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If it means it will suddenly get significantly harder to score against the Saints
Delaney will have made a significant contribution to the resurrection of St.Kilda.
All the best with the pre-season Luke.
GO SAINTS!
The boy can play and we can build a defence around him that will have respect.
Delaney was traded from North Melbourne for pick 77 on Tuesday morning and said he was encouraged by the talks he had had with St Kilda officials about holding down a key defensive position.
“They were very clear and open and honest about where the club was at and where they saw me so that was probably the biggest thing for me when I spoke to them,” Delaney said shortly after the trade was confirmed.
“They told me where they saw me playing. You have to play your role each week to keep your spot but that was the most exciting thing for me and made me feel like they actually wanted me at the club.”
Delaney said he realised late in the year that opportunities for a key defensive post would be hard to come by at North Melbourne and that he wanted to make the move while other AFL clubs would still hold him in some regard
A friend of mine who works at NM said this "Can play. Big body with good athletic ability. Super strong, can jump, had a mark of the year nomination this season. Just wasn't consistent enough here and had players like Grima and Thompson ahead of him. Awesome bloke too"
"I'm a better coach when Nick Riewoldt is in the side" - Ross Lyon 2007