Brett Deledio [merged]

[Crazy_Ivan]

How did Deledio go?

Was B.O.G in the warm up.
But was unlucky after that.He had an opponent.

[Hank44]

20 possessions and none of them dangerous. Get him to the back flank so he can set up some attack. He clearly doesn't work hard enough in the midfield so why kid ourselves and force the issue. Plus, I'm tired of Houli, Rance and co. butchering it out of defence.

[Lozza]

We were smashing the Cats in clearances but still not able to put them away, thats because defensively we give opposition players way too much space. We seem to be playing some sort of zone but for smart teams it just provides too much time for them. Sometimes I think man on man is the best way to go.

[tony_montana]

We were smashing the Cats in clearances but still not able to put them away, thats because defensively we give opposition players way too much space. We seem to be playing some sort of zone but for smart teams it just provides too much time for them. Sometimes I think man on man is the best way to go.

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[unplugged]

Feel sorry for Deledio.  Dud coach anchoring this enormous talent in mediocrity.  Deledio is far too talented to be tagged  by an opposition player.  The real tag is coming from Hardwick. 

How do you conceive of a plan to make the highest skilled, most athletic footballer in your team a tagger.  Where do you find the vision to free up Edwards and Jackson so that they can run rampant turning the ball over at will.  The cherry on top of this master plan is to drop your best contested ball winner, Shane Tuck because their is no room left in this dream midfield for another average skilled, average speed player, even if he is effective and wins his own ball.  Especially when you are so deluded with your own success after three wins that you think you don't need him anymore.

[tony_montana]

Feel sorry for Deledio.  Dud coach anchoring this enormous talent in mediocrity.  Deledio is far too talented to be tagged  by an opposition player.  The real tag is coming from Hardwick. 

How do you conceive of a plan to make the highest skilled, most athletic footballer in your team a tagger.  Where do you find the vision to free up Edwards and Jackson so that they can run rampant turning the ball over at will.  The cherry on top of this master plan is to drop your best contested ball winner, Shane Tuck because their is no room left in this dream midfield for another average skilled, average speed player, even if he is effective and wins his own ball.  Especially when you are so deluded with your own success after three wins that you think you don't need him anymore.

In all fairness to dimma, he could have left him to it to try and beat Crowley on his own merits but I think we all know how that wouldve gone 

[unplugged]

We know how it did go. He had no impact tagging and he isn't the player we can afford to have no impact. 

You can speculate, but at the end of the day, Deledio is one of the best all round players in the AFL.  Took forever to get a midfield spot.  Then it was given up to a spud the moment the opposition called tag.  Coach has zero confidence in him.  Its a team game.  Teammates should be blocking.  Coach should be backing him in, not helping out the opposition.

[tony_montana]

We know how it did go. He had no impact tagging and he isn't the player we can afford to have no impact. 

You can speculate, but at the end of the day, Deledio is one of the best all round players in the AFL.  Took forever to get a midfield spot.  Then it was given up to a spud the moment the opposition called tag.  Coach has zero confidence in him.  Its a team game.  Teammates should be blocking.  Coach should be backing him in, not helping out the opposition.

Taylor Hunt says hi and he's not half the tagger that Crowley is.

Dimma made the right call against Freo

[big tone]

I really like Lids but he does go missing in these types of games.  That's not to say he hasn't played a good game against decent opposition but it is a problem.
The Freeo game, at stoppages he was concerned where Crowely was and not the pill. You can see it in his face that he is a beaten man.

[dwaino]

Deledio is near on our best player. If the rest of the team pulled their finger out and commanded a little more attention then maybe he wouldn't have 2-3 blokes constantly minding him.

[torch]

Feel sorry for Deledio.  Dud coach anchoring this enormous talent in mediocrity.  Deledio is far too talented to be tagged  by an opposition player.  The real tag is coming from Hardwick.

How do you conceive of a plan to make the highest skilled, most athletic footballer in your team a tagger.  Where do you find the vision to free up Edwards and Jackson so that they can run rampant turning the ball over at will.  The cherry on top of this master plan is to drop your best contested ball winner, Shane Tuck because their is no room left in this dream midfield for another average skilled, average speed player, even if he is effective and wins his own ball.  Especially when you are so deluded with your own success after three wins that you think you don't need him anymore.

unplugged, that is the problem! Hardwick.

Deledio can play, yes he is soft but he is still good enough to go forward and kick 3-5. But would Mr Hardwick think of that? No. Hardwick WILL NOT "deviate" from his game plan.

[Golfprotiger]

These are his stats, still ranked 52nd in the league, not bad for someone who is out of form??????

17, 27, 27, 22, 20, 20

Go Lids!!!!!!

[Chuck17]

Feel sorry for Deledio.  Dud coach anchoring this enormous talent in mediocrity.  Deledio is far too talented to be tagged  by an opposition player.  The real tag is coming from Hardwick.

How do you conceive of a plan to make the highest skilled, most athletic footballer in your team a tagger.  Where do you find the vision to free up Edwards and Jackson so that they can run rampant turning the ball over at will.  The cherry on top of this master plan is to drop your best contested ball winner, Shane Tuck because their is no room left in this dream midfield for another average skilled, average speed player, even if he is effective and wins his own ball.  Especially when you are so deluded with your own success after three wins that you think you don't need him anymore.

unplugged, that is the problem! Hardwick.

Deledio can play, yes he is soft but he is still good enough to go forward and kick 3-5. But would Mr Hardwick think of that? No. Hardwick WILL NOT "deviate" from his game plan.

Deledio is a man I am sure he doesn't blame the coach for his form like a little biatch

[mightytiges]

More a crucial game after 3 straight losses than strictly a big one but Lids not only stood up today but killed it.

[Chuck17]

Legend, knew he was down on form, didnt blame the coach, instead just got on his bike