Brett Deledio
Nathan Foley
| Just for fun through the 2008 footy season, I'm going to chronicle the seasons of these two players through my own personal opinions listening to the game and via media outlets. Your feedback is welcome!
Regular Season
Round 8 - Richmond 10.9.69 - Geelong 14.15.99
I don't care what anyone says, we came to play this game! OK, in the end Geelong ran away with it but we can still hold our heads up high. That was quite a first half!
Brett Deledio -
The Sportal site describes a Deledio goal: "WHAT A GOAL: It won't win goal of the year, but Brett Deledio's snap in
the opening term was one of the strangest goals seen at the MCG for some
time. Pressed in on the boundary line, Deledio kicked a hopeful snap
over his shoulder which Matthew Scarlett – who was standing on his own
in the goal square – seemed to have covered. However, the ball bounced
as high as a Brett Lee bouncer, well over Scarlett’s head and through
for an amazing goal."
The Fairfax site describes it in this manner: "Deledio scored Richmond's third with the sort of incident that makes
wet-weather football a lucky dip. The Tiger forward snapped from near
the boundary. Even a full-back as accomplished as Matthew Scarlett was
made to look a bit of a duffer, failing to move forward to smother the
bounce a few metres in front of him, watching in horror as the ball took
off after hitting the deck, right over his head and through the goals."
Either way, what a goal!
Nathan Foley -
The Fairfax site reports: "While it's "Richo" who has
captured most of the limelight, it's Foley who is ranked No. 1 at his
club for contested possession, handballs, clearances (10 more centre
clearances than any teammate), hard-ball gets and score assists."
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