somehow I think that even if he were to eventually get a premiership at GWS, it will be somewhat hollow for him.
Having said all that, he still could have been a bit more gracious in the immediate aftermath.
spook said:
Meh. I'm in 2 minds. I loved the guy when he played for us. But if you believe the rumours, he was a bit of a cancer at the club. Would we have won in 2017 had we stayed? that's subjective. If we missed the 2018 GF and GWS were in it, would I go for them for Lids? not a chance in hell. I don't feel very sympathetic right now, but maybe I'll mellow in a few years. either way, he has a fellow top 3 2004 draftee to share his war stories with (Ryan Griffin).
