News: Brett Deledio
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NEWS: In Round 5 Deledio was involved in an incident were his team mate, Shane Tuck smashed into his knee and Deledio limped from the field with help from the trainers. He later returned with the knee strapped and continued to score well. In the aftermath of the game, all looks ok for Deledio to continue on and play in his 98th consecutive match this weekend against Port Adelaide. | ||||
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NEWS: Head to head with Masten... 26 disposals and 2 tackles with 8 marks.... right knee knock in Q2... back on after 10 minutes with strapping on it | Deledio also had kicked 0.1. | |||
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NEWS: Head to head with Christensen... 31 touches and 4 marks plus 0.1 | Deledio also had 2 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: 2.0 from 26 possessions with 7 marks | Deledio added 2 tackles and 2 ruck taps. | |||
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NEWS: 35 touches and 5 marks with 5 tackles | Deledio added 2 taps and 2.1. | |||
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NEWS: Tagged by Gibbs... 21 disposals and 7 tackles with 5 marks... also 2 FA | ||||
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NEWS: Cameron Mooney has questioned Richmond's decision to sign Deledio on a long term 5 year contract suggesting on SEN, "It's such a long time and a lot of money to be locking away on one player. What are they going to do with Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt when they come out of contract? Give them all five-year deals?" | ||||
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NEWS: Deledio recently told the Herald Sun "It really was the deal I was looking for and it pretty much makes me a Tiger for life now." It is reportedly worth more than $3 million dollars. | ||||
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NEWS: Many will ignore Deledio's injury interrupted pre-season after he took the Greater Western Sydney Giants for a ride in the final round of the NAB Cup finishing with 33 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 4 goals for 140 Dream Team points. He was everywhere. | ||||
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NEWS: Hardwick discussed on SEN that "we think he's going to be a Richmond footy club player for life and I don't think that's far away." This would be a big signing for Richmond with free agency and Greater Western Sydney on their heels. Deledio is an important piece in Richmond's side. | ||||
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NEWS: Richmond have been playing a cautious approach with Deledio suffering a hamstring injury several weeks ago. They believe he is ready to play this weekend. It will be a great indication of where Deledio is at on the eve of the season start. | ||||
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NEWS: Deledio has been almost guaranteed a spot in the Round 1 team. They are simply taking a precautionary approach to his return and have decided not to play him this weekend. He will have one hitout in the final week of the NAB Cup against Carlton. | ||||
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NEWS: Deledio will miss another weekend of NAB Cup action as the Tigers decide to play it cautiously. Richmond's Elite Performance Manager, Matt Hornsby suggested they "wanted Brett to get through two weeks of solid training before a major hit-out". | ||||
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NEWS: Deledio is expected to play in the 3rd round of the NAB Cup. He is stepping up his running program and not experiencing any pain in his hamstring. If you are surprised by this injury because you thought Deledio was an extremely reliable 22 game player, then you are correct. This is the 1st soft tissue injury for Deledio. He was unsure how to recover. | ||||
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NEWS: Deledio is out of contract at year end and will be likely targeted by GWS. Deledio is willing to walk away from a million dollar contract to stay with Richmond. | ||||