Deledio is certainly an exceptional HBF and has been performing very well back there, but we are completely lacking in quality outside mids, whereas we have plenty of HBFs in Newman, Connors, Webberley and Tambling, with McMahon still on the list as well, with Dea and ORLY developing.
Not to mention that even on the HBF, Deledio still does his best work well forward of the defensive 50. With our forward line problems and lack of quality delivery, Deledio is the player we most need kicking it inside 50 to hit up a target or put it through the big sticks. He's also a genuine marking target which with our shocking spread of goalkickers is incredibly valuable.
For mine, I'd use him like a midfield-centric Goddard - play him in different positions depending on where he is needed, but mainly through the midfield which is where our biggest deficiency is.
every player you have mentioned as our "plenty of HB's" have question marks.
Tambling has to prove himself,
mcmahon is gonski and cant defend,
Dea is extrememly raw and uproven,
webberley hasn't shown if he can defend at AFL level.
geez settle down ppl, half you blokes dont even know what youre talking about.
Deledio is set at HB and should stay there for the foreseeable future until we show we have quality HB's who can run and distribute, only then would I release him, right now wehave a severe lack of them.
Besides HB is infinitely more important than the wing or an outside midfielder these days, so why iseveryone crying out fr him to be a wingman when HB's are more damagin roles these days?

weird..... AND we've shown we don't need him as an extractor anymore bc WE ARE NUMBER 1 IN CLEARANCES IN THE COMP over the past 6 weeks you dummies.