Thats the life of a footballer ad most sports figures in teh public eye. Its like the old saying that if you believe a lie enough it can become true. If teh media pump out enough about Lids not being a leader, not being able to shake a tag well etc etc people start to believe it and worse even the individual.
Lids is out best midfielder and I think he will be for 5-8 years. Cotchin may become captain and lead and Martin may get more of the footy more often than Brett may in 5 years times but I think you'll find a common stat is if Brett plays his best footy we will win more games than not.
If Deledio gets 3 votes its hard to see Richmond losing the game against anyone. May be an exaggeration but a good example is his 3rd qtr against Geelong in Round 2. Single handedly put us in a winning position with a best on quarter performance.
The future and his development (hopefully) is up to him though.