Deledio to go forward...

[SurreyBlue]

Gentleman, Round1 ... lets wait until then.
I personally cannot wait until Round1!

And just to clarify something Tiggers fans .... Murphy does rest forward.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Parrot overating the blues??? See a shrink Jezza. That's never the case. Parrot believes carlton have won the past 3 flags. The spoons are only an illusion. A bit like the holocaust. It never really happened you know.

That's like saying you don't get excited about playing finals in 2007 or wasn't that 2006? Hang on wheren't you the person that was falling over himself that you where getting FEVOLA .... gee mate, everyone has hope & dreams, some more than others.

 

[Grenade]

Gentleman, Round1 ... lets wait until then.
I personally cannot wait until Round1!

Yeah same here.
I think the Blues will come out pretty hard after the off-season from hell.
They haven't played with any heart for quite some time now. (except for the Eagles game, which ended up in cardiac arrest unfortunately)
The Blues might get the jump at the start, like the last time we played you guys, but I expect class to prevail and the Tigers to steam roll your mob. Tigers by approx. 6-8 goals.
Cheers.

P.S: Back on topic - GO LIDS.

 

[PLSC]

seriously the coaching stuff havent got a clue

he is our number 1 midfielder and should not leave the middle unless he is stuffed and needs a rest up forward not because he cant break the tag

give him responsibility like judd was given and not ruin him like hodge has been

 

[Deledio2Conca]

I wouldn't worry about tagging any Blues players, we should just concentrate on getting the ball ourselves. Stevens is rubbish these days, Simpson is outside, Gibbs won't dominate in his first match. Murphy is the only player of note. The rest are duds.

Maybe they could throw Wiggins into the middle?

 

[sante]

I cannot see us tagging Gibbs Round 1; hahahaha you idiot, parrot.

 

[parrot]

Yeah same here.
I think the Blues will come out pretty hard after the off-season from hell.
They haven't played with any heart for quite some time now. (except for the Eagles game, which ended up in cardiac arrest unfortunately)
The Blues might get the jump at the start, like the last time we played you guys, but I expect class to prevail and the Tigers to steam roll your mob. Tigers by approx. 6-8 goals.
Cheers. ..

Doubt it. The Tiges just don't have the talent to match the Blues. Anyway, that will be for a discussion closer to game day. At this stage the Blues by 40+.

 

[Stuck21]

Doubt it. The Tiges just don't have the talent to match the Blues. Anyway, that will be for a discussion closer to game day. At this stage the Blues by 40+.

round 20 last year, blues sure had the talent that day

 

[sante]

Doubt it. The Tiges just don't have the talent to match the Blues. Anyway, that will be for a discussion closer to game day. At this stage the Blues by 40+.

Can a moderator chuck this where it belongs - Humour Board.

Name your best 22 and I'll compare it to ours, we'll see who wins in each position.

 

[Weaver]

No point sending a 177cm rover like Murphy to FF to expose a tagger. Chances are that the rover will still be outmarked.

Sending 188cm Brett Deledio to FF will give taggers like Jarred Crouch or Steve Baker kittens - and be a possible match winning move.

More and more we will see Deledio as the key peice on the chess board. We will move him where ever we think he can go most damage. He won't be permanent anywhere. He will develop into the player we thought Joel Bowden was going to be - the guy who can play any spot on the field and be a match-winner where ever he was put.

 

[parrot]

No point sending a 177cm rover like Murphy to FF to expose a tagger....

Um.. he's 179-180cm and rests in the forward pocket. Try again. This might jog your memory.

 

[Weaver]

Um.. he's 179-180cm and rests in the forward pocket. Try again. This might jog your memory.

Almost every rover in the history of the game has rested in the forward pocket.

Very rarely has an AFL club put a rover at FF and cleared out the 50 for him.

Murphy can't create a mismatch at FF in the way a tall midfielder like Deledio, Judd, Buckley, Voss or Ricciuto can.

Steve Baker can follow Murphy to the FP. He can't follow Deledio. Hence the tag gets exposed.

 

[parrot]

Almost every rover in the history of the game has rested in the forward pocket.

Very rarely has an AFL club put a rover at FF and cleared out the 50 for him.

Murphy can't create a mismatch at FF in the way a tall midfielder like Deledio, Judd, Buckley, Voss or Ricciuto can.

Steve Baker can follow Murphy to the FP. He can't follow Deledio. Hence the tag gets exposed.

What on Earth are you talking about. Deledio is only 188cm. Many "taggers" are 190cm. If he went to FF against Carlton, we wouldn't bother with a "tagger" we'd just put a 190cm HB Flanker with extreme pace like Walker or Russell on him. Easy. Walker is a bit taller and much better in the air than Deledio. Hardly a matchup problem. Deledio should be allowed to develop his game in the midfield. Learning to deal with tags is an important part of his development. Trying to run away from them, by hiding in the forward line, just sends the wrong message. Unlike Gibbs, Deledio is not a natural forward.

 

[Ando_4]

Unlike Gibbs, Deledio is not a natural forward.

You really don't watch much footy do you peacock?

15 seconds in...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-X459oetw

 

[lids2004roar]

He played a LOT of junior football up forward... he is a natural footballer

 

[tigerT]

Couldnt agree more with weaver, whereas dime a dozen 177-179cm rovers can only rest in a forward pocket and play a forward pocket role, 190cm pacey players like lids can potentially create a mismatch by playing as a leading FF or a roaming floating forward. Runs a 20 mtre in 2.8 seconds and can mark as strongly as he does, yep i like the sound of that bursting out of the goal square.

parrott piss off, you continually try to downplay him questioning his speed off the mark and his marking ability, facets of his game you wish you had at carlton, absolute birdbrain. Someone ban this delusional troll he doesnt even offer comic relief his material is that bad. I dont mind opposition supporters coming on here for constructive discussion, this guy just talks absolute garbage.. Piss him off

 

[LVAK]

He played a LOT of junior football up forward... he is a natural footballer

That's right.
My brother has been involved in recruitment in Northern Victoria for decades and he said that Deledio is most like James Hird and he will play CHF as well as midfield.
He also said that he has not seen anyone better and as a Tiges supporter was very happy to have him at Richmond

 

[itsintheblood]

parrott piss off, you continually try to downplay him questioning his speed off the mark and his marking ability, facets of his game you wish you had at carlton, absolute birdbrain. Someone ban this delusional troll he doesnt even offer comic relief his material is that bad. I dont mind opposition supporters coming on here for constructive discussion, this guy just talks absolute garbage.. Piss him off

And if lids was wearing a carlton jumper our mate parrot would be telling us he's the best midfielder/forward in the competition and was unstoppable. What a moron.

 

[jezza]

What on Earth are you talking about. Deledio is only 188cm. Many "taggers" are 190cm. If he went to FF against Carlton, we wouldn't bother with a "tagger" we'd just put a 190cm HB Flanker with extreme pace like Walker or Russell on him. Easy. Walker is a bit taller and much better in the air than Deledio. Hardly a matchup problem. Deledio should be allowed to develop his game in the midfield. Learning to deal with tags is an important part of his development. Trying to run away from them, by hiding in the forward line, just sends the wrong message. Unlike Gibbs, Deledio is not a natural forward.

AND HENCE THE TAG IS BROKEN! Which is the ENTIRE point of this thread!!!!

And Deledio in the air is better than Walker. You take Walker leaping wildly into the air (and subsequently dropping most of the screamers he goes for) as having the best ability in the air. You need to watch some Deledio action, from his first game he was taking strong overhead grabs under pressure and it was clear he was going to be a very good FF option when needed.

 

[parrot]

...And Deledio in the air is better than Walker. ...

You have got to be joking.

 

[jezza]

Deadly serious. As I said, watch him play. Jumping high DOES NOT EQUAL better in the air.

 

[Grenade]

If he went to FF against Carlton, we wouldn't bother with a "tagger" we'd put a 190cm HB Flanker with extreme pace like Walker on him.

Understandable. I wouldn't put any of your taggers on him either, they're just not up to it.
I agree that you should put Walker on him. Andrew is bereft of football smarts, so it would be a good learning curve for him to see how a young professional goes about it.

 

[itsintheblood]

You have got to be joking.

Try reading your own posts if you wanna see a real joke. Hilarious stuff.

 

[Goedy]

Where will he spend more time in the Midfield or the Forward lines.

 

[roostertalk]

Where will he spend more time in the Midfield or the Forward lines.

def midfield.