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Player #8 - Brett Deledio
Pictured: "What have I f*&king done", in picture form
Brett Deledio played over 200 games for Richmond, and we know this because his long-loyal cheer squad miss-spelled his name on the banner for it:
Pictured: No you idiots, like a Libba night out you need to include two E's
Richmond have been crap for a long time, mostly coinciding with Lids' drafting (and the 20 years before it) so at the end of 2016 he sees a GWS list with more concessions than the Collingwood cheer squad catching public transport and decides to chase success and a longer contract.
GWS, like a trust fund kid, have so many first round draft picks they can piss them up the wall for past-it players if a club will pay some salary so agree to give Richmond a first rounder and a third rounder for Lids. Win/win right?
Well this angered the footy gods so they stepped in to completely 'Richmond' Deledio in the finest way possible.
GWS appeared surprised that a 30 year old with a history of calf injuries missed 2/3s of the home and away series with calf injuries. I'm sure they're drafting a letter to the ACCC as we speak after discovering that 'I can't believe it's not butter' is, in fact, not butter. You suspect that GWS put less thought and care into their trading than your average Donald Trump tweet.
Brett, GWS' marquee signing and supposedly the icing on a very expensivewhite elephant cake finally makes it onto the field in round 20 to play a game where "he got through" was about the most positive thing you could say.
He bumbled through the rest of the H&A season appearing as a shadow of his former self, keeping a younger, hungrier and more talented (and presumably, a first round draft pick) out of the side. Kicked a few easy goals in wins, averaged about zero contested possessions (because GWS need more outside front-running seagulls, yeah that will help) and generally seemed to be saving himself for finals*
* In the way good catholic girls save themselves for marriage (do not click link with sound on at work)
GWS of course lost their first final against the Crows who gave them their CHB/Co-captain and presumably about $40m in AFL funded 'redistribution'. Lids was about as prominent as Carlton's financial auditing committee during the 90s - playing mostly in attack to finish with donuts on the score sheet.
In a thumping win against West Coast Lids managed - a goal (no tackles) showing that when the going gets easy, the Lids gets going.
Then GWS had to face up to their arch enemy - a prelim.
The stage was set. Their high profile, former pick #1 recruit facing his old side who have a prouder history of choking in the modern era than the hangman from the Nuremberg trials. Surely the Richmond gene will kick in, their former star and multiple B&F winner will playa blinder and, if recent years have taught us anything, he'll probably kick the winning goal after the siren right?
I again refer the bay to the top photo. Zero goals again (1 goal in 3 finals), 5 clangers from 11 disposals, and all the regret of a drunk cousin at a Tigerboyz family function. Lids' career move showed all the timing of Daryll Cullinan trying to sweep Warney on a dusty day 5 pitch and of course Richmond went on to win a deserved flag that had the black and yellow army screaming "yellow and black" loud enough to wake Snow White without the need for sexual misconduct from devious prince (welcome to the modern era).
Pictured: Even GWS' attempted Richmond troll fell flat
What did Lids do? Congratulate his former teammates and offer goodwill towards the Richmond faithful that supported him over the years and effectively paid his huge salary by way of their memberships and support of club sponsors?
Nah he hasn't even watched the Grand Final yet. After all, if it's not all about Brett what's the point right? Revelations he barely spoke to the younger Tigers in his final years at Punt Rd showed Hardwick made the right call but making 2012 Brownlow medalist Trent Cotchin the captain, as long as he can palm off tossing the coin duties. No word on what he actually did but if I had to guess, he was probably off pig-shooting if history is a guide.
Lids, Bretty, you're a couple of years off retirement - might I suggest a move in a careers advisory service would not suit you? Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2017.
Pictured: "What have I f*&king done", in picture form
Brett Deledio played over 200 games for Richmond, and we know this because his long-loyal cheer squad miss-spelled his name on the banner for it:
Pictured: No you idiots, like a Libba night out you need to include two E's
Richmond have been crap for a long time, mostly coinciding with Lids' drafting (and the 20 years before it) so at the end of 2016 he sees a GWS list with more concessions than the Collingwood cheer squad catching public transport and decides to chase success and a longer contract.
GWS, like a trust fund kid, have so many first round draft picks they can piss them up the wall for past-it players if a club will pay some salary so agree to give Richmond a first rounder and a third rounder for Lids. Win/win right?
Well this angered the footy gods so they stepped in to completely 'Richmond' Deledio in the finest way possible.
GWS appeared surprised that a 30 year old with a history of calf injuries missed 2/3s of the home and away series with calf injuries. I'm sure they're drafting a letter to the ACCC as we speak after discovering that 'I can't believe it's not butter' is, in fact, not butter. You suspect that GWS put less thought and care into their trading than your average Donald Trump tweet.
Brett, GWS' marquee signing and supposedly the icing on a very expensive
He bumbled through the rest of the H&A season appearing as a shadow of his former self, keeping a younger, hungrier and more talented (and presumably, a first round draft pick) out of the side. Kicked a few easy goals in wins, averaged about zero contested possessions (because GWS need more outside front-running seagulls, yeah that will help) and generally seemed to be saving himself for finals*
* In the way good catholic girls save themselves for marriage (do not click link with sound on at work)
GWS of course lost their first final against the Crows who gave them their CHB/Co-captain and presumably about $40m in AFL funded 'redistribution'. Lids was about as prominent as Carlton's financial auditing committee during the 90s - playing mostly in attack to finish with donuts on the score sheet.
In a thumping win against West Coast Lids managed - a goal (no tackles) showing that when the going gets easy, the Lids gets going.
Then GWS had to face up to their arch enemy - a prelim.
The stage was set. Their high profile, former pick #1 recruit facing his old side who have a prouder history of choking in the modern era than the hangman from the Nuremberg trials. Surely the Richmond gene will kick in, their former star and multiple B&F winner will playa blinder and, if recent years have taught us anything, he'll probably kick the winning goal after the siren right?
I again refer the bay to the top photo. Zero goals again (1 goal in 3 finals), 5 clangers from 11 disposals, and all the regret of a drunk cousin at a Tigerboyz family function. Lids' career move showed all the timing of Daryll Cullinan trying to sweep Warney on a dusty day 5 pitch and of course Richmond went on to win a deserved flag that had the black and yellow army screaming "yellow and black" loud enough to wake Snow White without the need for sexual misconduct from devious prince (welcome to the modern era).
Pictured: Even GWS' attempted Richmond troll fell flat
What did Lids do? Congratulate his former teammates and offer goodwill towards the Richmond faithful that supported him over the years and effectively paid his huge salary by way of their memberships and support of club sponsors?
Nah he hasn't even watched the Grand Final yet. After all, if it's not all about Brett what's the point right? Revelations he barely spoke to the younger Tigers in his final years at Punt Rd showed Hardwick made the right call but making 2012 Brownlow medalist Trent Cotchin the captain, as long as he can palm off tossing the coin duties. No word on what he actually did but if I had to guess, he was probably off pig-shooting if history is a guide.
Lids, Bretty, you're a couple of years off retirement - might I suggest a move in a careers advisory service would not suit you? Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2017.