Brett Deledio [merged]

[Chuck17]

Maybe Hardwick wants him to grow a pair of balls instead of giving him an easy out. I thought Lids had hardened up and improved from 2009 but he's reverted back to that form. You never hear "maybe Bucks should throw Swanny forward to break this tag". Just doesn't happen and that's because blokes like Swan run their stuffing guts out for 4 quarters. Lids does it occasionally but not enough.

Sook.

Good post, try to think back to when you played football and where having a crap game, did you have your finger up your bum hoping the coach would do something to get you a kick of did you get the stuff moving and get one yourself.

Extremely poor form blaming Dimsum because a player won't work hard, what He should be doing is saying look stuffwit your supposed to be an elite player so stuffing hell act like it

[The Big Richo]

I think it is a combination of things but the coaches shouldn't escape scrutiny.

A player making the same mistakes and getting the same results over and over again is just as reflective of inadequate coaching as it is inadequate performance.

[yellowandback]

All fair points.
He's old enough with the talent and pay for us and the coaching staff to expect more.

[Andyy]

Lids can play so many positions. It's a combination issue for me.

Wing, could run a few taggers to death.
F50, use his good aerial ability and kick goals.


Sometimes I just wish he'd do a Sam Mitchell and punch his tagger in the throat when he's being bear-hugged a la Taylor Hunt.

[MintOnLamb]

Why isn't the like of Jackson or tuck helping lids by hurting or Shepparding the tagger?

poo team mates

its hard for Tucky to sheppard when he doesn't get a game and Jackson well pphhhht?

[Penelope]

Lids can play so many positions. It's a combination issue for me.

Wing, could run a few taggers to death.
F50, use his good aerial ability and kick goals.


Sometimes I just wish he'd do a Sam Mitchell and punch his tagger in the throat when he's being bear-hugged a la Taylor Hunt.

if he cant run a tagger to death starting inside the square why would he be able to from the wing?

[WilliamPowell]

Lids can play so many positions. It's a combination issue for me.

Wing, could run a few taggers to death.
F50, use his good aerial ability and kick goals.


Sometimes I just wish he'd do a Sam Mitchell and punch his tagger in the throat when he's being bear-hugged a la Taylor Hunt.

if he cant run a tagger to death starting inside the square why would he be able to from the wing?

Spot on al

IMV the problem is he wont run, so it doesn't matter where we put him if he is getting tagged and refuse to use a strength that is running to try and break the tag then the position he is playing becomes irrelevant

Only exception to that is if we play him out of the square which means the bulk of the running required is on the lead.

Why we haven't tried that with him I'll never know

[Penelope]

he has been tried out of the sqaure in the past, with a degree of success.
I think that the coaches see him as too talented to hide from taggers up forward and would prefer he learn how to deal with taggers.

I suppose there comes a time where you have to cut your losses and accept that you have to settle for what you can get. it may be time for him to go back to that half back swooper role or play up forward, with perhaps stints in the middle later in the game if needed, which would throw of the oppositions match ups and perhaps free up another player having a down day or he himself do some damage.

[WA Tiger]

FFS, leave him where he is...to keep moving him would be more detrimental....he will learn.

[The Big Richo]

I don't understand the obsession with him needing to be a midfielder. He is a very good half back, why not play him there?

[gerkin greg]

I don't understand the obsession with him needing to be a midfielder. He is a very good half back, why not play him there?

I agree, but he thinks he's a midfielder

[lamington]

Not that I rate the bombers but I guess in some ways it's like Watson+Stanton.

Stanton can't cope with tag the same way Watson does but having them both firing is essential for the team's success. Whilst not ideal, the coaching staff need to find a way to make Deledio play to his strengths, not try and quench a weakness that is/most likely will always be inherently there.

It's like that old proverb, if you judge a fish by it's ability to play as an inside midfielder.....

[yellowandback]

I don't understand the obsession with him needing to be a midfielder. He is a very good half back, why not play him there?

I agree, but he thinks he's a midfielder

Someone needs to have a quiet word to him then.

[one-eyed]

Cotchin has been mentoring his former pin-up boy and now teammate Brett Deledio.

Deledio is averaging 23 disposals per game in 2013, compared to 27.5 last year.

The 26-year-old former No.1 draft pick and two-time club champion was held to 21 touches in last week's loss to the Sydney Swans.

"We speak in depth about it every week but more so last week," said Cotchin, who admitted to having a Deledio poster on his wall as a teenager.

"The key to beating a tag is winning your own contested footy and he knows that's an area that he's improved in but still can take it to another level," added Cotchin, 23.

"You feel like you're out there on your own sometimes when you're being tagged, especially against the good ones.

"(Fremantle's) Ryan Crowley is one that stands out."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-02/dustys-house-in-order

[lamington]

In exchange does Deledio give Cotchin a few pointers in long kicking?