Brett Deledio
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Brett Deledio is an Australian rules football
player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club
in the Australian Football League
.
. 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. After only a handful of days at the school he pulled out and went on to study with a tutor and won the AFL Rising Star award for the best young star of 2005.
Deledio was the face of fashion label Travisty until they fell out of public eye. He is now known to promote EX-AFL star player Nathan.G.Brown's fashion label 'Blackbyrd'. Deledio competed in Rexona Australia's Greatest Athlete television show and finished 3rd with 1070 points, behind Jamie Whincup
on 1085 points and Billy Slater
on 1385.
His father Wayne
played one game for Carlton
in 1975 VFL season
as the team's youngest squad member, before being selected with the first overall selection in the 2004 AFL Draft
On 31 August 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. Deledio was also considered to be the fastest or one of the fastest players in the league, winning the 2005 AFL Grand Final Sprint.
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.
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.
Deledio won the AFL Army Award for his courage shown in round 7 against the Saints when he flew backwards into a pack to take a mark and heavily collided with a Saints player.
He was also announced in the 40 man All Australian squad for 2008.
Deledio was rewarded for his consistent season with the Richmond
Best and Fairest
. Deledio polled 250 votes to take out the award.
Deledio also signed a new 3 year contract, Contracting him until the 2012 season
Deledio was rewarded for another consistent season by winning the Richmond Best and Fairest (Jack Dyer Medal) for the second year running. Deledio finished with a total of 190 votes just ahead of Daniel Jackson (175) and his skipper Chris Newman (162). Deledio has become the youngest player to win the award back to back (at the age of 22 years and 5 months) since Kevin Bartlett in 1967–1968 and the youngest player in the AFL since Michael Voss at Brisbane in 1995–96.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Early life/career
Deledio attended Kyabram High School and Caulfield Grammar SchoolCaulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
. During his youth, he was both a promising cricket and football player. David Hookes
David Hookes
David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
, then the coach of the Victorian Bushrangers
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
, 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. After only a handful of days at the school he pulled out and went on to study with a tutor and won the AFL Rising Star award for the best young star of 2005.
Deledio was the face of fashion label Travisty until they fell out of public eye. He is now known to promote EX-AFL star player Nathan.G.Brown's fashion label 'Blackbyrd'. Deledio competed in Rexona Australia's Greatest Athlete television show and finished 3rd with 1070 points, behind Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup is Australian auto racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar, driving for TeamVodafone. He is a two-time V8 Supercars champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner.-Early career:...
on 1085 points and Billy Slater
Billy Slater
Billy Slater is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League . An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he has played his whole NRL career to date at Melbourne...
on 1385.
His father Wayne
Wayne Deledio
Wayne Deledio is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League . His son Brett Deledio currently plays for Richmond, after being selected first in the 2004 AFL Draft.- Notes :...
played one game for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in 1975 VFL season
1975 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1975.-Premiership season:In 1975, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
2005
He soon debuted for the Murray BushrangersMurray Bushrangers
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier...
as the team's youngest squad member, before being selected with the first overall selection in the 2004 AFL Draft
2004 AFL Draft
The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...
On 31 August 2005, Deledio was awarded for his outstanding season with the AFL Rising Star award
AFL Rising Star award
The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. Since 2007 the winner has been presented with the Ron Evans Medal and was first awarded in 1993...
, 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. Deledio was also considered to be the fastest or one of the fastest players in the league, winning the 2005 AFL Grand Final Sprint.
Capping off his debut season, Deledio was chosen to represent Australia in the International Rules
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
series for 2005, becoming the youngest Australian player in the competition's history.
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.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.
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, in Round 10 against Sydney and in round 11 against Adelaide. So far this season he has developed his game further, averaging 24.6 possessions and 1 goal a game.Deledio won the AFL Army Award for his courage shown in round 7 against the Saints when he flew backwards into a pack to take a mark and heavily collided with a Saints player.
He was also announced in the 40 man All Australian squad for 2008.
Deledio was rewarded for his consistent season with the Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
Best and Fairest
Jack Dyer Medal
The Jack Dyer Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the player or players adjudged Best and Fairest for the Richmond Football Club....
. Deledio polled 250 votes to take out the award.
2009
Deledio has recently relished playing under new Head Coach Jade Rawlings after being threatened with having to play for Coburg he came out and had 31 possessions against the crows. He also believes that Ben Cousins should be offered another contract to play on for the Richmond Tigers.Deledio also signed a new 3 year contract, Contracting him until the 2012 season
Deledio was rewarded for another consistent season by winning the Richmond Best and Fairest (Jack Dyer Medal) for the second year running. Deledio finished with a total of 190 votes just ahead of Daniel Jackson (175) and his skipper Chris Newman (162). Deledio has become the youngest player to win the award back to back (at the age of 22 years and 5 months) since Kevin Bartlett in 1967–1968 and the youngest player in the AFL since Michael Voss at Brisbane in 1995–96.