Player Watch #3: Brett Deledio is an obscenely good footballer

[theflea]

I liken him to Goddard, beautiful kick, strong overhead, quick (quicker) and look forward to similar heroics on that last day in September. He's the man.

he's better than goddard imo. goddard doesnt like it hard in and under. while lids is not selwood he he can get his own ball.

 

[Darth_Tiger]

deserves plenty of kudos. Awesome player.

 

[Ralll]

Leadership has improved since signing the new contract.
Still gets tagged out of games abit too often, when he works out how to shake that tag or go inside to keep racking the possies will be a top 10 mid in the league.

 

[thecotch]

Absolute star but yes, wish he turned in on against carlscum last week.

 

[Dragonss]

7th in the league for disposals - 504 - averaging 28 disposals a game
Career best form, really upped his game in terms of defense averaging 5 tackles (rounded) a game from his average of 3 tackles a game last year
Contested possessions, averaging 10 a game the best of his career. He was averaging 9 contested possessions in 2009.
Disposal efficiency is lowest of his career but i think this is due to him being in the midfield and just bombing it in, the 2 seasons where he's been at half back he had a disposal efficiency of 77 and 80.

 

[mcuzzy]

31 possessions, 4 marks and 7 tackles

love that tackle stat, huge change from the lids we used to know

 

[Some Idiot]

Didnt think he was massively damaging today, but sometimes its hard to tell at the ground

 

[ize_]

Had 7 tackles at half time. Not sure why he stopped, but a good count none the less.

 

[Spluff]

Had 7 tackles at half time. Not sure why he stopped, but a good count none the less.

Probably something to do with that chicken-wing tackle he copped. Seemed to hurt his arm quite a bit.

 

[Barnzy]

Probably something to do with that chicken-wing tackle he copped. Seemed to hurt his arm quite a bit.

Wouldn't be surprised if he broke something but played on. Was in serious pain by the looks of it but you don't play that many games in a row without that ability.

 

[TimeFor11]

On the far wing with Wallis on his tail and during a 100m running effort he hit JR with one of those trademark lace out passes. Soooo silky.

 

[Barnzy]

Lids is into the top 10 of the coaches votes.

Round 20 Leaderboard
93 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
88 Jobe Watson (Ess)
83 Dayne Beams (Coll)
78 Gary Ablett (GC)
74 Matthew Boyd (WB)
74 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)
74 Scott Thompson (Adel)
73 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
63 Brett Deledio (Rich)
63 Josh Kennedy (Syd)

When you look at some of the names around him it's unquestionable that he has an elite year.

 

[Puntroad]

The number of bounces he has taken in the last couple of weeks has me a little excited

 

[3rdManUp]

Long overdue thread. If the great Cotch gets one then it's only fitting that his bedroom poster idol and vice-captain gets one too. Looking at his form so far I expect this page to get a fair work out this year. Bump to show some love for Lids!

 

[Bruce Monteath]

Well call me Turner then Hooch, I'm up riding on the Lidswagon too.

 

[nobulltiger]

In Deledio we trust

 

[johnno77]

Paying $51 for the Brownlow. Good value if you ask me. Could really dominate this year.

 

[acr2751]

dud delist

 

[mcuzzy]

more time in forward line needed, he's dangerous up front

5 goals vs collingwood in '07
4 goals vs melbourne in '08 (had short spells in forward line)

his contested mark yesterday early in the first quarter was awesome, fended off defender and still held the footy despite having the 2nd defender crash into him and bowl him over like a skittle. great stuff!

edit: here's the mark for those that missed it, first clip

 

[Stylo]

That was an unbelievable mark. Lids is and always has been capable of the near impossible, love his guts.

 

[Way_to_go_Deledio]

Love his work, look forward to seeing more high flying marks and dash through the middle of the ground from Lids.

 

[RichoRichoRicho]

Paying $51 for the Brownlow. Good value if you ask me. Could really dominate this year.

Totally agree. I had $100 on cotch at $51 this time last year. Deledio is my ride this year yeow

 

[johnno77]

Totally agree. I had $100 on cotch at $51 this time last year. Deledio is my ride this year yeow

Ditto but only out laid $50. So close! Got a bit of it back by having a few bucks on both him and Mitchell for a place but not the same.

 

[El Tigre]

Not only is he a gun, hes a very durable gun.

 

[SunshineBoy]

Very rarely butchers the ball, cotch can learn from him