Brett Deledio [merged]

[TigerTime]

Deledio

Plays like a millionaire.

Needs to go back to the slums for a month to test his mettle and to see if he really wants to play footy with the Tigers.

been sayingthis for 3 years now, terry i believe is the fault. wanna see how deledio plays now, but if in 2 weeks he cannot shake a tag, trade him. he is soft in the mind and easlly beaten when tagged, he becomes paralysed and cant even use his pace to shake a tagger , that too me suggests he is scared and will not work hard

[WA Tiger]

Why the hell would you want to trade or get rid of a number 1 - 22 year old draft pick?? Stop talking crap, we need to get rid of Deledio as much as we need Geisham back at the helm..

[Ekto]

I once heard the Murray Bushrangers (TAC CUP) called PUMPKINS.

Maybe Lids needs to prove to us all that his is not soft on the inside and is tough enough to play SLUMDOG footy.

[Ramps]

his teammates also need to take responsibility- havent seen any of his teammates ever put an opposition tagger out of business, Picken should have been targetted by our other players with some physical stuff ... alas that never happens so our best players get tagged out and get no help.

[Jacosh]

Its situations like that that make RFC a laughing stock.  The players dont stick up for their team mates enough.  Remember its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog. Someone like Hislop (if in the team) should be made aware of it and reverse the tag by placing the other player on his ass a few times.  Jackson, McGuane and to a lesser degree Moore all like that sort of thing and should play for their team mates.

[dogged]

who the hell are you ekto scumbag shut your mouth you gutless trewp stop denigrating our players ----gutless swine-- you to tigertime gutless numnut

[mightytiges]

Let's keep the personal swipes at other posters out of it shall we  . Back to the topic!

his teammates also need to take responsibility- havent seen any of his teammates ever put an opposition tagger out of business, Picken should have been targetted by our other players with some physical stuff ... alas that never happens so our best players get tagged out and get no help.

Its situations like that that make RFC a laughing stock.  The players dont stick up for their team mates enough.  Remember its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog. Someone like Hislop (if in the team) should be made aware of it and reverse the tag by placing the other player on his ass a few times.  Jackson, McGuane and to a lesser degree Moore all like that sort of thing and should play for their team mates.

Spot on both Ramps and Jacosh. Compare us to how the Geelong players protect Ablett by shepherding, blocking and bumping. We just don't protect each other out there. Our team skills are deplorable and the worst in the league. Having said that Lids did himself no favours on Friday night paying little respect to Picken defensively in the 3rd quarter. He got himself caught between how he wanted to play and how he needed to play. Not sure why Terry didn't move Lids up forward at the start of the 3rd quarter instead of into defence. That move played into the Doggies hands. Lids showed late in the game that Picken is no defender and didn't have the height to go with him. 

[WilliamPowell]

Spot on both Ramps and Jacosh. Compare us to how the Geelong players protect Ablett by shepherding, blocking and bumping. We just don't protect each other out there.  

Exactly

And then if they arenot protecting, shepherding or blocking for Ablett Jnr they are doing it for Bartel etc

[dogged]

but it's fine to have personal swipes at players, that doesn't make sense

[mightytiges]

but it's fine to have personal swipes at players, that doesn't make sense

It's a RFC forum so naturally our players will be discussed and different posters will have varying positive and negative opinions on how they are performing on the field. As long as posts are within the site's guidelines then people are free to give their opinion on the topic and agree/disagree with others. It's just an opinion so it doesn't mean it's right. Lids had a shocker on Friday night but IMHO he's the least of our concerns. One of the too few classy players we have which is why he is tagged despite others in our side getting a heap of possessions but aren't that damaging to the opposition. Opposition coach's aren't stupid and know the couple of Tigers who need to be shutdown to easily make us ineffective and not a threat.

[TigerTime]

jackson is our only player who does shephard

[bojangles17]

jackson is our only player who does shephard

andy collins is pretty good at it

[Beren]

But he needs to beef up a bit.
McGuane has a bit of mongrel too.

[Tigeritis™©®]

why wasnt Deledio put up forward after struggling in the first quarter? He may have been able to kick a goal for us after half time atleast.

I wouldnt be suprised if he gets sick of the lack of support at this club and looks to GC.
I havent seen a real shepherd at this club since Scott Turner's earth-shattering bump on Gary O'Donnell just before half-time of the 1995 Richmond v Essendon semi-final. This was the catalyst for turning a five-goal deficit into a remarkable 13-point victory.
 

[wayne]

why wasnt Deledio put up forward after struggling in the first quarter? He may have been able to kick a goal for us after half time atleast.......

From what I've read so far, Jade Rawlings' instructions are to let players settle in spots.

I think I saw Kelvin Moore up forward against the Dogs.... 

We might see Deledio in the middle for the rest of the year.