Deledio off to GWS in exchange for future first & third round picks [confirmed]

[Chuck17]

If you divide 270 by the number of quarters he went missing, it's actually only about 90 matches..

I hope they don't work out father son with your formula!

Doesnt he have two daughters?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

If you divide 270 by the number of quarters he went missing, it's actually only about 90 matches..

I hope they don't work out father son with your formula!

Doesnt he have two daughters?

So far..... 

[camboon]

A pity , will always be a Tiger to me.
I wish him all the best ( as long as they don't play us)

[lamington]

Unlike the other “leaders” at Richmond, he wasn’t able to redeem his poor performance in the 2013 elimination final loss against the 9th placed Cheats which is our worst loss ever in my opinion (I still hear about it  ).
That one loss had undone all the great games I watched him play since he was drafted
Should’ve played better that game and never allowed us to lose to them, someone other than Judd had to stand up and unfortunately for Deledio and us  it wasn’t him. Bad luck and good retirement where he can count all his money he got at GWS for rehabbing in the gym. 

I think that’s a bit rough. That EF was lost from team selection when they played petard over foley. He more than made up for it when he helped us win 9 in a row to sneak into 8th and he actually had a crack against port. His effort against north wasn’t the best but every A grader we had that day was down  bar Jack.

It was really the rejuvenation we got from Hardwick Balme and Caracalla from 2017 which allowed everyone to redeem themselves. 2012-2015 Deledio would have kicked 50 goals with our current game plan and midfield depth.

[Simonator]

He would be a weapon in our current team and game plan.

[Tiger Khosh]

 

He served us well for a long time. He deserves better than for our supporters to be rubbishing him or his contribution to our club.

 

[Tigeritis™©®]

Unlike the other “leaders” at Richmond, he wasn’t able to redeem his poor performance in the 2013 elimination final loss against the 9th placed Cheats which is our worst loss ever in my opinion (I still hear about it  ).
That one loss had undone all the great games I watched him play since he was drafted
Should’ve played better that game and never allowed us to lose to them, someone other than Judd had to stand up and unfortunately for Deledio and us  it wasn’t him. Bad luck and good retirement where he can count all his money he got at GWS for rehabbing in the gym. 

I think that’s a bit rough. That EF was lost from team selection when they played petard over foley. He more than made up for it when he helped us win 9 in a row to sneak into 8th and he actually had a crack against port. His effort against north wasn’t the best but every A grader we had that day was down  bar Jack.

It was really the rejuvenation we got from Hardwick Balme and Caracalla from 2017 which allowed everyone to redeem themselves. 2012-2015 Deledio would have kicked 50 goals with our current game plan and midfield depth.

Pfft!  Would have - Should have

You snooze you lose. He can count his money whilst we count premiership cups. He didn’t have to leave no one had a gun to his head. Could’ve been him but now Townsend has the medal he would’ve wore. He left for glory and it kissed him in the arse. You wanna leave the club we love?.....I say good riddance and suffer in ya jocks!   

[one-eyed]

Hardwick salutes ex-Tiger Brett Deledio

Ben McKay
AAP
August 16 2019 - 1:31PM

Brett Deledio might have spent 2017 grand final day at Taronga Zoo rather than watching his long-term AFL club win a flag, but he'll always be welcome at the Richmond Football Club.

"He's a Tiger through and through," coach Damien Hardwick declared after hearing of Deledio's retirement from the AFL.

Deledio was taken by the Tigers with pick one in the 2004 national draft, staying at Punt Road for 12 years and 243 games of toil.

During that time, he never won a final.

A desire for a fresh start led him north to GWS ahead of the 2017 season; the same year Richmond roared to a come-from-the-clouds premiership.

As fate would have it, Deledio clocked his 250th game in the preliminary final that season, lost to the Tigers.

The next week, Deledio famously took his children to Sydney's zoo on grand final day rather than face the pain of watching his former teammates salute.

Two years and just 24 games later, the sublimely talented forward is hanging up his boots.

Hardwick, who supported his move to the Giants, said he felt for the 32-year-old after battling with calf injuries through his final years.

"It's hard and especially for guys such as Brett. He barely missed a game up until he was 28 or 29 and then the injuries have really cut him down in what really should be the peak of his career," he said.

"There's no doubt he's still capable of playing AFL footy.

"Unfortunately sometimes your body just deserts you.

"I've incredible admiration for a guy that was here for a really difficult first part of his career.

"He'll always be a Richmond man to us. He's a Tiger through and through ... and will go down as one of the greats of the game."

https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/6332603/hardwick-salutes-ex-tiger-brett-deledio/

[Tigeritis™©®]

.....During that time, he never won a final. 

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Get over it, boy.

[mightytiges]

At the end of the day, Lids wanted to go and on top of winning the flag the year after, it looks like we've done well out of the trade. We traded the pick we received for Lids (pick 15) to Brisbane for two picks (picks 20 & 25) and drafted CCJ and Balta with them who are both potential athletic talls for the next decade. 

[Diocletian]

.....During that time, he never won a final. 

I didn't notice due to all the mouth breathers blaming Cotchin for it at the time, many doing so while also talking up Deledio's too-little-too-late second half effort v Port ....

[lamington]

I was under the impression Deledio didn’t really want to go but was talked into it so the club could get some picks.

[Andyy]

Clearly wanted to go IMO. And go anywhere potentially successful...

[WilliamPowell]

I was under the impression Deledio didn’t really want to go but was talked into it so the club could get some picks.

He wanted to go, he agreed to go. Geelong wanted him originally and his manager was happily talking to them  but they didn't have the cap space

End of the day He could have said " no I'm staying" but didn't