From The Age tonight
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-tigers-to-lose-brett-deledio-for-rest-of-season-20160725-gqdi2h.htmlBrett Deledio's calf injury has ended his season.
Brett Deledio's calf injury has ended his season.
Brett Deledio is out of football indefinitely with Richmond unable to put a timeframe on their vice-captain's return.
Deledio missed the club's loss to Hawthorn on Sunday having hurt his calf the previous weekend against Essendon.
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Coach Damien Hardwick said last week that he would not rule Deledio out for the remainder of the season despite the Tigers being out of finals contention.
Experienced defender Bachar Houli got through his VFL return on the weekend after missing half the season with a wrist injury. Youngster Ben Lennon will miss three weeks with an ankle issue suffered in the VFL, while injury prone defender Dylan Grimes will be assessed during the week after experiencing hamstring tightness against the Hawks.
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