Brett Deledio

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{{Infobox afl player NEW he loves his girlfriends E.S. | playername = Brett Deledio | fullname = Brett Deledio | image capt = Brett Deledio | image name = Brett Deledio.jpg | birthdate = April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18) (age 21) | birthplace = Kyabram, Victoria | originalteam = Murray Bushrangers, | draftpick = 1st overall, 2004
Richmond | heightweight = 189cm / 89kg | position = Half Forward/Half Back/Midfield | dead = alive | deathdate = | deathplace = | currentclub = Richmond | guernsey = 3 | years = 2005- | clubs = Richmond | games(goals) = 72 (52) | coach = notcoach | coachingteams = | careerhighlights = TAC

  • Kevin Sheehan Medal winner
  • AIS/AFL Academy 2003
  • Victoria Country 2004
  • U-18 All Australian 2004
  • TAC Cup Team of the Year 2004
  • National Draft Camp 2004
  • U-18 International Rules Series '04

AFL

  • AFL Rising Star 2005
  • AFL Players Association Best First-Year Player
  • International Rules Series '05

}} Brett Deledio (born April 18, 1987 in Kyabram, Victoria) is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.

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[edit] Early life/career

Deledio attended Kyabram High School and Caulfield Grammar School.[1] During his youth, he was both a promising cricket and football player. David Hookes, then the coach of the Victorian Bushrangers, invited Deledio to join the state team, but he declined this offer to concentrate on any future AFL career. Brett was enrolled to attend Caulfield Grammar School, which is the same school that hosted the likes of Chris Judd and Andrew Walker. Unfortunately after only a handful of days at the school it is believed that he pulled out due to the pressurised season, which was ahead of him in 2005. Brett Deledio went on to study with a tutor and won the Rising Star award for the best young star of 2005.

Deledio is the face of fashion label Travisty.

[edit] Football career

[edit] 2005

He soon debuted for the Murray Bushrangers as the team's youngest squad member, before being selected with the first overall selection in the 2004 AFL Draft On August 31, 2005, Deledio was awarded for his outstanding season with the AFL Rising Star award, receiving 43 of a possible 45 votes. Deledio followed his Rising Star Award by also winning the AFL Players' Association Best First-Year Player Award, voted by his peer players.

Capping off his debut season, Deledio was chosen to represent Australia in the International Rules series for 2005, becoming the youngest Australian player in the competition's history.

[edit] 2006

Deledio played 21 out of 22 matches in 2006 and was again a consistent performer only missing the one game with an injured knee. He was often the target of attention from the opposition taggers, due to his abilities, and found it difficult to break the tag. However he still produced impressive figures, averaging 18.8 possessions and 6.5 marks a game.

[edit] 2007

Deledio developed into a highly versatile player, who often provided difficult match up's for the opposition. He often played multiple roles from the forward line to midfield to rebounding from the backline. In the forward line he used his speed and judgment well to lead into space and take strong marks and kicked 21 goals for the season. Out of defence, he often used his electric pace to provide run and carry and deliver pinpoint passes into the forward line. Deledio averaged 18.4 possessions and 5.4 marks a game.

Deledio's best game of the season was arguably during the Round 19 win vs Collingwood. Deledio kicked a career-high 5 goals, which earned him 3 brownlow votes.

[edit] 2008

Deledio started off in the forward line in Round 1, but has pushed up the ground since then. He surpassed 30 possessions for the first time this year, achieving the feat in Round 6 against Hawthorn and in Round 10 against Sydney. So far this season he has developed his game further, averaging 24.7 possessions and 1.2 goals a game.

Deledio was nominated for the AFL Army Award in round 7 against the Saints when he flew backwards into a pack to take a mark and heavily collided with a Saints player.

[edit] References

  1. ^  Greenberg, Tony. "Flea glee over new Tiger No. 3", richmondfc.com.au, 10 Jan 2005. 

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Jared Rivers		 AFL Rising Star
2005		 Succeeded by
Danyle Pearce
Preceded by
Aaron Davey		 AFLPA Best First Year Player Award
2005		 Succeeded by
Marc Murphy
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Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Newman • 2 Thursfield • 3 Deledio • 4 Raines • 5 Simmonds • 6 Polak • 7 Brown • 8 Riewoldt • 9 Cotchin • 10 Edwards • 11 J. Bowden • 12 Richardson • 13 McMahon • 14 Polo • 15 Pettifer • 17 Johnson • 18 Rance • 19 Putt • 20 Morton • 21 Tuck • 22 Meyer • 23 Jackson • 24 Coughlan • 25 Schulz • 26 Pattison • 27 Collard* • 29 Oakley-Nicholls • 30 Tambling • 31 Hyde • 32 Tivendale • 33 Gourdis • 34 Hughes • 35 White • 36 Silvester* • 37 Casserly • 38 Cartledge* • 39 Connors • 40 Moore • 41 Foley • 42 Collins • 43 Howat* • 44 Graham • 46 King • Coach: Wallace

* denotes Rookie Listed players
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AFL Rising Star Award
1993: Buckley | 1994: Scott | 1995: Holland | 1996: Cousins | 1997: Wilson | 1998: Pickett | 1999: Goodes | 2000: Hasleby | 2001: Koschitzke | 2002: Riewoldt | 2003: Mitchell | 2004: Rivers | 2005: Deledio | 2006: Pearce | 2007: Selwood
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Australian Football League number one overall Draft picks
Martin Leslie • Richard Lounder • Alex McDonald • Anthony Banik • Stephen Hooper • John Hutton • Drew Banfield • Darren Gaspar • Jeff White • Clive Waterhouse • Michael Gardiner • Travis Johnstone • Des Headland • Josh Fraser • Nick Riewoldt • Luke Hodge • Brendon Goddard • Adam Cooney • Brett Deledio • Marc Murphy • Bryce Gibbs • Matthew Kreuzer